Expenditures on electricity decreased to $221.8 million in 2019, which was a 16.9–percent decrease from 2018 expenditures of $267.0 million.
A record high was set in 2012 at $312.3 million. The annual expenditures for electricity in the agricultural sector in Nebraska are listed in the data table and graphed in Figure 1 below. The expenditures are in nominal dollars to provide a better comparison.
| Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | . . . . . . | $190.8 | 2020 | . . . . . . | NA | 2030 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2011 | . . . . . . | $232.0 | 2021 | . . . . . . | NA | 2031 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2012 | . . . . . . | $312.3 | 2022 | . . . . . . | NA | 2032 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2013 | . . . . . . | $281.8 | 2023 | . . . . . . | NA | 2033 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2014 | . . . . . . | $294.4 | 2024 | . . . . . . | NA | 2034 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2015 | . . . . . . | $246.9 | 2025 | . . . . . . | NA | 2035 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2016 | . . . . . . | $275.6 | 2026 | . . . . . . | NA | 2036 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2017 | . . . . . . | $291.3 | 2027 | . . . . . . | NA | 2037 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2018 | . . . . . . | $267.0 | 2028 | . . . . . . | NA | 2038 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2019 | . . . . . . | $221.8 | 2029 | . . . . . . | NA | 2039 | . . . . . . | NA |
| Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | . . . . . . | $66.8 | 1990 | . . . . . . | $104.1 | 2000 | . . . . . . | $112.9 | ||
| 1981 | . . . . . . | $75.1 | 1991 | . . . . . . | $104.1 | 2001 | . . . . . . | $140.7 | ||
| 1982 | . . . . . . | $86.1 | 1992 | . . . . . . | $102.0 | 2002 | . . . . . . | $164.1 | ||
| 1983 | . . . . . . | $83.2 | 1993 | . . . . . . | $101.7 | 2003 | . . . . . . | $148.9 | ||
| 1984 | . . . . . . | $86.0 | 1994 | . . . . . . | $113.4 | 2004 | . . . . . . | $134.6 | ||
| 1985 | . . . . . . | $78.0 | 1995 | . . . . . . | $100.7 | 2005 | . . . . . . | $136.7 | ||
| 1986 | . . . . . . | $74.2 | 1996 | . . . . . . | $112.0 | 2006 | . . . . . . | $159.1 | ||
| 1987 | . . . . . . | $88.6 | 1997 | . . . . . . | $117.2 | 2007 | . . . . . . | $160.9 | ||
| 1988 | . . . . . . | $96.1 | 1998 | . . . . . . | $120.8 | 2008 | . . . . . . | $194.3 | ||
| 1989 | . . . . . . | $106.7 | 1999 | . . . . . . | $104.2 | 2009 | . . . . . . | $165.6 |
| Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | . . . . . . | $1.4 | 1960 | . . . . . . | $3.4 | 1970 | . . . . . . | $6.4 | ||
| 1951 | . . . . . . | $1.8 | 1961 | . . . . . . | $3.6 | 1971 | . . . . . . | $6.6 | ||
| 1952 | . . . . . . | $1.9 | 1962 | . . . . . . | $3.8 | 1972 | . . . . . . | $7.0 | ||
| 1953 | . . . . . . | $2.3 | 1963 | . . . . . . | $4.0 | 1973 | . . . . . . | $7.6 | ||
| 1954 | . . . . . . | $2.3 | 1964 | . . . . . . | $4.4 | 1974 | . . . . . . | $10.0 | ||
| 1955 | . . . . . . | $2.3 | 1965 | . . . . . . | $4.5 | 1975 | . . . . . . | $16.1 | ||
| 1956 | . . . . . . | $2.4 | 1966 | . . . . . . | $4.9 | 1976 | . . . . . . | $28.9 | ||
| 1957 | . . . . . . | $2.5 | 1967 | . . . . . . | $5.0 | 1977 | . . . . . . | $43.0 | ||
| 1958 | . . . . . . | $2.7 | 1968 | . . . . . . | $5.7 | 1978 | . . . . . . | $63.0 | ||
| 1959 | . . . . . . | $3.1 | 1969 | . . . . . . | $6.4 | 1979 | . . . . . . | $64.4 |
| Year | . . . . . . | Expense |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | . . . . . . | $1.6 |
Sources: United States Department of Agriculture. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.
Note: The personal use of electricity by farm families is not included in these figures.
The table and graph were updated on February 23, 2021.
Typically, there is one year between updates.