Nebraska's Natural Gas Annual Consumption by Sector
In 2021, Nebraska used 180.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas, a decrease of 0.35 percent from 2020. The industrial sector consumed 53.55 percent of the total consumption, the residential sector consumed 20.20 percent, and the commercial sector consumed 17.67 percent. The electric power and transportation sectors consumed 6.26 percent and 2.31 percent, respectively.
Within the residential sector, according to the "2021 American Community Survey", 59 percent of Nebraska households used natural gas as their primary heating fuel.
Nebraska Natural Gas Annual Consumption by Sector 2020 – 2021
(Billion Cubic Feet)
| Year | Sectors | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End–Use Sectors | Electric Power | |||||
| Commercial | Industrial | Residential | Transportation | |||
| 2021 | 31.8 | 96.4 | 36.4 | 4.2 | 11.3 | 180.1 |
| 2020 | 31.6 | 94.9 | 37.0 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 180.7 |
Nebraska Natural Gas Annual Consumption by Sector 2000 – 2019
(Billion Cubic Feet)
| Year | Sectors | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End–Use Sectors | Electric Power | |||||
| Commercial | Industrial | Residential | Transportation | |||
| 2019 | 35.4 | 89.8 | 41.6 | 7.1 | 12.0 | 185.9 |
| 2018 | 35.4 | 89.6 | 42.4 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 186.0 |
| 2017 | 29.0 | 89.6 | 34.1 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 166.2 |
| 2016 | 27.0 | 91.1 | 33.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 163.4 |
| 2015 | 29.5 | 85.7 | 34.7 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 161.2 |
| 2014 | 32.4 | 86.9 | 42.1 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 172.8 |
| 2013 | 32.2 | 88.3 | 41.2 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 173.4 |
| 2012 | 26.5 | 85.6 | 31.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 158.8 |
| 2011 | 32.1 | 86.4 | 39.7 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 171.8 |
| 2010 | 32.0 | 85.5 | 40.1 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 168.9 |
| 2009 | 31.8 | 81.2 | 40.1 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 163.5 |
| 2008 | 34.8 | 76.7 | 42.4 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 171.0 |
| 2007 | 30.1 | 65.8 | 38.6 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 150.8 |
| 2006 | 28.1 | 53.6 | 35.9 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 129.9 |
| 2005 | 27.4 | 41.2 | 38.0 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 119.1 |
| 2004 | 29.9 | 39.2 | 38.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 115.0 |
| 2003 | 28.4 | 38.4 | 42.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 118.9 |
| 2002 | 28.2 | 40.7 | 43.8 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 120.3 |
| 2001 | 27.8 | 40.2 | 46.7 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 122.0 |
| 2000 | 28.9 | 46.8 | 42.5 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 127.0 |
Nebraska Natural Gas Annual Consumption by Sector 1980 – 1999
(Billion Cubic Feet)
| Year | Sectors | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End–Use Sectors | Electric Power | |||||
| Commercial | Industrial | Residential | Transportation | |||
| 1999 | 27.6 | 45.8 | 40.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 121.5 |
| 1998 | 28.9 | 53.1 | 40.8 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 130.7 |
| 1997 | 33.9 | 44.5 | 47.1 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 132.4 |
| 1996 | 40.8 | 36.2 | 49.0 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 132.9 |
| 1995 | 40.0 | 44.8 | 45.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 136.4 |
| 1994 | 38.9 | 37.0 | 44.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 126.8 |
| 1993 | 34.7 | 38.7 | 48.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 126.1 |
| 1992 | 34.5 | 26.5 | 41.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 106.9 |
| 1991 | 40.3 | 24.8 | 44.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 115.8 |
| 1990 | 36.5 | 25.8 | 41.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 111.1 |
| 1989 | 37.4 | 30.6 | 44.8 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 120.2 |
| 1988 | 39.4 | 32.3 | 43.5 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 122.0 |
| 1987 | 34.2 | 30.1 | 38.9 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 109.4 |
| 1986 | 36.4 | 20.4 | 42.3 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 104.7 |
| 1985 | 39.4 | 33.2 | 46.7 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 126.1 |
| 1984 | 41.9 | 38.6 | 47.8 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 134.5 |
| 1983 | 39.1 | 37.4 | 47.2 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 129.3 |
| 1982 | 43.0 | 37.1 | 51.4 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 138.2 |
| 1981 | 40.6 | 43.1 | 43.9 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 138.3 |
| 1980 | 43.4 | 51.9 | 48.9 | 7.0 | 11.9 | 163.1 |
Nebraska Natural Gas Annual Consumption by Sector 1960 – 1979
(Billion Cubic Feet)
| Year | Sectors | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End–Use Sectors | Electric Power | |||||
| Commercial | Industrial | Residential | Transportation | |||
| 1979 | 43.5 | 51.9 | 53.5 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 170.0 |
| 1978 | 40.7 | 52.3 | 48.2 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 163.1 |
| 1977 | 47.0 | 61.0 | 52.9 | 12.2 | 15.6 | 188.8 |
| 1976 | 48.7 | 64.9 | 55.0 | 10.4 | 19.6 | 198.6 |
| 1975 | 43.1 | 73.8 | 53.8 | 10.4 | 37.7 | 218.8 |
| 1974 | 42.3 | 71.5 | 49.4 | 11.5 | 48.0 | 222.8 |
| 1973 | 38.7 | 72.8 | 50.4 | 13.6 | 54.1 | 229.6 |
| 1972 | 45.5 | 56.8 | 60.0 | 13.1 | 49.2 | 224.6 |
| 1971 | 47.3 | 56.7 | 57.7 | 13.2 | 48.8 | 223.7 |
| 1970 | 46.8 | 56.4 | 58.3 | 13.1 | 47.6 | 222.3 |
| 1969 | 46.0 | 52.2 | 55.2 | 11.5 | 45.2 | 210.0 |
| 1968 | 41.8 | 49.6 | 53.4 | 10.0 | 48.6 | 203.3 |
| 1967 | 41.4 | 43.7 | 53.8 | 10.3 | 39.5 | 188.7 |
| 1966 | 29.9 | 65.0 | 52.9 | 9.3 | 39.5 | 196.7 |
| 1965 | 25.5 | 48.2 | 47.6 | 8.7 | 36.3 | 166.2 |
| 1964 | 24.2 | 47.0 | 45.1 | 8.2 | 37.7 | 162.2 |
| 1963 | 22.4 | 41.0 | 40.7 | 6.5 | 36.5 | 147.1 |
| 1962 | 21.7 | 40.5 | 43.2 | 6.6 | 32.3 | 144.3 |
| 1961 | 22.4 | 37.4 | 40.2 | 6.6 | 33.1 | 139.7 |
| 1960 | 21.9 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 6.3 | 31.0 | 135.7 |
Sources: State Energy Data Report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.
Notes: Beginning with the reporting of 1996 annual data, EIA changed the customer category used for reporting deliveries to consumers in the agricultural industry from commercial to industrial. Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding, and totals from one table to the next may not be equivalent.