Table 4-9M. Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Travel
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles registered (thousands)a | 73,858 | 90,358 | 111,242 | 137,913 | 161,490 | 177,133 | 193,057 | 192,314 | 194,427 | 198,041 | 201,802 | 205,427 | 210,441 | 211,580 | 215,496 |
| Vehicle-kilometers traveled (millions)R | 1,157,120 | 1,429,100 | 1,786,375 | 2,137,213 | 2,457,473 | 2,856,591 | 3,450,440 | 3,495,502 | 3,616,203 | 3,695,061 | 3,794,840 | 3,899,448 | 4,000,837 | R4,122,656 | 4,225,127 |
| Fuel consumed (million liters) | 219,100 | 269,158 | 349,503 | 412,549 | 435,171 | 459,174 | 494,962 | 486,664 | 503,036 | 519,593 | 533,134 | 544,471 | 557,837 | R569,273 | 586,300 |
| Average kilometers traveled per vehicle (thousands) | 15.7 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 19.6 |
| Average kilometers traveled per liter | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liters) | R2,968 | 2,979 | 3,142 | R2,990 | 2,695 | R2,593 | R2,563 | 2,532 | 2,585 | 2,623 | 10,001 | 2,650 | R2,650 | R2,691 | 2,722 |
a Includes personal passenger vehicles, buses, and trucks.
KEY: R = revised.
NOTE: See tables 4-11M, 4-12M, 4-13M, 4-14M, and 4-15M for individual highway vehicles.
SOURCES: 1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A.
1995-98: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2017