Freight Facts and Figures 2013
Table 5-8. Energy Consumption by Selected Freight Transportation Mode: 2007-2010
In 2011, trucking accounted for a large majority of freight transportation energy consumption, followed by water, a distant second.
Table 5-8
Trillions of BTUs
 |
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | (R) 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck | 6,326 | 6,382 | 5,922 | 6,038 | 5,683 |
| Class I Rail | (R) 567 | (R) 542 | (R) 447 | 488 | 515 |
| Water | 1,367 | (R) 1,204 | (R) 1,094 | 1,194 | 1,117 |
| Pipeline (natural gas only) | 642 | 668 | 691 | 695 | 705 |
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. 61.
Water: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales 2011 (Washington, DC: 2012), 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/2011/ as of September 20, 2013.
Pipeline: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2011, (Washington, DC: January 2013), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions.
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