Lubricants — US Energy Consumption by Sector
US Energy Consumption by Sector — Lubricants stood at 0.02 Quadrillion Btu in Jun 2026, according to EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) — Monthly Energy Review. It is one of the indicators in the Energy consumption by end-use sector table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1973 to Jun 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
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This indicator in the Energy consumption by end-use sector table
| Indicator | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total fossil fuels used for non-fuel purposes | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.58 | |
| Petroleum, total | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.5 | |
| Lubricants | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Lubricants by year
| Year | Average | ± | High | Low | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | T8 | T9 | T10 | T11 | T12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.02 | +14.82% | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02+67.63% | 0.02+107.55% | 0.02+80.86% | 0.02−5.62% | 0.02−11.38% | 0.02+11.01% | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 0.02 | +14.25% | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01−20.58% | 0.01−23.52% | 0.01−6.19% | 0.02−6.63% | 0.02+16.4% | 0.02−9.04% | 0.02+32.4% | 0.02+3.96% | 0.02+37.85% | 0.02+34.61% | 0.02+98.45% | 0.02+76.41% |
| 2024 | 0.01 | −4.93% | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02−25.74% | 0.01−34.45% | 0.01+27.64% | 0.02+27.86% | 0.01−18.61% | 0.02−3.37% | 0.02−13.25% | 0.02+21.18% | 0.01+11.36% | 0.01−23.99% | 0.01−1.86% | 0.01+28.44% |
| 2023 | 0.02 | −24.96% | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02−8.07% | 0.02−0.15% | 0.01−56.74% | 0.01−34.3% | 0.02−13.79% | 0.02+1.57% | 0.02+103.22% | 0.02−39.35% | 0.01−25.37% | 0.02−25.06% | 0.01−51.89% | 0.01−62.98% |
| 2022 | 0.02 | +5.33% | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02+9.56% | 0.02+3.45% | 0.03+42.63% | 0.02+13.97% | 0.02+4.81% | 0.02−17.45% | 0.01−57.52% | 0.03+38.58% | 0.02+5.28% | 0.02+25.26% | 0.02−3.87% | 0.02+8.54% |
| 2021 | 0.02 | +2.57% | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02−8.87% | 0.02−2.68% | 0.02+21.18% | 0.02+26.85% | 0.02+29.39% | 0.02+10.73% | 0.02−2.59% | 0.02+1.82% | 0.02−10.79% | 0.02−6.42% | 0.02+7.62% | 0.02−15.44% |
| 2020 | 0.02 | −9.19% | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02+10.56% | 0.02+7.92% | 0.02−17.5% | 0.02−45.49% | 0.02−22.24% | 0.02−2.2% | 0.02−13.11% | 0.02−17.27% | 0.02+8.83% | 0.02−15% | 0.02−1.45% | 0.02+20.94% |
| 2019 | 0.02 | −3.6% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02+7.76% | 0.02−22.25% | 0.02−26.43% | 0.03+28.1% | 0.02+3.75% | 0.02−20.38% | 0.02+0.84% | 0.02−14.41% | 0.02−2.65% | 0.02+21.35% | 0.02−10.49% | 0.02+3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.02 | −2.96% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02−22.34% | 0.02+5.3% | 0.02−7.76% | 0.02−4.63% | 0.02−21.67% | 0.02+9.6% | 0.02+10.44% | 0.03+45.7% | 0.02−13.43% | 0.02−12.57% | 0.02−3.89% | 0.02−3.12% |
| 2017 | 0.02 | −7.81% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03+0.07% | 0.02−16.5% | 0.03+0.41% | 0.02−2.45% | 0.02−0.73% | 0.02−17.86% | 0.02+1.13% | 0.02−25.59% | 0.02−8.6% | 0.02−6.54% | 0.02+1.21% | 0.02−18.18% |
