Domestic Consumption of Transportation Energy
by Mode and Fuel Type, 2006*
(trillion Btu)
As data about alternative fuel use become available, an attempt is made to incorporate them into this table.Sometimes assumptions must be made in order to use the data. Please see Appendix A [of the DOE Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 27-2008] for a description of the methodology used to develop these data.
| Gasoline | Diesel fuel | Liquified petroleum gas | Jet fuel | Residual fuel oil | Natural gas | Electricity | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHWAY | 16,919.10 | 5,210.30 | 61.5 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 22,207.0 | ||
| Light vehicles | 16,390.9 | 388.6 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16,823.6 | ||
| Cars | 9,225.7 | 52.0 | 9,277.7 | |||||
| Light trucks + | 7,137.6 | 336.6 | 44.1 | 7,518.3 | ||||
| Motorcycles | 27.6 | 27.6 | ||||||
| Buses | 6.8 | 172.5 | 0.2 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 195.6 | ||
| Transit | 0.2 | 76.3 | 0.2 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 93.2 | ||
| Intercity | 29.8 | 29.8 | ||||||
| School | 6.6 | 66.4 | 73.0 | |||||
| Medium/heavy trucks | 521.4 | 4,649.2 | 17.2 | 5,187.8 | ||||
| NONHIGHWAY | 241.0 | 953.3 | 0 | 2,460.80 | 900.1 | 602.6 | 305.3 | 5,463.1 |
| Air | 35.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2,460.80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,496.2 |
| General aviation | 35.4 | 220.9 | 256.3 | |||||
| Domestic air carriers | 1,833.60 | 1,833.6 | ||||||
| International air carriers ** | 406.3 | 406.3 | ||||||
| Water | 205.6 | 349.5 | 900.1 | 1,455.2 | ||||
| Freight | 305.7 | 900.1 | 1,205.8 | |||||
| Recreational | 205.6 | 43.8 | 249.4 | |||||
| Pipeline | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 602.6 | 239.5 | 842.1 |
| Rail | 0.0 | 603.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 65.8 | 669.6 |
| Freight (Class I) | 584.5 | 584.5 | ||||||
| Passenger | 19.3 | 65.8 | 85.1 | |||||
| Transit | 0.0 | 44.9 | 44.9 | |||||
| Commuter | 10.6 | 15.3 | 26.0 | |||||
| Intercity | 8.7 | 5.6 | 14.3 | |||||
| TOTAL HWY & NONHWY | 17,160.1 | 6,163.6 | 61.5 | 2,460.8 | 900.1 | 617.9 | 306.1 | 27,670.1 |
source:See Appendix A [of the Transportation Energy Data Book] for Energy Use Sources.
* Civilian consumption only. Totals may not include all possible uses of fuels for transportation (e.g., snowmobiles).
+ Two-axle, four-tire trucks.
** One half of fuel used by domestic carriers in international operation.
