Nearly 120 exajoules worth of energy was consumed by the worldwide transportation sector in 2022. That year, crude oil alone accounted for 106.41 exajoules. By comparison, electricity consumption only reached about 1.65 exajoules.
Energy consumption in the transportation sector worldwide in select years from 1975 to 2022, by source
(in exajoules)
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