| 2016 | 0.02 | −5.07% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03−11.31% | 0.03+24.79% | 0.03−6.26% | 0.02−11.68% | 0.02−16.89% | 0.03+10.82% | 0.02−26.71% | 0.02+1.98% | 0.02−1.67% | 0.02−9.4% | 0.02+16.24% | 0.02−10.99% |
| 2015 | 0.03 | +8.9% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03+46.04% | 0.02+18.47% | 0.03+4.9% | 0.03+12.9% | 0.03+22.78% | 0.02+12.09% | 0.03+13.59% | 0.02−5.26% | 0.02−11.72% | 0.03+14.68% | 0.02−24.22% | 0.02+16.47% |
| 2014 | 0.02 | +4.31% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02−17.64% | 0.02−18.73% | 0.03+14.46% | 0.02+16.57% | 0.02+0.85% | 0.02−16.81% | 0.03+12.79% | 0.02+6.36% | 0.03+20.88% | 0.02+9.1% | 0.02+37.8% | 0.02−2.95% |
| 2013 | 0.02 | +5.81% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02+4.79% | 0.02−11.42% | 0.02+14.89% | 0.02−9.79% | 0.02+5.33% | 0.03+31.19% | 0.02+13.94% | 0.02+9.81% | 0.02+12.43% | 0.02+3.32% | 0.02−17.73% | 0.02+24.33% |
| 2012 | 0.02 | −7.99% | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02−2% | 0.02+19.15% | 0.02−26.28% | 0.02−8.33% | 0.02+0.14% | 0.02−14.03% | 0.02−9.65% | 0.02−19.89% | 0.02−15.05% | 0.02+9.55% | 0.02−2.4% | 0.02−16.78% |
| 2011 | 0.02 | −5.12% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02+6.4% | 0.02−11.79% | 0.03+8.58% | 0.02+3.34% | 0.02−4.97% | 0.02−19.23% | 0.02−15.99% | 0.03+5.93% | 0.02−8.28% | 0.02−19.55% | 0.02−0.36% | 0.02−1.59% |
| 2010 | 0.02 | +11.11% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02−3.19% | 0.02+42.83% | 0.03+22.79% | 0.02+5.7% | 0.02+26.64% | 0.03+24.52% | 0.03+15.77% | 0.02−6.13% | 0.02+9.85% | 0.02+3.68% | 0.02+6.39% | 0.02−1.69% |
| 2009 | 0.02 | −10.09% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02−12.39% | 0.02−29.47% | 0.02−21.83% | 0.02−14.21% | 0.02−29.21% | 0.02−9.67% | 0.02−12.29% | 0.03−12.3% | 0.02+27.88% | 0.02−15.7% | 0.02+28.77% | 0.02+10.33% |
| 2008 | 0.02 | −7.16% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03−9.34% | 0.02+6.43% | 0.03−5.3% | 0.03+0.82% | 0.03−9.26% | 0.03+2.61% | 0.03−5.71% | 0.03+12.83% | 0.02−23.89% | 0.03−3.11% | 0.02−34.13% | 0.02−18.98% |
| 2007 | 0.03 | +3.27% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03+27.71% | 0.02−35.76% | 0.03+9.24% | 0.03−4.35% | 0.03+26.52% | 0.02−9.63% | 0.03+9.87% | 0.03+1.84% | 0.02+7.09% | 0.03−8.17% | 0.03+13.28% | 0.02+33.58% |
| 2006 | 0.03 | −2.57% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02−10.67% | 0.03+46.61% | 0.03−4.26% | 0.03+10.12% | 0.02−20.07% | 0.03−4.54% | 0.03−7.2% | 0.03−9.64% | 0.02−9.43% | 0.03+1.37% | 0.02+3.73% | 0.02−20.09% |
| 2005 | 0.03 | −0.52% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02+4.05% | 0.02+16.87% | 0.03−6.05% | 0.02−15.68% | 0.03+13.78% | 0.03−9.47% | 0.03−4.38% | 0.03+17.38% | 0.02−4.17% | 0.03+10.53% | 0.02−8.75% | 0.02−11.38% |
| 2004 | 0.03 | +1.31% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02−20.43% | 0.02−18.26% | 0.03+4.8% | 0.03+11.74% | 0.03+8.63% | 0.03+30.9% | 0.03+8.73% | 0.02−9.31% | 0.02−2.79% | 0.03−6.73% | 0.02+19.91% | 0.03−0.92% |
| 2003 | 0.03 | −7.55% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03−15.09% | 0.02+0.76% | 0.03+0.29% | 0.03−14.86% | 0.02−20.74% | 0.02−8.65% | 0.03−8.67% | 0.03+0.8% | 0.03−12.34% | 0.03−0.2% | 0.02−26.42% | 0.03+29.71% |
| 2002 | 0.03 | −1.19% | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.04+26.78% | 0.02−12.78% | 0.03−14.71% | 0.03+14.1% | 0.03−3.43% | 0.03−18.89% | 0.03−1.28% | 0.03−12.93% | 0.03+1.65% | 0.03+19.22% | 0.03−12.29% | 0.02+16.85% |
