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Nebraska's Petroleum
Average Annual Prices
by Product

Aviation gasoline ($22.34) had the highest price among the petroleum products in 2020, followed by motor gasoline ($17.15), distillate fuel ($16.33), kerosene ($15.29), propane ($11.98), jet fuel ($9.10), and residual fuel ($8.34).

From 2019 to 2020, jet fuel decreased 36.7 percent, kerosene decreased 29.9 percent, residual fuel decreased 26.0 percent, distillate fuel decreased 20.2 percent, motor gasoline decreased 17.9 percent, aviation gasoline decreased 12.6 percent, and propane decreased 8.1 percent.

The prices in the table and graph below are in nominal dollars per million Btu to make a comparison easier among the petroleum products.

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chart showing Petroleum Average Annual Prices by Product in Nebraska.

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Nebraska Petroleum
Average Annual Prices by Product
2010 – 2020

(Nominal Dollars per Million Btu)
Year Aviation
Gasoline		 Distillate
Fuel		 Jet Fuel Kerosene Motor
Gasoline		 Propane Residual
Fuel
2020 $22.34 $16.33 $9.10 $15.29 $17.15 $11.98 $8.34
2019 $25.57 $20.45 $14.37 $21.80 $20.90 $13.04 $11.27
2018 $27.04 $21.60 $15.64 $24.03 $21.93 $15.07 $11.07
2017 $24.13 $17.87 $12.10 $16.89 $19.78 $14.37 $9.75
2016 $21.62 $15.37 $9.72 $13.52 $17.62 $11.02 $0.00
2015 $24.86 $18.24 $11.88 $16.95 $19.80 $19.82 $0.00
2014 $33.16 $26.74 $20.59 $31.19 $27.59 $27.06 $15.88
2013 $32.71 $27.62 $22.89 $29.30 $28.85 $23.43 $0.0
2012 $33.04 $27.72 $22.97 $28.59 $29.59 $21.67 $12.73
2011 $31.64 $27.31 $23.03 $27.37 $28.96 $23.86 $9.86
2010 $25.19 $21.07 $16.78 $24.02 $22.74 $19.50 $9.21

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Nebraska Petroleum
Average Annual Prices by Product
1990 – 2009

(Nominal Dollars per Million Btu)
Year Aviation
Gasoline		 Distillate
Fuel		 Jet Fuel Kerosene Motor
Gasoline		 Propane Residual
Fuel
2009 $20.32 $16.92 $12.20 $19.87 $19.00 $17.58 $7.54
2008 $27.23 $26.10 $22.56 $22.86 $25.38 $22.13 $12.28
2007 $23.70 $20.19 $16.00 $21.73 $22.94 $19.44 $7.90
2006 $22.31 $18.54 $14.70 $18.82 $20.49 $17.61 $7.71
2005 $18.56 $16.28 $13.19 $15.25 $17.92 $15.69 $6.46
2004 $15.13 $11.90 $8.77 $10.70 $14.58 $13.05 $5.02
2003 $12.42 $9.66 $6.59 $8.90 $12.24 $11.45 $3.87
2002 $10.72 $8.40 $5.44 $7.95 $10.88 $9.32 $3.40
2001 $11.01 $9.03 $5.94 $8.53 $11.58 $11.16 $4.04
2000 $10.87 $9.82 $6.76 $8.76 $12.07 $10.34 $3.88
1999 $8.81 $7.09 $4.08 $4.97 $8.72 $7.28 $2.65
1998 $8.11 $6.36 $3.49 $4.46 $8.19 $6.92 $2.55
1997 $9.39 $7.56 $4.59 $5.84 $9.62 $8.78 $2.65
1996 $9.29 $8.00 $4.89 $6.07 $10.02 $8.75 $2.94
1995 $8.36 $6.91 $4.01 $5.20 $9.21 $7.13 $2.38
1994 $7.96 $6.86 $3.99 $5.60 $9.21 $7.07 $2.08
1993 $8.24 $6.99 $4.33 $5.95 $9.11 $6.81 $2.27
1992 $8.54 $7.03 $4.64 $6.57 $9.09 $7.57 $1.97
1991 $8.71 $7.19 $5.01 $6.61 $9.43 $8.08 $2.02
1990 $9.32 $7.51 $6.03 $8.12 $9.49 $9.17 $2.22

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Nebraska Petroleum
Average Annual Prices by Product
1970 – 1989

(Nominal Dollars per Million Btu)
Year Aviation
Gasoline		 Distillate
Fuel		 Jet Fuel Kerosene Motor
Gasoline		 Propane Residual
Fuel
1989 $8.28 $6.31 $4.54 $6.06 $8.42 $7.65 $2.04
1988 $7.41 $5.62 $4.14 $4.91 $7.22 $7.12 $2.17
1987 $7.55 $6.03 $4.38 $5.14 $7.58 $6.98 $2.53
1986 $8.41 $5.61 $4.43 $5.05 $7.28 $7.30 $2.71
1985 $9.99 $6.51 $6.19 $7.60 $9.67 $7.22 $4.28
1984 $10.27 $6.79 $6.50 $7.69 $9.55 $6.38 $4.65
1983 $10.44 $6.82 $6.63 $7.58 $9.61 $6.62 $4.46
1982 $10.92 $7.07 $7.19 $7.05 $10.71 $6.21 $4.22
1981 $10.84 $7.60 $7.60 $7.57 $11.37 $5.94 $4.38
1980 $9.02 $6.24 $6.47 $5.56 $10.06 $5.78 $3.21
1979 $5.73 $4.24 $4.03 $4.24 $7.41 $4.33 $2.26
1978 $4.29 $3.06 $2.90 $3.44 $5.50 $3.67 $1.70
1977 $3.97 $2.92 $2.69 $3.23 $5.29 $3.94 $1.86
1976 $3.59 $2.61 $2.26 $2.88 $5.06 $3.50 $1.76
1975 $3.45 $2.38 $2.09 $2.63 $4.76 $3.14 $1.74
1974 $3.23 $2.20 $1.60 $2.42 $4.27 $2.99 $1.62
1973 $2.36 $1.28 $0.93 $1.51 $3.21 $2.61 $0.70
1972 $2.19 $1.01 $0.78 $1.23 $3.00 $1.61 $0.71
1971 $2.21 $0.99 $0.78 $1.21 $3.00 $1.55 $0.60
1970 $2.17 $0.95 $0.75 $1.18 $3.03 $1.59 $0.48

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

The table and graph were updated on September 14, 2022.
Typically, there are one to two years between updates.

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