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Nebraska Energy Statistics

Nebraska's
Petroleum Consumption
by Sector

In 2021, the state's petroleum consumption was 46,347 thousand barrels (46.3 million barrels), a 4.0–percent increase from 44,571 thousand barrels (44.6 million barrels) in 2020. The transportation sector was responsible for over three–quarters (78.9 percent) of the consumption, with the industrial, residential, commercial, and electric power sectors consuming the remaining 15.1 percent, 3.5 percent, 2.2 percent, and 0.29 percent, respectively.

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chart showing Petroleum Consumption by Sector, in Nebraska.

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Nebraska Petroleum Consumption
by Sector
2020 – 2021

(Thousand Barrels)
Year Sectors Total
End–Use Sectors Electric
Power
Commercial Industrial Residential Transportation
2021 1,028 6,975 1,629 36,580 136 46,347
2020 1,199 7,264 1,696 34,376 38 44,571

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Nebraska Petroleum Consumption
by Sector
2000 – 2019

(Thousand Barrels)
Year Sectors Total
End–Use Sectors Electric
Power
Commercial Industrial Residential Transportation
2019 1,051 6,904 2,048 37,495 41 47,539
2018 988 6,843 1,717 36,777 34 46,360
20177967,5101,20536,2971645,824
20168337,3791,45436,2341645,915
20158556,9761,55536,0371645,438
20145756,7951,73636,3269945,532
20136157,5051,91034,9549445,078
20124228,2041,55634,4544344,679
20114176,5922,03535,2477044,361
20104496,8762,21436,7295746,325
20094387,5752,19831,6724541,928
20085758,1272,49831,0297342,302
20074379,3971,88931,7297643,528
20064109,7051,67631,2834143,115
20054119,6161,94430,9576342,990
200458310,5241,81231,2574744,222
200358210,0062,03830,53810243,564
20023889,6302,22730,3974342,685
20016138,8411,87029,4456240,831
20006348,0522,02231,21011942,038

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Nebraska Petroleum Consumption
by Sector
1980 – 1999

(Thousand Barrels)
Year Sectors Total
End–Use Sectors Electric
Power
Commercial Industrial Residential Transportation
19993898,5241,95334,9947045,930
19983948,9561,90234,0219345,366
19973058,7081,47832,4047242,966
19963899,3511,83631,7634743,386
19952878,2531,37229,5016139,475
19944679,1241,34227,7564538,734
19934508,3261,45727,3114237,586
19925078,5311,51427,2202537,797
19914168,9031,54226,3203037,211
19905689,4571,26826,8713138,196
19895399,5841,61926,86911038,722
19885669,6611,53028,35014040,247
19876379,1081,56826,0509237,455
19865758,6511,28725,08210335,698
19851,0857,8771,48324,7226235,229
19841,1907,3061,19624,9924134,726
19831,1038,1532,16025,6548037,150
19826668,4621,96424,08413235,308
19816317,6401,84623,3779333,588
19804938,5061,90424,91126236,076

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Nebraska Petroleum Consumption
by Sector
1960 – 1979

(Thousand Barrels)
Year Sectors Total
End–Use Sectors Electric
Power
Commercial Industrial Residential Transportation
197983111,0272,04027,60575042,254
197890410,0543,68130,3541,26746,260
19779379,4373,67128,94888843,882
19761,0409,8284,14227,5111,27943,800
19757908,0353,97625,97696739,745
19748757,9773,91726,31974839,836
19739396,9624,58727,84938240,719
19729827,3355,10426,45345540,329
19719217,2584,72824,14921737,273
19709507,0824,82123,49731436,665
19699346,7204,65422,59318635,087
19688796,3534,14322,40013133,907
19676906,2163,47419,90711030,397
19667196,1583,39918,51512728,917
19655935,1773,34317,58317826,875
19645965,7422,95418,44515127,888
19636045,6573,22518,98125828,725
19625435,5892,83417,64821226,827
19614956,1312,58316,80815826,176
19604846,2242,43116,43216025,731

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Sources: State Energy Data Report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC.
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.

Note: Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding.

The table and graph were updated on January 9, 2024.
Typically, there are one to two years between updates.

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