Energy Information Administration
February 2009 Monthly Energy Review
Note: Information about data precision and revisions.
Posted: February 24, 2009
Next Update: Last week of March 2009
Table 2.5. Transportation Sector Energy Consumption
| Year | Coal Consumed by the Transportation Sector (Trillion Btu) | Natural Gas Consumed by the Transportation Sector (Excluding Supplemental Gaseous Fuels) (Trillion Btu) | Petroleum Consumed by the Transportation Sector (Excluding Ethanol) (Trillion Btu) | Total Fossil Fuels Consumed by the Transportation Sector (Trillion Btu) | Biomass Energy Consumed by the Transportation Sector (Trillion Btu) | Primary Energy Consumed by the Transportation Sector (Trillion Btu) | Electricity Retail Sales to the Transportation Sector (Trillion Btu) | Transportation Sector Electrical System Energy Losses (Trillion Btu) | Total Energy Consumed by the Transportation Sector (Trillion Btu) |
| 1973 Total | 2.62 | 742.741 | 17830.704 | 18576.065 | Not Available | 18576.065 | 10.532 | 25.064 | 18611.66 |
| 1974 Total | 1.794 | 684.843 | 17399.279 | 18085.915 | Not Available | 18085.915 | 9.721 | 23.57 | 18119.206 |
| 1975 Total | 0.538 | 594.622 | 17613.972 | 18209.133 | Not Available | 18209.133 | 10.149 | 24.424 | 18243.706 |
| 1976 Total | 0.27 | 558.741 | 18506.132 | 19065.144 | Not Available | 19065.144 | 10.059 | 24.128 | 19099.331 |
| 1977 Total | 0.201 | 542.79 | 19241.152 | 19784.143 | Not Available | 19784.143 | 10.429 | 25.01 | 19819.581 |
| 1978 Total | 0 | 538.938 | 20041.477 | 20580.415 | Not Available | 20580.415 | 10.027 | 24.324 | 20614.766 |
| 1979 Total | 0 | 611.781 | 19824.588 | 20436.369 | Not Available | 20436.369 | 10.117 | 24.224 | 20470.711 |
| 1980 Total | 0 | 649.853 | 19008.5 | 19658.353 | Not Available | 19658.353 | 11.069 | 26.611 | 19696.034 |
| 1981 Total | 0 | 658.383 | 18810.956 | 19469.339 | 6.861 | 19476.2 | 10.871 | 25.467 | 19512.537 |
| 1982 Total | 0 | 611.918 | 18420.004 | 19031.922 | 18.658 | 19050.58 | 11.002 | 26.141 | 19087.722 |
| 1983 Total | 0 | 505.233 | 18592.81 | 19098.043 | 34.408 | 19132.452 | 12.675 | 29.948 | 19175.075 |
| 1984 Total | 0 | 544.617 | 19020.074 | 19564.691 | 42.108 | 19606.799 | 14.293 | 32.841 | 19653.933 |
| 1985 Total | 0 | 519.383 | 19470.552 | 19989.934 | 50.753 | 20040.688 | 14.148 | 32.479 | 20087.315 |
| 1986 Total | 0 | 499.107 | 20181.986 | 20681.093 | 58.61 | 20739.702 | 15.057 | 34.011 | 20788.771 |
| 1987 Total | 0 | 535.264 | 20816.441 | 21351.705 | 67.42 | 21419.125 | 15.567 | 34.757 | 21469.449 |
| 1988 Total | 0 | 631.715 | 21566.645 | 22198.36 | 68.495 | 22266.855 | 15.93 | 35.39 | 22318.175 |
| 1989 Total | 0 | 648.817 | 21706.301 | 22355.117 | 69.48 | 22424.598 | 16.276 | 37.835 | 22478.709 |
