United States Department of Transportation

Transportation Energy Use by Fuel Type: 1950–2023

Figure

This area chart shows the transportation energy use by fuel type. The x-axis shows the year in 5-year intervals and the y-axis represents transportation energy use in quadrillion Btu. Petroleum uses the most energy for transportation by far. The use of biomass has been increasing since around 2005.

Dataset Excel:

F6-3 Transportation Energy Use by Fuel Type Historical.xlsx (34.54 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, table 2.5, available at www.eia.gov/ as of August 2024.

Previous Editions:

Transportation Energy Use by Fuel Type 1950-2022

Publications:

Transportation Statistics Annual Report Figure 6-3