Freight Facts and Figures 2012
Table 5-8. Energy Consumption by Selected Freight Transportation Mode: 2007-2010
In 2010, trucking accounted for a large majority of freight transportation energy consumption, followed by water, a distant second.
Trillions of BTUs
 |
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck | 6,326 | 6,382 | (R) 5,922 | 6,029 |
| Class I Rail | 563 | 539 | 443 | 485 |
| Water | 1,367 | 1,065 | 997 | 962 |
| Pipeline (natural gas only) | 642 | 668 | (R) 691 | 690 |
Key: R = revised; BTU = British Thermal Unit
Notes: Based on a new methodology, FHWA revised its annual vehicle miles travelled, number of vehicles, and fuel economy data beginning with 2007. Information on the new methodology is available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm. Data in this figure should not be compared to those in pre-2011 editions of Freight Facts and Figures. Data do not include energy consumed by oil pipelines (crude petroleum and petroleum products) or coal slurry/water slurry pipelines.
Source:
Highway: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), table VM-1.
Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: annual issues), p. 40.
Water: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales 2010 (Washington, DC: 2011), tables 2, 4, and similar tables in earlier editions; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), table MF-24, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2010/ as of July 20, 2012.
Pipeline: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2010, (Washington, DC: December 2011), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions.
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