Table 2.1e  Transportation Sector Energy Consumption, 1949-2006
                        (Trillion 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 NA 6,152 7,880 NA 7,880 22 88 7,990
1950
1,564 130 6,690 8,384 NA 8,384 23 86 8,493
1951
1,379 199 7,356 8,934 NA 8,934 24 84 9,042
1952
984 214 7,709 8,907 NA 8,907 22 74 9,003
1953
733 238 8,059 9,031 NA 9,031 22 71 9,123
1954
461 239 8,123 8,823 NA 8,823 20 60 8,903
1955
421 254 8,800 9,475 NA 9,475 20 56 9,551
1956
340 306 9,145 9,791 NA 9,791 19 51 9,860
1957
241 310 9,286 9,837 NA 9,837 16 43 9,897
1958
115 323 9,514 9,953 NA 9,953 15 38 10,005
1959
88 362 9,849 10,298 NA 10,298 14 36 10,349
1960
75 359 10,126 10,560 NA 10,560 10 26 10,597
1961
19 391 10,325 10,735 NA 10,735 10 25 10,770
1962
17 396 10,773 11,186 NA 11,186 10 24 11,221
1963
16 437 11,168 11,621 NA 11,621 10 24 11,655
1964
17 450 11,498 11,965 NA 11,965 10 24 11,998
1965
16 517 11,868 12,400 NA 12,400 10 24 12,434
1966
15 553 12,501 13,069 NA 13,069 10 23 13,102
1967
11 594 13,113 13,718 NA 13,718 10 24 13,752
1968
10 609 14,212 14,831 NA 14,831 10 24 14,866
1969
7 651 14,813 15,471 NA 15,471 10 25 15,506
1970
7 745 15,310 16,061 NA 16,061 11 26 16,098
1971
5 766 15,923 16,693 NA 16,693 10 25 16,729
1972
4 787 16,891 17,681 NA 17,681 10 25 17,716
1973
3 743 17,831 18,576 NA 18,576 11 25 18,612
1974
2 685 17,399 18,086 NA 18,086 10 24 18,119
1975
1 595 17,614 18,209 NA 18,209 10 24 18,244
1976
(s) 559 18,506 19,065 NA 19,065 10 24 19,099
1977
(s) 543 19,241 19,784 NA 19,784 10 25 19,820
1978
[7] 539 20,041 20,580 NA 20,580 10 24 20,615
1979
[7] 612 19,825 20,436 NA 20,436 10 24 20,471
1980
[7] 650 19,008 19,658 NA 19,658 11 27 19,696
1981
[7] 658 18,811 19,469 7 19,476 11 R 25 19,513
1982
[7] 612 18,420 19,032 19 19,051 11 26 19,088
1983
[7] 505 18,593 19,098 R 34 R 19,132 13 30 R 19,175
1984
[7] 545 19,020 19,565 R 42 R 19,607 14 33 R 19,654
1985
[7] 519 19,471 19,990 R 51 R 20,041 14 R 32 R 20,087
1986
[7] 499 20,182 20,681 R 59 R 20,740 15 34 R 20,789
1987
[7] 535 20,816 21,352 R 67 R 21,419 16 35 R 21,469
1988
[7] 632 21,567 22,198 R 68 R 22,267 16 35 R 22,318
1989
[7] 649 21,706 22,355 R 69 R 22,425 16 38 R 22,479
1990
[7] 680 21,625 22,305 R 62 R 22,366 16 R 37 R 22,420
1991
[7] 620 21,373 21,994 R 72 R 22,065 16 37 R 22,118
1992
[7] 608 21,674 22,282 R 81 R 22,363 16 37 R 22,416
1993
[7] 645 R 21,976 R 22,621 R 96 22,716 16 37 22,770
1994
[7] 709 R 22,496 R 23,205 R 107 23,312 17 38 23,367
1995
[7] 724 R 22,954 R 23,678 R 115 23,793 17 39 23,849
1996
[7] 737 R 23,565 R 24,302 R 82 24,384 17 38 24,439
1997
[7] 780 R 23,813 R 24,593 R 104 24,697 17 38 24,752
1998
[7] 666 R 24,422 R 25,088 R 115 25,203 17 38 R 25,258
1999
[7] 675 R 25,098 R 25,774 R 120 25,894 17 40 25,951
2000
[7] 672 R 25,682 R 26,354 R 138 26,492 18 42 26,552
2001
[7] R 658 R 25,412 R 26,071 R 145 R 26,215 R 20 R 43 R 26,278
2002
[7] 702 R 25,913 R 26,615 R 172 R 26,787 19 42 R 26,848
2003
[7] 630 R 26,063 R 26,693 R 235 R 26,928 23 R 51 R 27,003
2004
[7] R 603 R 26,922 R 27,525 R 295 R 27,820 R 25 R 55 R 27,899
2005
[7] R 625 RP 27,280 R 27,904 R 345 R 28,249 R 26 R 56 R 28,331
2006P
[7] 617 27,248 27,865 448 28,313 28 60 28,401
1See "Primary Energy Consumption" in Glossary. 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.
2All values are estimated.  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; excludes the estimated portion of supplemental gaseous fuels.  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 ethanol portion of motor gasoline—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.