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Release Date: September 27, 2012

Table 5.12 Heat Content of Petroleum Products Supplied, 1949-2011 (Trillion Btu)
Table 5.12  Heat Content of Petroleum Products Supplied, 1949-2011
                        (Trillion Btu)


Year

Asphalt and
Road Oil

Aviation
Gasoline

Distillate
Fuel Oil 1


Jet Fuel 2


Kerosene
Liquefied Petroleum Gases

Lubricants

Motor
Gasoline 4

Petroleum
Coke

Residual
Fuel Oil


Other 5


Total
Percentage
Change From
Previous Year
Propane 3 Total
1949 380 172 1,918 [2] 582 NA 274 201 4,621 87 3,118 530 11,883 – –
1950 435 199 2,300 [2] 668 NA 343 236 5,015 90 3,482 546 13,315 12.1
1951 480 267 2,605 [2] 699 NA 406 257 5,445 87 3,548 633 14,428 8.4
1952 517 313 2,778 108 688 NA 434 231 5,678 84 3,490 633 14,956 3.7
1953 523 357 2,843 185 649 NA 476 246 5,962 106 3,524 685 15,556 4.0
1954 556 328 3,066 246 671 NA 515 234 6,123 119 3,284 698 15,839 1.8
1955 615 354 3,385 301 662 NA 592 258 6,640 147 3,502 798 17,255 8.9
1956 660 377 3,587 386 665 NA 648 266 6,821 150 3,538 839 17,937 4.0
1957 638 371 3,589 423 578 NA 664 250 6,932 163 3,450 875 17,932 (s)
1958 679 411 3,806 539 608 NA 713 239 7,115 187 3,339 891 18,527 3.3
1959 721 386 3,844 640 541 NA 853 260 7,401 214 3,542 920 19,323 4.3
1960 734 298 3,992 739 563 NA 912 259 7,631 328 3,517 947 19,919 3.1
1961 754 290 4,045 827 551 NA 938 252 7,752 404 3,450 954 20,216 1.5
1962 804 263 4,266 977 556 NA 1,025 265 8,051 426 3,432 986 21,049 4.1
1963 825 253 4,353 1,044 550 NA 1,108 264 8,310 418 3,388 1,189 21,701 3.1
1964 841 235 4,371 1,121 526 NA 1,184 278 8,464 424 3,487 1,371 22,301 2.8
1965 890 222 4,519 1,215 553 NA 1,232 286 8,806 444 3,691 1,390 23,246 4.2
1966 936 194 4,645 1,354 573 NA 1,299 297 9,219 444 3,938 1,502 24,401 5.0
1967 917 166 4,766 1,670 567 866 1,322 268 9,507 453 4,098 1,550 25,284 3.6
1968 984 155 5,094 1,941 584 972 1,473 294 10,114 460 4,201 1,681 26,979 6.7
1969 1,009 129 5,244 2,017 569 1,098 1,696 296 10,595 487 4,539 1,758 28,338 5.0
1970 1,082 100 5,401 1,973 544 1,086 1,689 301 11,091 465 5,057 1,817 29,521 4.2
1971 1,108 90 5,658 2,061 515 1,111 1,723 299 11,532 481 5,269 1,825 30,561 3.5
1972 1,137 85 6,210 2,141 487 1,254 1,955 320 12,259 532 5,820 2,001 32,947 7.8
1973 1,264 83 6,575 2,167 447 1,221 1,981 359 12,797 573 6,477 2,114 34,837 5.7
1974 1,165 82 6,267 2,030 365 1,163 1,914 344 12,535 524 6,056 2,172 33,454 -4.0
1975 1,014 71 6,061 2,047 329 1,097 1,807 304 12,798 542 5,649 2,109 32,732 -2.2
1976 998 67 6,679 2,026 351 1,166 1,907 338 13,415 537 6,445 2,413 35,178 7.5
1977 1,056 70 7,126 2,126 363 1,150 1,908 354 13,760 589 7,047 2,724 37,124 5.5
1978 1,160 71 7,296 2,164 363 1,089 1,892 380 14,211 562 6,936 2,928 37,963 2.3
1979 1,153 70 7,039 2,204 389 1,189 2,138 397 13,487 541 6,485 3,217 37,122 -2.2
1980 962 64 6,110 2,190 329 1,059 1,976 354 12,648 522 5,772 3,278 34,205 -7.9
1981 828 56 6,014 2,062 263 1,082 1,949 339 12,631 553 4,791 2,446 31,932 -6.6
1982 829 47 5,679 2,072 266 1,117 1,978 309 12,538 545 3,939 2,030 30,232 -5.3
1983 904 48 5,720 2,141 263 1,051 1,990 324 12,697 503 3,260 2,202 30,052 -.6
1984 992 44 6,065 2,414 239 1,170 2,071 346 12,867 545 3,151 2,319 31,053 3.3
1985 1,029 50 6,098 2,497 236 1,236 2,103 322 13,098 582 2,759 2,152 30,925 -.4
1986 1,086 59 6,196 2,682 203 1,163 2,010 315 13,487 590 3,255 2,315 32,198 4.1
1987 1,130 46 6,328 2,843 196 1,294 2,152 356 13,816 657 2,901 2,439 32,864 2.1
1988 1,136 49 6,655 2,982 200 1,296 2,213 343 14,105 687 3,170 2,682 34,223 4.1
1989 1,096 48 6,712 3,059 174 1,387 2,243 352 14,050 676 3,144 2,656 34,209 (s)
1990 1,170 45 6,422 3,129 88 1,284 2,059 362 13,872 745 2,820 2,839 33,552 -1.9
