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Fuel and Oil Expenditures in the Agricultural Sector

Expenditures on fuel and oil jumped to $910.0 million in 2022, which was a 17.5–percent increase from 2021 expenditures of $774.4 million.

A record high was set in 2012 at $948.0 million. The annual expenditures for fuel and oil 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.

Nebraska's Petroleum Fuel and Oil Expenditures in the Agricultural Sector 1949-2022 Graph

 

Nebraska's
Fuel and Oil Expenditures in the
Agricultural Sector
1949 – 2022

(Million Nominal Dollars)

Year. . . . . .Expense Year. . . . . .Expense Year. . . . . .Expense
2010. . . . . .$623.1 2020. . . . . .$491.6 2030. . . . . .NA
2011. . . . . .$801.9 2021. . . . . .$774.4 2031. . . . . .NA
2012. . . . . .$948.0 2022. . . . . .$910.0 2032. . . . . .NA
2013. . . . . .$856.7 2023. . . . . .NA 2033. . . . . .NA
2014. . . . . .$851.0 2024. . . . . .NA 2034. . . . . .NA
2015. . . . . .$569.7 2025. . . . . .NA 2035. . . . . .NA
2016. . . . . .$596.9 2026. . . . . .NA 2036. . . . . .NA
2017. . . . . .$599.0 2027. . . . . .NA 2037. . . . . .NA
2018. . . . . .$646.9 2028. . . . . .NA 2038. . . . . .NA
2019. . . . . .$541.8 2029. . . . . .NA 2039. . . . . .NA
Year. . . . . .Expense Year. . . . . .Expense Year. . . . . .Expense
1980. . . . . .$378.7 1990. . . . . .$272.4 2000. . . . . .$374.2
1981. . . . . .$416.7 1991. . . . . .$256.6 2001. . . . . .$365.0
1982. . . . . .$377.4 1992. . . . . .$244.6 2002. . . . . .$338.9
1983. . . . . .$354.6 1993. . . . . .$233.1 2003. . . . . .$354.6
1984. . . . . .$362.5 1994. . . . . .$237.6 2004. . . . . .$392.5
1985. . . . . .$324.7 1995. . . . . .$249.0 2005. . . . . .$527.7
1986. . . . . .$270.7 1996. . . . . .$288.8 2006. . . . . .$576.1
1987. . . . . .$256.8 1997. . . . . .$298.8 2007. . . . . .$616.2
1988. . . . . .$238.2 1998. . . . . .$271.5 2008. . . . . .$735.9
1989. . . . . .$230.8 1999. . . . . .$265.3 2009. . . . . .$595.6

 

Year. . . . . .Expense Year. . . . . .Expense Year. . . . . .Expense
1950. . . . . .$49.6 1960. . . . . .$61.4 1970. . . . . .$69.4
1951. . . . . .$51.7 1961. . . . . .$61.9 1971. . . . . .$70.2
1952. . . . . .$52.9 1962. . . . . .$62.1 1972. . . . . .$68.7
1953. . . . . .$54.6 1963. . . . . .$62.4 1973. . . . . .$78.5
1954. . . . . .$55.4 1964. . . . . .$62.6 1974. . . . . .$108.5
1955. . . . . .$57.0 1965. . . . . .$64.1 1975. . . . . .$155.8
1956. . . . . .$58.6 1966. . . . . .$65.2 1976. . . . . .$185.7
1957. . . . . .$60.5 1967. . . . . .$67.1 1977. . . . . .$203.5
1958. . . . . .$59.7 1968. . . . . .$68.0 1978. . . . . .$213.6
1959. . . . . .$60.3 1969. . . . . .$70.9 1979. . . . . .$264.9


 

Year. . . . . .Expense
1949. . . . . .$47.5

Sources: United States Department of Agriculture. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.