| 1990 Total | 0 | 679.889 | 21624.643 | 22304.531 | 61.654 | 22366.185 | 16.211 | 37.492 | 22419.888 |
| 1991 Total | 0 | 620.324 | 21373.185 | 21993.51 | 71.525 | 22065.035 | 16.236 | 37.214 | 22118.485 |
| 1992 Total | 0 | 608.106 | 21673.83 | 22281.936 | 81.373 | 22363.31 | 16.056 | 36.552 | 22415.918 |
| 1993 Total | 0 | 644.729 | 21976.147 | 22620.876 | 95.572 | 22716.447 | 16.278 | 37.117 | 22769.843 |
| 1994 Total | 0 | 708.538 | 22496.289 | 23204.827 | 106.979 | 23311.807 | 17.04 | 38.378 | 23367.225 |
| 1995 Total | 0 | 723.952 | 22954.41 | 23678.362 | 114.785 | 23793.148 | 16.973 | 38.53 | 23848.651 |
| 1996 Total | 0 | 736.886 | 23564.714 | 24301.6 | 82.307 | 24383.906 | 16.797 | 38.188 | 24438.891 |
| 1997 Total | 0 | 780.312 | 23812.786 | 24593.098 | 104.047 | 24697.145 | 16.744 | 37.928 | 24751.817 |
| 1998 Total | 0 | 666.097 | 24421.925 | 25088.022 | 115.146 | 25203.168 | 16.929 | 38.376 | 25258.473 |
| 1999 Total | 0 | 675.335 | 25098.192 | 25773.528 | 120.199 | 25893.727 | 17.491 | 39.985 | 25951.203 |
| 2000 Total | 0 | 671.991 | 25681.869 | 26353.859 | 137.64 | 26491.499 | 18.363 | 41.747 | 26551.609 |
| 2001 January | 0 | 79.872 | 2047.48 | 2127.352 | 14.586 | 2141.938 | 1.63 | 3.46 | 2147.028 |
| 2001 February | 0 | 68.825 | 1901.53 | 1970.355 | 11.782 | 1982.137 | 1.509 | 3.088 | 1986.734 |
| 2001 March | 0 | 66.742 | 2148.4 | 2215.142 | 12.575 | 2227.716 | 1.537 | 3.477 | 2232.731 |
| 2001 April | 0 | 53.437 | 2101.07 | 2154.507 | 10.457 | 2164.964 | 1.488 | 3.263 | 2169.715 |
| 2001 May | 0 | 44.734 | 2205.177 | 2249.91 | 11.025 | 2260.935 | 1.586 | 3.714 | 2266.236 |
| 2001 June | 0 | 42.432 | 2131.849 | 2174.281 | 8.21 | 2182.491 | 1.669 | 3.881 | 2188.042 |
| 2001 July | 0 | 47.079 | 2261.48 | 2308.559 | 14.447 | 2323.006 | 1.684 | 3.93 | 2328.62 |
| 2001 August | 0 | 49.231 | 2228.736 | 2277.966 | 9.94 | 2287.906 | 1.824 | 4.163 | 2293.893 |
| 2001 September | 0 | 43.93 | 2058.937 | 2102.868 | 11.445 | 2114.313 | 1.837 | 3.762 | 2119.912 |
| 2001 October | 0 | 48.57 | 2182.522 | 2231.092 | 15.373 | 2246.464 | 1.66 | 3.66 | 2251.784 |
| 2001 November | 0 | 50.24 | 2065.487 | 2115.727 | 12.405 | 2128.132 | 1.568 | 3.481 | 2133.181 |
| 2001 December | 0 | 62.955 | 2079.852 | 2142.807 | 12.547 | 2155.354 | 1.538 | 3.586 | 2160.477 |
| 2001 Total | 0 | 658.046 | 25412.52 | 26070.566 | 144.79 | 26215.356 | 19.531 | 43.482 | 26278.369 |
| 2002 January | 0 | 76.277 | 2072.87 | 2149.147 | 13.029 | 2162.176 | 1.499 | 3.27 | 2166.945 |
| 2002 February | 0 | 68.709 | 1911.238 | 1979.947 | 12.287 | 1992.234 | 1.449 | 3.024 | 1996.707 |
| 2002 March | 0 | 69.087 | 2166.174 | 2235.261 | 10.691 | 2245.952 | 1.451 | 3.276 | 2250.678 |
| 2002 April | 0 | 57.285 | 2144.032 | 2201.317 | 12.721 | 2214.038 | 1.457 | 3.279 | 2218.774 |
