Anyone know how much gas the US military goes thru annually?

Question

And if the price of gas/diesel went up to let's say $10 (or higher) a gallon would they have enough money in their budget to wage war in Iraq/Afghanistan?

I know the US has strategic reserves but if the price of gas went that high would Congress have to pick between using it for the war & using it home?

Answer 1

Do you know how much gas goes into the food you eat?? Eating a cucumber in February means its been shipped from California or another country (I live in NY). A kiwi is even more petroleum. Then there's the packaging of processed food. That's all petroleum.

We eat about a gallon a day. It's summer, buy from your local farmer's market.

Answer 2

The military uses an enormous amount of fuel. The price at the pump is considerably higher than the price bulk users pay. You don't pay the same price for twenty gallons as you would buying twenty thousand gallons. But whatever it costs, would have to be paid. In WWII there was gas rationing. People at home had to do with a lot less gas and oil to support the war.

But don't get too wrapped around the axle about it. The price of crude oil can only go so high. Before it ever got to $10 a gallon, many alternative fuels would suddenly be cost effective to manufacture and distribute.

There is even a lot of crude oil still in the U.S. It is just too expensive to access. If the price goes high enough these oil wells become cost effective again, too.

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Answer 3

Not sure but I know the US Navy uses the most out of the branches, and Union Pacific Railroad is second....

Answer 4

The U.S. Military is estimated to use somewhere between 25 billion craploads and 5 billion tonloads of fuel annually.

Answer 5

Here's an article on its usage by the US government (and military)....

Answer 6

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html

2004 stats toward the bottom of the page if it helps

Answer 7

military doesnt't pay for gas.