U.S. Daily Petroleum Consumption, 1973-2012

Source: Transportation Energy Data Book (Oak Ridge National Laboratory); http://cta.ornl.gov/data/chapter1.shtml

Consumption of Petroleum by End-Use Sector, 1973–2012 (million barrels per day)

Year
Transportation
Percentage
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Electric utilities
Total
1973
9.05
52.30%
1.46
0.77
4.48
1.54
17.31
1974
8.84
53.10%
1.33
0.7
4.3
1.48
16.65
1975
8.95
54.80%
1.29
0.65
4.04
1.39
16.32
1976
9.4
53.70%
1.4
0.72
4.46
1.52
17.51
1977
9.76
53.00%
1.39
0.75
4.82
1.71
18.43
1978
10.16
53.90%
1.35
0.72
4.87
1.75
18.84
1979
10
54.00%
1.07
0.65
5.34
1.44
18.51
1980
9.57
56.00%
0.89
0.63
4.86
1.15
17.1
1981
9.49
59.10%
0.79
0.54
4.27
0.96
16.06
1982
9.31
60.80%
0.75
0.5
4.06
0.69
15.3
1983
9.41
61.80%
0.72
0.57
3.85
0.68
15.23
1984
9.62
61.00%
0.79
0.6
4.2
0.56
15.78
1985
9.84
62.60%
0.81
0.53
4.07
0.48
15.72
1986
10.19
62.60%
0.8
0.57
4.09
0.64
16.29
1987
10.51
63.00%
0.85
0.55
4.21
0.55
16.67
1988
10.88
62.70%
0.87
0.54
4.36
0.69
17.34
1989
10.94
62.80%
0.88
0.51
4.33
0.75
17.4
1990
10.89
64.70%
0.74
0.49
4.15
0.57
16.84
1991
10.76
63.16%
0.74
0.46
4.53
0.53
17.03
1992
10.91
64.16%
0.76
0.44
4.45
0.44
16.99
1993
11.08
63.70%
0.77
0.41
4.64
0.5
17.39
1994
11.36
64.70%
0.76
0.41
4.57
0.47
17.57
1995
11.61
64.90%
0.74
0.38
4.83
0.33
17.9
1996
11.91
64.60%
0.81
0.4
4.96
0.36
18.44
1997
12.05
65.16%
0.78
0.38
4.86
0.41
18.47
1998
12.36
65.60%
0.72
0.36
4.84
0.58
18.86
1999
12.7
65.30%
0.82
0.37
5.03
0.53
19.46
2000
12.98
65.90%
0.87
0.42
4.92
0.51
19.68
2001
12.86
65.70%
0.85
0.41
4.89
0.56
19.57
2002
13.12
66.70%
0.82
0.38
4.93
0.43
19.67
2003
13.2
66.30%
0.85
0.43
4.9
0.53
19.91
2004
13.61
65.90%
0.84
0.42
5.23
0.54
20.63
2005
13.79
66.80%
0.81
0.39
5.1
0.55
20.63
2006
13.95
68.16%
0.69
0.34
5.19
0.29
20.45
2007
14
68.70%
0.71
0.34
5.05
0.29
20.38
2008
13.25
69.16%
0.76
0.35
4.57
0.21
19.14
2009
12.84
70.16%
0.68
0.33
4.26
0.17
18.29
2010
12.98
69.60%
0.66
0.34
4.49
0.17
18.64
2011
12.84
69.50%
0.62
0.35
4.54
0.14
18.48
2012
12.5
69.30%
0.6
0.33
4.51
0.1
18.04
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, April 2013, Tables 2.2–2.6. Converted to million barrels per day using Table A3. (Additional resources: www.eia.doe.gov)  ..  [Table 1.14]