| 2002 May | 0 | 48.792 | 2233.467 | 2282.259 | 13.542 | 2295.801 | 1.529 | 3.534 | 2300.864 |
| 2002 June | 0 | 48.187 | 2193.504 | 2241.692 | 12.312 | 2254.004 | 1.607 | 3.769 | 2259.38 |
| 2002 July | 0 | 53.126 | 2256.828 | 2309.954 | 14.322 | 2324.275 | 1.691 | 3.891 | 2329.857 |
| 2002 August | 0 | 52.381 | 2275.145 | 2327.527 | 14.225 | 2341.751 | 1.73 | 3.847 | 2347.328 |
| 2002 September | 0 | 46.804 | 2102.812 | 2149.616 | 14.252 | 2163.868 | 1.696 | 3.553 | 2169.117 |
| 2002 October | 0 | 49.942 | 2195.258 | 2245.2 | 17.11 | 2262.311 | 1.667 | 3.555 | 2267.533 |
| 2002 November | 0 | 58.265 | 2147.154 | 2205.418 | 19.48 | 2224.898 | 1.5 | 3.397 | 2229.795 |
| 2002 December | 0 | 72.79 | 2214.54 | 2287.33 | 18.375 | 2305.705 | 1.549 | 3.535 | 2310.79 |
| 2002 Total | 0 | 701.644 | 25913.023 | 26614.667 | 172.345 | 26787.012 | 18.825 | 41.946 | 26847.783 |
| 2003 January | 0 | 76.822 | 2068.454 | 2145.276 | 16.819 | 2162.095 | 2.062 | 4.597 | 2168.754 |
| 2003 February | 0 | 71.136 | 1933.391 | 2004.527 | 19.966 | 2024.493 | 1.865 | 3.841 | 2030.199 |
| 2003 March | 0 | 62.232 | 2165.132 | 2227.364 | 16.871 | 2244.236 | 1.959 | 4.294 | 2250.489 |
| 2003 April | 0 | 49.181 | 2132.134 | 2181.315 | 19.032 | 2200.347 | 1.772 | 3.908 | 2206.027 |
| 2003 May | 0 | 42.569 | 2211.049 | 2253.618 | 19.033 | 2272.652 | 1.862 | 4.305 | 2278.819 |
| 2003 June | 0 | 38.38 | 2172.76 | 2211.14 | 18.143 | 2229.283 | 1.866 | 4.268 | 2235.418 |
| 2003 July | 0 | 45.1 | 2260.241 | 2305.341 | 18.545 | 2323.887 | 1.944 | 4.346 | 2330.177 |
| 2003 August | 0 | 46.52 | 2327.474 | 2373.994 | 20.327 | 2394.321 | 2.016 | 4.471 | 2400.807 |
| 2003 September | 0 | 40.13 | 2145.078 | 2185.208 | 18.08 | 2203.289 | 2 | 4.068 | 2209.357 |
| 2003 October | 0 | 43.69 | 2258.987 | 2302.677 | 20.538 | 2323.215 | 1.984 | 4.302 | 2329.5 |
| 2003 November | 0 | 49.547 | 2157.642 | 2207.188 | 23.103 | 2230.291 | 1.875 | 4.258 | 2236.424 |
| 2003 December | 0 | 64.578 | 2230.95 | 2295.528 | 24.097 | 2319.625 | 2.03 | 4.601 | 2326.257 |
| 2003 Total | 0 | 629.885 | 26063.293 | 26693.178 | 234.554 | 26927.732 | 23.235 | 51.256 | 27002.223 |
| 2004 January | 0 | 72.242 | 2139.074 | 2211.316 | 23.812 | 2235.129 | 2.153 | 4.792 | 2242.074 |
| 2004 February | 0 | 67.813 | 2083.077 | 2150.89 | 23.327 | 2174.216 | 2.13 | 4.547 | 2180.894 |
| 2004 March | 0 | 56.531 | 2253.357 | 2309.888 | 23.377 | 2333.265 | 1.965 | 4.242 | 2339.472 |
| 2004 April | 0 | 46.86 | 2214.763 | 2261.624 | 23.951 | 2285.575 | 1.955 | 4.191 | 2291.721 |
| 2004 May | 0 | 42.203 | 2277.96 | 2320.163 | 24.61 | 2344.773 | 1.945 | 4.589 | 2351.307 |
| 2004 June | 0 | 39.757 | 2251.918 | 2291.676 | 25.971 | 2317.647 | 1.988 | 4.404 | 2324.04 |
