This statistic represents the U.S. transportation sector's share of total petroleum demand from 1960 to 2020. In 2020, the transportation sector accounted for 68.1 percent of the total petroleum demand in the United States.
Percentage of U.S. transportation petroleum demand of U.S. total petroleum demand from 1960 to 2020
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US Department of Transportation. (April 14, 2021). Percentage of U.S. transportation petroleum demand of U.S. total petroleum demand from 1960 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188219/us-transportation-petroleum-demand-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Transportation. "Percentage of U.S. transportation petroleum demand of U.S. total petroleum demand from 1960 to 2020." Chart. April 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188219/us-transportation-petroleum-demand-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Transportation. (2021). Percentage of U.S. transportation petroleum demand of U.S. total petroleum demand from 1960 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188219/us-transportation-petroleum-demand-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Transportation. "Percentage of U.S. Transportation Petroleum Demand of U.S. Total Petroleum Demand from 1960 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188219/us-transportation-petroleum-demand-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Percentage of U.S. transportation petroleum demand of U.S. total petroleum demand from 1960 to 2020 [Graph], US Department of Transportation, April 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188219/us-transportation-petroleum-demand-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed