Nebraska's total expenditures on energy increased 26.6 percent to $9,665.9 million (or $9.7 billion) from 2020 to 2021. In 2021, the transportation sector spent $4,709.1 million (or $4.7 billion), the industrial sector spent $2,219.6 million (or $2.2 billion), the residential sector spent $1,608.1 million (or $1.6 billion), and the commercial sector spent $1,129.1 million (or $1.1 billion).
Expenditures in the transportation sector were nearly half (48.7 percent) of Nebraska's total expenditures on energy in 2021. Industrial sector expenditures comprised 23.0 percent, residential sector expenditures comprised 16.6 percent, and the commercial sector expenditures comprised 11.7 percent of Nebraska's total energy expenditures.
The expenditures are in nominal dollars to provide a better comparison.