| 2001 | 0.03 | −8.38% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03−15.58% | 0.03−14.71% | 0.03+2.18% | 0.03−9.48% | 0.03−6.9% | 0.03+3.69% | 0.03−7.36% | 0.03−10.55% | 0.03−8.42% | 0.02−22.61% | 0.03+15.46% | 0.02−26.2% |
| 2000 | 0.03 | −1.5% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03+23.32% | 0.03+17.24% | 0.03+0.17% | 0.03−2.97% | 0.03+11.06% | 0.03−3.58% | 0.03−0.66% | 0.03+9.44% | 0.03−5.01% | 0.03−8.43% | 0.03−18.27% | 0.02−30.7% |
| 1999 | 0.03 | +1.05% | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03−11.02% | 0.03−4.64% | 0.03+1.46% | 0.03−11.1% | 0.03−4.01% | 0.03+3.81% | 0.03+3.57% | 0.03−2.34% | 0.03+4.19% | 0.03+0.04% | 0.03+22.11% | 0.03+15.91% |
| 1998 | 0.03 | +4.68% | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03+26.93% | 0.03+3.25% | 0.03+9.46% | 0.03+6.3% | 0.03−11.27% | 0.03+23.67% | 0.03−4.73% | 0.03−0.25% | 0.03+8.32% | 0.03−0.78% | 0.03−1.48% | 0.03+8.95% |
| 1997 | 0.03 | +5.64% | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02−6.64% | 0.03+9.16% | 0.03−21.08% | 0.03+34.2% | 0.04+10.28% | 0.03−1.99% | 0.03+9.01% | 0.03+9.17% | 0.03+0.75% | 0.04+23.66% | 0.03−0.45% | 0.03+11.01% |
| 1996 | 0.03 | −2.95% | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.03−9.3% | 0.03−1.71% | 0.04+11.57% | 0.02−1.27% | 0.03+2.67% | 0.03−11.3% | 0.03+12.91% | 0.03−8.07% | 0.03+3.47% | 0.03−9.07% | 0.03−10.88% | 0.02−13.77% |
| 1995 | 0.03 | −1.72% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03−0.18% | 0.03−3.73% | 0.03−0.72% | 0.02−18.2% | 0.03+1.84% | 0.03−10.23% | 0.03−9.98% | 0.03+8.52% | 0.03+2.88% | 0.03−0.53% | 0.03+22.07% | 0.03−7.42% |
| 1994 | 0.03 | +4.52% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03+8.76% | 0.03+11.61% | 0.03+4.03% | 0.03+6.87% | 0.03+14.1% | 0.03+3.86% | 0.03+2.98% | 0.03−8.9% | 0.03−9.49% | 0.03+16.8% | 0.02−14.6% | 0.03+28.38% |
| 1993 | 0.03 | +1.83% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03−8.43% | 0.02−7.49% | 0.03+12.92% | 0.03−1.39% | 0.03−22.8% | 0.03+6.84% | 0.03+2.62% | 0.03+20.06% | 0.03+8.04% | 0.03+0.1% | 0.03+12.75% | 0.02+6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.03 | +1.95% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03−0.12% | 0.03+25.73% | 0.03+3.95% | 0.03+8.22% | 0.03+15.87% | 0.03+6.29% | 0.03−12.25% | 0.03+3.61% | 0.03−4.11% | 0.03−4.64% | 0.03+3.16% | 0.02−15.85% |
| 1991 | 0.03 | −10.54% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03−6.06% | 0.02−34.2% | 0.03−20.92% | 0.03−0.71% | 0.03−9.26% | 0.03+7.02% | 0.03−2.55% | 0.03−29.13% | 0.03−8.98% | 0.03−14.01% | 0.02−4.56% | 0.03+13.39% |
| 1990 | 0.03 | +2.91% | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.03+12.36% | 0.03+11.78% | 0.03−4.43% | 0.03−8.43% | 0.03−10.55% | 0.03−18.8% | 0.03+25.92% | 0.04+20.2% | 0.03+12.55% | 0.03+5.02% | 0.03−2.88% | 0.02+1.51% |
| 1989 | 0.03 | +2.57% | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.03+8.22% | 0.03−5.81% | 0.04+10.11% | 0.03+4.33% | 0.04+12.05% | 0.03+12.68% | 0.03−8.82% | 0.03−2.12% | 0.03−3.64% | 0.03+8.94% | 0.03−8.28% | 0.02+2.84% |
| 1988 | 0.03 | −3.57% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02−15.33% | 0.03+4.8% | 0.03−1.67% | 0.03−14.76% | 0.03+13.43% | 0.03−16.92% | 0.03−10.39% | 0.03+8.15% | 0.03+3.48% | 0.03+1.63% | 0.03+22.91% | 0.02−27.94% |
| 1987 | 0.03 | +13.06% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03+109.89% | 0.03+19.11% | 0.03+5.19% | 0.03+13.74% | 0.03−8.87% | 0.03+11.3% | 0.03+15.85% | 0.03+7.79% | 0.03−2.3% | 0.03−2.58% | 0.02+0.14% | 0.03+50.6% |
