Table 2.1e  Transportation Sector Energy Consumption, 1949-2007
                        (Billion Btu)




Year
Primary Consumption 1

Electricity
Retail
Sales 5

Electrical
System
Energy
Losses 6




Total 
Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 2
Total
Primary
Coal Natural Gas 3 Petroleum 4 Total Biomass
1949
1,727,246   NA   6,152,335   7,879,581   NA   7,879,581   22,114   88,392   7,990,087  
1950
1,563,933   129,940   6,689,655   8,383,528   NA   8,383,528   23,178   85,888   8,492,594  
1951
1,378,693   199,233   7,355,826   8,933,753   NA   8,933,753   24,093   84,316   9,042,162  
1952
984,040   214,459   7,708,736   8,907,235   NA   8,907,235   21,823   74,038   9,003,096  
1953
732,992   238,375   8,059,152   9,030,518   NA   9,030,518   21,932   71,034   9,123,484  
1954
461,404   238,687   8,122,969   8,823,059   NA   8,823,059   20,048   60,017   8,903,125  
1955
421,262   253,830   8,799,940   9,475,032   NA   9,475,032   19,877   55,901   9,550,811  
1956
339,821   306,331   9,144,888   9,791,039   NA   9,791,039   18,537   50,506   9,860,083  
1957
241,264   309,708   9,286,470   9,837,442   NA   9,837,442   16,187   43,388   9,897,017  
1958
115,156   323,149   9,514,492   9,952,797   NA   9,952,797   14,517   37,579   10,004,893  
1959
87,830   361,575   9,849,036   10,298,441   NA   10,298,441   14,418   36,498   10,349,357  
1960
74,959   359,223   10,126,271   10,560,452   NA   10,560,452   10,460   25,889   10,596,801  
1961
18,927   390,823   10,324,929   10,734,679   NA   10,734,679   10,316   25,083   10,770,077  
1962
16,874   395,883   10,773,164   11,185,922   NA   11,185,922   10,167   24,430   11,220,519  
1963
16,421   436,920   11,167,824   11,621,165   NA   11,621,165   9,955   23,779   11,654,898  
1964
17,403   449,508   11,497,596   11,964,508   NA   11,964,508   10,011   23,766   11,998,284  
1965
15,972   516,541   11,867,636   12,400,149   NA   12,400,149   9,974   23,783   12,433,906  
1966
14,754   553,020   12,501,392   13,069,166   NA   13,069,166   9,642   23,077   13,101,884  
1967
11,227   594,176   13,112,811   13,718,214   NA   13,718,214   10,010   23,882   13,752,106  
1968
10,014   609,285   14,211,722   14,831,020   NA   14,831,020   10,215   24,348   14,865,583  
1969
7,426   650,522   14,812,932   15,470,880   NA   15,470,880   10,420   24,852   15,506,152  
1970
6,849   744,553   15,309,830   16,061,232   NA   16,061,232   10,627   25,744   16,097,603  
1971
4,693   765,612   15,923,176   16,693,481   NA   16,693,481   10,462   25,269   16,729,212  
1972
3,676   786,842   16,890,568   17,681,086   NA   17,681,086   10,371   24,816   17,716,273  
1973
2,620   742,741   17,830,704   18,576,065   NA   18,576,065   10,532   25,064   18,611,660  
1974
1,794   684,843   17,399,278   18,085,914   NA   18,085,914   9,721   23,570   18,119,205  
1975
538   594,622   17,613,961   18,209,122   NA   18,209,122   10,149   24,424   18,243,694  
1976
270   558,741   18,506,133   19,065,145   NA   19,065,145   10,059   24,128   19,099,332  
1977
201   542,790   19,241,157   19,784,148   NA   19,784,148   10,429   25,010   19,819,586  
1978
  [7] 538,938   20,041,475   20,580,413   NA   20,580,413   10,027   24,324   20,614,764  
1979
  [7] 611,781   19,824,593   20,436,375   NA   20,436,375   10,117   24,224   20,470,716  
1980
  [7] 649,853   19,008,494   19,658,347   NA   19,658,347   11,069   26,611   19,696,027  
1981
  [7] 658,383   18,810,952   19,469,336   6,861   19,476,197   10,871   25,467   19,512,534  
1982
  [7] 611,918   18,420,006   19,031,924   18,658   19,050,582   11,002   26,141   19,087,724  
1983
  [7] 505,233   18,592,813   19,098,046   34,408   19,132,454   12,675   29,948   19,175,078  
1984
  [7] 544,617   19,020,069   19,564,686   42,108   19,606,794   14,293   32,841   19,653,928  
