Transportation Energy Data Book

The Transportation Energy Data Book (TEDB) is a compendium of data on transportation with an emphasis on energy. The TEDB is produced by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office. Edition 39 is the latest edition.

Highlights

Of the off-highway sectors, construction and mining used the most energy in 2019. Off-highway transportation used about 2.2 quadrillion Btu of energy in 2019.

To read more see Table 2.11 of the Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 39.

World Vehicle Registrations by Type, 2019

The United States had 11.2% of the World’s car registrations and 40.7% of the World’s truck & bus registrations in 2019.

To read more see Tables 3.2 & 3.3 of the Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 39.

Domestic & International Air Carrier Revenue Passenger-Miles, 1970-2020

Revenue passenger-miles for domestic and international air carriers fell to the 1986 level in 2020 due to the travel disruption caused by the pandemic.

To read more see Table 10.2 of the Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 39.

U.S. Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion, 1990-2019

The Transportation sector accounted for 37.7% of U.S. carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion in 2019.

To read more see Table 12.5 of the Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 39.

NOx Emissions from Highway Vehicles, 1970-2020

Nitrogen oxide emissions from highway vehicles declined from 12.6 million short tons in 1970 to 2.4 million short tons in 2020.

To read more see Table 13.4 of the Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 39.

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