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Transportation and U.S. Petroleum Dependence: 1950–2023

Figure

This line graph shows petroleum as percent of transportation energy and transportation as percent of U.S. petroleum use. Petroleum use in transportation energy dropped below 90 percent for the first time since the 1950s. Transportation as a percent of petroleum use has been increasing since the 1980s and was around 70 percent in 2023.

Dataset Excel:

F6-4 Transportation Petroleum Dependence.xlsx (97.3 KB)

Description:

This bar chart is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, tables 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 4-3, available at www.bts.gov as of August 2024.

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