1985
  [7] 519,383   19,470,553   19,989,936   50,753   20,040,689   14,148   32,479   20,087,317  
1986
  [7] 499,107   20,181,984   20,681,092   58,610   20,739,702   15,057   34,011   20,788,770  
1987
  [7] 535,264   20,816,439   21,351,703   67,420   21,419,123   15,567   34,757   21,469,448  
1988
  [7] 631,715   21,566,648   22,198,363   68,495   22,266,858   15,930   35,390   22,318,179  
1989
  [7] 648,817   21,706,303   22,355,120   69,480   22,424,600   16,276   37,835   22,478,711  
1990
  [7] 679,889   21,624,646   22,304,535   61,654   22,366,189   16,211   37,492   22,419,892  
1991
  [7] 620,324   21,373,191   21,993,515   71,525   22,065,040   16,236   37,214   22,118,490  
1992
  [7] 608,106   21,673,833   22,281,940   81,373 [R] 22,363,313 [R] 16,056   36,552   22,415,921 [R]
1993
  [7] 644,729   21,976,146   22,620,875   95,572   22,716,447   16,278   37,117   22,769,842  
1994
  [7] 708,538   22,496,285 [R] 23,204,823 [R] 106,979 [R] 23,311,802   17,040   38,378   23,367,221  
1995
  [7] 723,953   22,954,407 [R] 23,678,360 [R] 114,785 [R] 23,793,145   16,973   38,530   23,848,648  
1996
  [7] 736,886   23,564,718 [R] 24,301,604 [R] 82,307 [R] 24,383,911   16,797   38,188   24,438,896  
1997
  [7] 780,313   23,812,782 [R] 24,593,094 [R] 104,047 [R] 24,697,141   16,744   37,928   24,751,813  
1998
  [7] 666,097   24,421,921 [R] 25,088,018 [R] 115,146 [R] 25,203,164   16,929   38,376   25,258,469  
1999
  [7] 675,335   25,098,188 [R] 25,773,523 [R] 120,199 [R] 25,893,722   17,491   39,985   25,951,198  
2000
  [7] 671,991   25,681,872 [R] 26,353,863 [R] 137,640 [R] 26,491,503   18,363   41,747   26,551,613  
2001
  [7] 658,046   25,412,527 [R] 26,070,573 [R] 144,790 [R] 26,215,363 [R] 19,531   43,482   26,278,376 [R]
2002
  [7] 701,644   25,913,025 [R] 26,614,670 [R] 172,346 [R] 26,787,016 [R] 18,825   41,946   26,847,786 [R]
2003
  [7] 629,885   26,063,295 [R] 26,693,180 [R] 234,554 [R] 26,927,734 [R] 23,235   51,256   27,002,225 [R]
2004
  [7] 602,542   26,922,086 [R] 27,524,628 [R] 295,637 [R] 27,820,265 [R] 24,647   54,516   27,899,427 [R]
2005
  [7] 624,510 [R] 27,309,484 [R] 27,933,995 [R] 345,693 [R] 28,279,688 [R] 25,612   55,991   28,361,290 [R]
2006
  [7] 626,480 [R] 27,671,837 [R] 28,298,316 [R] 483,171 [R] 28,781,487 [R] 25,104 [R] 54,264 [R] 28,860,855 [R]
2007P
  [7] 666,783   27,719,275   28,386,058   626,224   29,012,282   26,401   57,345   29,096,028  
1See Note 2, "Primary Energy Consumption," at end of Section 1. 6Total losses are calculated as the primary energy consumed by the electric power sector minus the
energy content of electricity retail sales.  Total losses are allocated to the end-use sectors in proportion to
each sector's share of total electricity retail sales.  See Note, "Electrical System Energy Losses," at end of
section.
2Data are estimates.  See Table 10.2b for notes on series components. 7Beginning in 1978, the small amounts of coal consumed for transportation are reported as industrial
sector consumption.
3Natural gas only; does not include supplemental gaseous fuels—see Note 1, "Supplemental Gaseous
Fuels," at end of Section 6.  Data are for natural gas consumed in the operation of pipelines (primarily in
compressors) and small amounts consumed as vehicle fuel—see Table 6.5.
R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.  (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.  
4Does not include the fuel ethanol portion of motor gasoline—fuel ethanol is included in "Biomass."  Note:  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
5Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and, beginning in 1996, other
energy service providers.
Sources:  Tables 2.1f, 5.14c, 6.5, 7.3, 8.9, 10.2b, A4, A5, and A6.