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Transportation Energy Use by Mode 2022

Key: WB = Wheelbase

Figure

This pie chart shows the energy used by transportation in 2022. Of the total 24.847 quadrillion Btu, light-duty (short WB) vehicles used 41.9 percent of energy, the most of any transportation mode. Light-duty (long WB) vehicles used 18.4 percent of energy and truck tractor-trailer used 13.7 percent. The rest of the modes of transportation used less than 10 percent of the energy.

Dataset Excel:

F6-2 Energy Use by Mode.xlsx (76.61 KB)

Notes:

The following conversion rates were used: jet fuel = 135,000 Btu/gallon; aviation gasoline = 120,200 Btu/gallon; automotive gasoline = 125,000 Btu/gallon; diesel motor fuel = 138,700 Btu/gallon; compressed natural gas = 138,700 Btu/gallon; distillate fuel = 138,700 Btu/gallon; residual fuel = 149,700 Btu/gallon; natural gas = 1,031 Btu/ft3; electricity 1kWh = 3,412 Btu, negating electrical system losses. To include approximate electrical system losses, multiply this conversion factor by 3.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration; U.S. Department of Energy, Nationnal Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); and Association of American Railroads as cited in Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 4-6, available at www.bts.gov as of August 2024.

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