1991 1,077 42 6,210 3,025 96 1,374 2,228 324 13,781 722 2,657 2,685 32,846 -2.1
1992 1,102 41 6,351 3,001 86 1,449 2,328 330 13,973 843 2,518 2,951 33,525 2.1
1993 1,149 38 6,466 3,028 103 1,409 2,282 337 14,335 804 2,479 2,822 33,842 .9
1994 1,173 38 6,723 3,154 101 1,515 2,494 352 14,511 793 2,342 2,988 34,670 2.4
1995 1,178 40 6,818 3,132 112 1,534 2,512 346 14,825 802 1,955 2,837 34,556 -.3
1996 1,176 37 7,175 3,274 128 1,594 2,660 335 15,064 837 1,952 3,121 35,759 3.5
1997 1,224 40 7,304 3,308 136 1,638 2,690 354 15,254 829 1,828 3,298 36,265 1.4
1998 1,263 35 7,359 3,357 162 1,568 2,575 371 15,701 982 2,036 3,093 36,934 1.8
1999 1,324 39 7,595 3,462 151 1,745 2,897 375 16,036 1,048 1,905 3,129 37,960 2.8
2000 1,276 36 7,935 3,580 140 1,734 2,945 369 16,155 895 2,091 2,979 38,402 1.2
2001 1,257 35 8,179 3,426 150 1,598 2,697 338 16,373 961 1,861 3,056 38,333 -.2
2002 1,240 34 8,028 3,340 90 1,747 2,852 334 16,819 1,018 1,605 3,040 38,400 .2
2003 1,220 30 8,349 3,265 113 1,701 2,748 309 16,981 1,000 1,772 3,264 39,051 1.7
2004 1,304 31 8,652 3,383 133 1,791 2,824 313 17,379 1,156 1,990 3,428 40,593 3.9
2005 1,323 35 8,755 3,475 144 1,721 2,682 312 17,444 1,133 2,111 3,318 40,732 .3
2006 1,261 33 8,864 3,379 111 1,701 2,700 303 17,622 1,148 1,581 3,416 40,420 -.8
2007 1,197 32 8,921 3,358 67 1,729 2,733 313 17,689 1,077 1,659 3,313 40,358 -.2
2008 1,012 28 8,411 3,193 30 1,620 2,574 291 17,168 1,022 1,432 2,941 38,101 -5.6
2009 873 27 7,720 2,883 36 1,624 2,664 262 17,135 938 1,173 2,611 36,321 -4.7
2010 R 878 27 R 8,080 R 2,963 41 R 1,624 R 2,821 R 291 R 17,127 826 R 1,228 R 2,800 R 37,082 2.1
2011P 860 27 8,184 2,950 25 1,594 2,796 275 16,639 807 1,102 2,712 36,376 -1.9
1Beginning in 2009, includes renewable diesel fuel (including biodiesel) blended into distillate fuel oil. R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.  – – =Not applicable.  (s)=Less than 0.05 percent and
greater than -0.05 percent.  
2Through 1951, naphtha-type jet fuel is included in the products from which it was blended:  in 1952, 71
percent gasoline, 17 percent kerosene, and 12 percent distillate fuel oil.  Beginning in 1952, includes
naphtha-type jet fuel.  Beginning in 1957, also includes kerosene-type jet fuel.  Beginning in 2005,
naphtha-type jet fuel is included in "Other." 
Notes:  ·  For petroleum, product supplied is used as an approximation of petroleum consumption.  See
Note 1, "Petroleum Products Supplied and Petroleum Consumption," at end of section.  ·  See Note 2,
"Changes Affecting Petroleum Production and Product Supplied Statistics," at end of section.  ·  Totals
may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
3Includes propylene. Web Pages:  ·  See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#petroleum for updated monthly and
annual data.  ·  See http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/ for related information.
4Finished motor gasoline.  Through 1963, also includes special naphthas.  Beginning in 1993, also
includes ethanol blended into motor gasoline.
Sources:  Tables 5.11, A1, and A3.
5Pentanes plus, petrochemical feedstocks, still gas (refinery gas), waxes, and miscellaneous products. 
Beginning in 1964, also includes special naphthas.  Beginning in 1981, also includes negative barrels per
day of distillate and residual fuel oil reclassified as unfinished oils, and other products (from both primary
and secondary supply) reclassified as gasoline blending components.  Beginning in 1983, also includes
crude oil burned as fuel.  Beginning in 2005, also includes naphtha-type jet fuel.
 
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