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Non-Modal

Legacy ID
1191

Energy Consumption by Mode of Transportation

KEY: Btu = British thermal unit; N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.

a Domestic operations only.

b Includes fuel used in air taxi operations, but not commuter operations. Data for 1996 are estimated using new information on no respondents and are therefore not comparable to earlier years. See the accuracy statement in the appendix for more detailed information. 

c Data from 2007 were calculated using a new methodology developed by FHWA. Data for these years are based on new categories...

Fuel Consumption by Mode of Transportation in Physical Units

KEY: kWh = kilowatt-hour; N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.

a Domestic operations only.

b Includes fuel used in air taxi operations, but not commuter operations. Data for 1996 are estimated using new information on no respondents and are therefore not comparable to earlier years. See the accuracy statement in the appendix for more detailed information. 

c Data from 2007 were calculated using a new methodology developed by FHWA. Data for these years are based on new categories and...

U.S. Energy Consumption by the Transportation Sector

KEY:  Btu = British thermal unit; R = revised; Z = a value of zero, or value too small to report.

a Sum of primary consumption, electricity, and electrical system energy losses categories.

b Sum of biomass, natural gas, and petroleum categories.

c Beginning from 1980, small amounts of coal consumed for transportation are included in industrial sector consumption.

d Consumed in the operation of pipelines, primarily in compressors, and small amounts consumed as vehicle fuel.

e...