The transportation sector is the greatest consumer of petroleum in the United States. In 2021, it was responsible for the consumption of roughly 13.3 million barrels of petroleum per day. The industrial sector followed, using an average of 5.32 million barrels per day.
Petroleum consumption in the United States in selected years from 1990 to 2021, by sector
(in 1,000 barrels daily)
Commercial sector fuel use, including that at industrial CHP and electricity-only plants; industrial sector fuel use, including that at industrial CHP and electricity-only plants; electric power sector data are for electric utilities and independent power producers, according to the source.
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (March 29, 2022). Petroleum consumption in the United States in selected years from 1990 to 2021, by sector (in 1,000 barrels daily) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244442/us-petroleum-energy-consumption-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Petroleum consumption in the United States in selected years from 1990 to 2021, by sector (in 1,000 barrels daily)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244442/us-petroleum-energy-consumption-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2022). Petroleum consumption in the United States in selected years from 1990 to 2021, by sector (in 1,000 barrels daily). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244442/us-petroleum-energy-consumption-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Petroleum Consumption in The United States in Selected Years from 1990 to 2021, by Sector (in 1,000 Barrels Daily)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244442/us-petroleum-energy-consumption-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), Petroleum consumption in the United States in selected years from 1990 to 2021, by sector (in 1,000 barrels daily) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244442/us-petroleum-energy-consumption-by-sector/ (last visited June 26, 2022)
