Transportation Energy Use by Mode and Fuel Type, 2009
October 31, 2011
Highway vehicles are responsible for most of the energy consumed by the transportation sector. Most of the fuel used in light vehicles is gasoline, while most of the fuel used in med/heavy trucks and buses is diesel.
Transportation Energy Use by Mode and Fuel Type, 2009
Transportation Energy Use by Mode and Fuel Type, 2009
| Gasoline | Diesel fuel | Liquefied petroleum gas | Jet fuel | Residual fuel oil | Natural gas | Electricity | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light vehicles | 8.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 |
| Medium/heavy trucks & buses | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Air | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Rail | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Pipelines | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.007 | 0.003 | 0.0 |
| TOTAL Highway & Nonhighway | 8.9 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.6 |
Note
Civilian consumption only. Air includes fuel use for half of all international flights. Total may not include all sources of transportation, e.g. snowmobiles.
Source
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 30, ORNL-6986, June 2011.