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May 18, 2008
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APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Public Transportation Energy Consumption and Environmental Benefit Statistics  

Fossil Fuel Consumption by Mode

Fossil Fuel Consumption by Mode, Thousands of Gallons (a)

YEAR

DIESEL

NON-DIESEL (c)

BUS

COMMUTER RAIL

DEMAND RESPONSE

FERRY BOAT (b)

OTHER

TOTAL

1990

563,151

52,681

15,497

19,627

74

651,030

33,906

1991

572,861

54,315

17,422

20,465

95

665,158

34,467

1992

592,049

54,951

16,896

20,926

122

684,944

38,188

1993

575,740

59,766

22,890

19,968

147

678,511

47,251

1994

565,064

61,900

29,949

21,146

167

678,226

64,838

1995

563,767

63,064

28,958

22,307

190

678,286

71,470

1996

577,680

61,888

30,923

21,991

232

692,714

76,305

1997

597,636

63,195

32,020

23,881

220

716,952

83,369

1998

606,631

69,200

38,275

25,269

246

739,621

89,883

1999

618,204

73,005

43,202

28,721

237

763,369

93,092

2000

635,160

70,818

48,088

31,780

179

786,025

103,078

2001

587,184

72,204

54,898

30,266

111

744,663

112,088

2002

558,990

72,847

61,569

30,993

136

724,535

138,175

2003

538,747

72,264

69,505

32,071

161

712,747

146,365

2004 P

550,466

71,999

72,971

35,120

150

730,706

164,717

2004 % of Total

75.3%

9.9%

10.0%

4.8%

0.0%

100.0%

 

P = Preliminary
(a) Data includes passenger vehicles and locomotives; excludes non-passenger-vehicle and non-vehicle consumption.
(b) Excludes international, rural, rural interstate, island, and urban park ferries.
(c) Prior to 1992, includes gasoline only. Series not continuous between 1991 and 1992.

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