| 2004 July | 0 | 42.506 | 2337.6 | 2380.107 | 23.799 | 2403.905 | 2.139 | 4.801 | 2410.845 |
| 2004 August | 0 | 42.327 | 2334.987 | 2377.314 | 24.403 | 2401.717 | 2.083 | 4.59 | 2408.39 |
| 2004 September | 0 | 39.794 | 2208.739 | 2248.533 | 24.5 | 2273.034 | 2.095 | 4.463 | 2279.591 |
| 2004 October | 0 | 41.777 | 2320.633 | 2362.411 | 25.733 | 2388.143 | 2.044 | 4.469 | 2394.656 |
| 2004 November | 0 | 47.931 | 2223.481 | 2271.412 | 25.184 | 2296.596 | 1.945 | 4.347 | 2302.889 |
| 2004 December | 0 | 62.799 | 2276.488 | 2339.287 | 26.969 | 2366.256 | 2.207 | 5.067 | 2373.529 |
| 2004 Total | 0 | 602.542 | 26922.078 | 27524.62 | 295.637 | 27820.257 | 24.647 | 54.516 | 27899.419 |
| 2005 January | 0 | 72.887 | 2196.351 | 2269.237 | 27.651 | 2296.889 | 2.345 | 5.201 | 2304.435 |
| 2005 February | 0 | 63.752 | 2047.625 | 2111.376 | 24.195 | 2135.572 | 2.236 | 4.645 | 2142.453 |
| 2005 March | 0 | 62.578 | 2292.033 | 2354.61 | 26.541 | 2381.152 | 2.107 | 4.572 | 2387.831 |
| 2005 April | 0 | 48.82 | 2242.457 | 2291.277 | 25.016 | 2316.293 | 2.013 | 4.294 | 2322.6 |
| 2005 May | 0 | 43.019 | 2355.656 | 2398.675 | 27.326 | 2426.002 | 1.919 | 4.449 | 2432.369 |
| 2005 June | 0 | 43.344 | 2278.013 | 2321.357 | 29.334 | 2350.692 | 2.115 | 4.77 | 2357.576 |
| 2005 July | 0 | 47.775 | 2377.312 | 2425.087 | 29.442 | 2454.529 | 2.099 | 4.717 | 2461.344 |
| 2005 August | 0 | 48.017 | 2401.201 | 2449.218 | 31.337 | 2480.555 | 2.275 | 4.989 | 2487.819 |
| 2005 September | 0 | 40.435 | 2220.37 | 2260.805 | 28.553 | 2289.358 | 2.166 | 4.423 | 2295.947 |
| 2005 October | 0 | 40.528 | 2315.952 | 2356.48 | 31.24 | 2387.72 | 2.081 | 4.321 | 2394.123 |
| 2005 November | 0 | 47.178 | 2248.115 | 2295.293 | 31.478 | 2326.771 | 2.004 | 4.438 | 2333.214 |
| 2005 December | 0 | 66.176 | 2334.402 | 2400.578 | 33.577 | 2434.155 | 2.252 | 5.134 | 2441.541 |
| 2005 Total | 0 | 624.51 | 27309.485 | 27933.994 | 345.692 | 28279.687 | 25.612 | 55.991 | 28361.289 |
| 2006 January | 0 | 62.554 | 2262.167 | 2324.721 | 31.134 | 2355.854 | 2.215 | 4.679 | 2362.748 |
| 2006 February | 0 | 62 | 2057.163 | 2119.163 | 28.742 | 2147.905 | 2.098 | 4.461 | 2154.464 |
| 2006 March | 0 | 61.365 | 2328.588 | 2389.952 | 32.6 | 2422.552 | 2.169 | 4.624 | 2429.345 |
| 2006 April | 0 | 48.415 | 2271.418 | 2319.832 | 33.852 | 2353.685 | 2.002 | 4.327 | 2360.014 |
| 2006 May | 0 | 43.877 | 2357.923 | 2401.8 | 40.804 | 2442.604 | 1.97 | 4.482 | 2449.056 |
| 2006 June | 0 | 44.555 | 2319.962 | 2364.518 | 45.32 | 2409.838 | 2.079 | 4.614 | 2416.531 |
| 2006 July | 0 | 50.651 | 2421.426 | 2472.077 | 42.254 | 2514.332 | 2.14 | 4.765 | 2521.237 |
| 2006 August | 0 | 50.427 | 2434.19 | 2484.617 | 44.823 | 2529.44 | 2.149 | 4.617 | 2536.206 |
| 2006 September | 0 | 41.938 | 2257.124 | 2299.061 | 43.835 | 2342.897 | 2.099 | 4.169 | 2349.164 |