| 1986 | 0.03 | −2.22% | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01−45.64% | 0.02−13.22% | 0.03+9.37% | 0.03−2.35% | 0.03+6.47% | 0.03+9.49% | 0.03+2.78% | 0.03−11.54% | 0.03+16.24% | 0.03+0.05% | 0.02+4.11% | 0.02−2.78% |
| 1985 | 0.03 | −6.8% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03+0.73% | 0.03−11.38% | 0.03−12.76% | 0.03−10.4% | 0.03+7.73% | 0.03−5.01% | 0.03−3.54% | 0.03+2.53% | 0.03−14.89% | 0.03−5.8% | 0.02−15.39% | 0.02−11.74% |
| 1984 | 0.03 | +6.64% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03+19.3% | 0.03+42.25% | 0.03+11.45% | 0.03+28.17% | 0.03−4.6% | 0.03+3.94% | 0.03−1.89% | 0.03+3.1% | 0.03−3.25% | 0.03−2.51% | 0.03+1.75% | 0.02−5.17% |
| 1983 | 0.03 | +4.7% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02−11.79% | 0.02−14.39% | 0.03+15.32% | 0.03−6.78% | 0.03+15.3% | 0.03+1.16% | 0.03+6.04% | 0.03+9.26% | 0.03+12.62% | 0.03+27.73% | 0.03−9.41% | 0.02+16.12% |
| 1982 | 0.03 | −8.81% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02−13.18% | 0.03−10.65% | 0.03−14.95% | 0.03−16.68% | 0.03−11.55% | 0.03+5.9% | 0.03−16.03% | 0.03−0.16% | 0.03−3.73% | 0.02−22.99% | 0.03+30.25% | 0.02−18.51% |
| 1981 | 0.03 | −4.1% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03−16.04% | 0.03−5.89% | 0.03−3.12% | 0.03+6.8% | 0.03+1.69% | 0.03−7.33% | 0.03+19.06% | 0.03+0.05% | 0.03−4.8% | 0.03−3.88% | 0.02−21.94% | 0.03−10.06% |
| 1980 | 0.03 | −10.95% | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03+2.11% | 0.03+7.35% | 0.03−18.86% | 0.03−11.52% | 0.03−27.98% | 0.03−17.35% | 0.03−19.02% | 0.03−27.18% | 0.03+1.56% | 0.03−5.64% | 0.03−11.13% | 0.03+9.87% |
| 1979 | 0.03 | +4.64% | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03+26.08% | 0.03+7.14% | 0.04+28.37% | 0.04+9.53% | 0.04+14.68% | 0.03−3.55% | 0.03+2.46% | 0.04+2.43% | 0.03−6.4% | 0.04+4.93% | 0.03−5.59% | 0.03−17.34% |
| 1978 | 0.03 | +7.39% | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03−4.24% | 0.03+25.12% | 0.03−18.01% | 0.03+11.37% | 0.03+5.14% | 0.04+10.25% | 0.03+4.27% | 0.03+4.38% | 0.03+7.96% | 0.03+12.72% | 0.03+18.9% | 0.03+23.02% |
| 1977 | 0.03 | +4.63% | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.03+16.9% | 0.02−14.2% | 0.04+11.47% | 0.03+0.02% | 0.03+17.44% | 0.03+5.36% | 0.03−3.78% | 0.03+22.56% | 0.03−2.82% | 0.03+7.36% | 0.03+4.64% | 0.03−8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.03 | +11.09% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02−16.19% | 0.02+27.67% | 0.03+63.42% | 0.03+9.96% | 0.03+7.43% | 0.03+11.76% | 0.03+21.12% | 0.03−2.28% | 0.03+10.02% | 0.03−5.5% | 0.03+22.3% | 0.03+6.69% |
| 1975 | 0.03 | −11.47% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03−13.33% | 0.02−26.9% | 0.02−33.88% | 0.03−8.26% | 0.03−19.21% | 0.03+9.29% | 0.03−15.09% | 0.03+2.09% | 0.03−8.75% | 0.03−3.09% | 0.02−14.95% | 0.03−1.47% |
| 1974 | 0.03 | −4.23% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03+13.3% | 0.03−4.43% | 0.03−0.06% | 0.03+7.73% | 0.03+1.22% | 0.02−8.62% | 0.03−7.97% | 0.03−14.57% | 0.03+5.18% | 0.03−12.04% | 0.03−13.8% | 0.03−11.58% |
| 1973 | 0.03 | · | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
54 years of data, in Quadrillion Btu. The Average column is the mean across the periods in the year; ± compares it with the previous year. The small figure under each cell is the change year on year. See the full series on the chart at the top of the page, or in the Energy consumption by end-use sector table.