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Irrigation Pumps in Nebraska by Fuel

1994

1994 Total Farms That Irrigate - 15,183
Total Pumps - 58,766
Fuel Pumps % of Total
Electricity 25,904 44.08%
Diesel Fuel 13,294 22.62%
Natural Gas 10,489 17.85%
LP Gas, Propane, and Butane 8,819 15.01%
Gasoline and Gasohol 260 0.44%

Sources: 1994 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey.  U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.

This table was updated on January 11, 2012.