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Table 3.5
Average energy consumption per volume for major ways of transportation in the “11th
Five-Year” period
Indicator
unit
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Railway
Energy
consumption per
volume
Tons of coal
equivalent/million
converted ton-
kilometers
8.86
6.12
5.78
5.6
5.33
4.94
Highway Gas consumption
per 100 t for
passenger cars
Liter
13.2
12.8
13.1
Diesel fuel
consumption per
100 t for vans
Liter
11.6
11.2
12.2
Gas consumption
per 100 t for
passenger cars
Liter
8
7.9
8.3
Diesel fuel
consumption per
100 t for vans
Liter
6.3
6.5
6.3
Waterway Oil consumption
per 1,000 t/km
Kilo
7
5
5
Airlines
Oil consumption
per ton/km
Kilo
0.336 0.327 0.315 0.313 0.306 0.298
Source: Information from
Statistical Year Book in Transportation in China
,
Collection of Railway
Statistics
, and
Bulletin of Railway Statistics
; oil consumption per kilo tons in 2007 was slightly
changed according to suggestions from experts
Note: Because of some adjustments to statistical criteria since 2008 in highway and waterway
transportation, statistics on energy consumption per volume are absent
has prioritized railway construction, speeded up construction of Passenger Dedicated
Lines (PDL) and inter-urban railways, and at the same time further improved the
highway network and the development of water transportation. Railway operations
increased by 16,000 miles during the period of 11th FYP, and 6,000 miles, equaling
the total length of new railway track constructed in both the Ninth Five-Year Plan and
Ten Five-Year Plan period. This all occurred just 1 year after 2008, when the central
government ramped up railway construction. Thanks to the efforts mentioned above,
the country's comprehensive transportation has been significantly optimized.
3.3.1.2 Average Energy Consumption Per Transportation Volume
Has Decreased
Since the start of the 11th Five-Year Plan period, transportation has gone through a
series of changes, including transforming its economic development mode, trans-
port organization optimization methods, all leading to an improvement in transpor-
tation facilities. As a result, the average energy consumption per transportation
volume has decreased and energy efficiency has been improved (Table
3.5
). Mean-
while, the railway network was improved, transport capacity resources were better
distributed, and the quality of trains and other equipment were greatly enhanced,