| 2006 October | 0 | 47.226 | 2360.221 | 2407.447 | 46.31 | 2453.758 | 2.055 | 4.384 | 2460.197 |
| 2006 November | 0 | 50.785 | 2233.251 | 2284.036 | 45.3 | 2329.336 | 1.987 | 4.358 | 2335.681 |
| 2006 December | 0 | 61.183 | 2348.835 | 2410.018 | 47.697 | 2457.715 | 2.141 | 4.759 | 2464.615 |
| 2006 Total | 0 | 624.975 | 27652.268 | 28277.243 | 482.671 | 28759.914 | 25.104 | 54.264 | 28839.282 |
| 2007 January | 0 | 71.743 | 2244.705 | 2316.449 | 47.924 | 2364.373 | 2.612 | 5.822 | 2372.808 |
| 2007 February | 0 | 74.517 | 2066.481 | 2140.999 | 43.418 | 2184.417 | 2.453 | 5.064 | 2191.933 |
| 2007 March | 0 | 61.56 | 2302.848 | 2364.408 | 48.49 | 2412.898 | 2.535 | 5.397 | 2420.831 |
| 2007 April | 0 | 52.255 | 2278.529 | 2330.785 | 46.168 | 2376.952 | 2.204 | 4.727 | 2383.883 |
| 2007 May | 0 | 44.817 | 2396.178 | 2440.996 | 50.298 | 2491.293 | 2.086 | 4.635 | 2498.014 |
| 2007 June | 0 | 44.749 | 2341.851 | 2386.6 | 50.881 | 2437.481 | 2.269 | 5.001 | 2444.751 |
| 2007 July | 0 | 47.824 | 2433.099 | 2480.923 | 54.708 | 2535.632 | 2.303 | 5.039 | 2542.973 |
| 2007 August | 0 | 54.791 | 2440.111 | 2494.902 | 55.382 | 2550.284 | 2.298 | 5.092 | 2557.674 |
| 2007 September | 0 | 45.716 | 2265.02 | 2310.736 | 53.071 | 2363.807 | 2.342 | 4.666 | 2370.816 |
| 2007 October | 0 | 46.736 | 2345.493 | 2392.229 | 59.292 | 2451.521 | 2.223 | 4.609 | 2458.354 |
| 2007 November | 0 | 52.747 | 2255.467 | 2308.215 | 57.788 | 2366.003 | 2.297 | 4.905 | 2373.204 |
| 2007 December | 0 | 69.242 | 2285.11 | 2354.352 | 61.284 | 2415.636 | 2.263 | 5.079 | 2422.978 |
| 2007 Total | 0 | 666.699 | 27654.894 | 28321.592 | 628.705 | 28950.297 | 27.885 | 60.075 | 29038.257 |
| 2008 January | 0 | 78.26 | 2186.041 | 2264.301 | 62.245 | 2326.545 | 2.365 | 5.092 | 2334.003 |
| 2008 February | 0 | 71.643 | 2036.514 | 2108.157 | 59.798 | 2167.955 | 2.278 | 4.627 | 2174.859 |
| 2008 March | 0 | 65.765 | 2251.731 | 2317.495 | 64.382 | 2381.877 | 2.162 | 4.62 | 2388.659 |
| 2008 April | 0 | 53.236 | 2233.559 | 2286.796 | 69.497 | 2356.292 | 2.094 | 4.427 | 2362.813 |
| 2008 May | 0 | 46.541 | 2322.128 | 2368.67 | 71.985 | 2440.655 | 2.032 | 4.54 | 2447.227 |
| 2008 June | 0 | 47.407 | 2211.677 | 2259.084 | 73.207 | 2332.291 | 2.121 | 4.812 | 2339.224 |
| 2008 July | 0 | 50.389 | 2285.075 | 2335.464 | 76.014 | 2411.478 | 2.198 | 4.798 | 2418.474 |
| 2008 August | 0 | 49.727 | 2282.354 | 2332.081 | 78.6 | 2410.681 | 2.183 | 4.646 | 2417.509 |
| 2008 September | 0 | 43.241 | 2060.442 | 2103.684 | 79.158 | 2182.842 | 2.131 | 4.25 | 2189.223 |
| 2008 October | 0 | 48.077 | 2251.577 | 2299.654 | 82.007 | 2381.662 | 2.144 | 4.534 | 2388.34 |
| 2008 November | 0 | 54.438 | 2110.305 | 2164.743 | 78.037 | 2242.78 | 2.103 | 4.64 | 2249.522 |