global transportation demand

Transportation will be the fastest-growing energy sector to 2030. This sector covers a variety of transport modes including road vehicles, ships, trains and planes. This sector can also be broadly subdivided into major categories of transportation — commercial and personal.

From 1980-2005, global transportation energy demand grew at 2.2 percent per year on average. As shown on the right, commercial transportation represents the larger category. Commercial demand growth of 2.4 percent per year has outpaced the demand increase for personal vehicles (e.g. cars, SUVs, light pickup trucks) of 2.0 percent per year over this period.