4602.0.55.002 - Environmental Issues: Waste Management and Transport Use, Mar 2009

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Environmental Issues: Waste Management and Transport Use (Media Release)

Contents >> Motor vehicle and bicycle ownership >> Types of Fuel Used

TYPES OF FUEL USED

Motor vehicles emit greenhouse gases and the amounts emitted vary depending on the type of fuel being used. Unleaded fuel has decreased in usage from a peak of 89% in 2006 to 86% in 2009. Diesel usage has increased from 5% in 2000 to 9% in 2009 (table 3.8).

Type of Fuel Used in household's main motor vehicle - 2000 to 2009
Graph: Type of Fuel Used in household's main motor vehicle—2000 to 2009