Petroleum Expenditures by Product
Expenditures on petroleum products increased 43.5 percent to $5,704.4 million ($5.7 billion) in 2021 from expenditures of $3,974.3 million ($4.0 billion) in 2020.
Motor gasoline expenditures and distillate fuel (diesel fuel and heating oil) expenditures comprised nearly all (90 percent) of the money spent on petroleum products in 2021. Propane expenditures were 3.4 percent, lubricants expenditures were 2.5 percent, jet fuel expenditures were 1.5 percent, and asphalt and road oil expenditures were 2.0 percent of the total. Expenditures on each of the other fuels were less than 1 percent of the total.
The expenditures are in nominal dollars to provide a better comparison.
Nebraska Petroleum Average Annual Expenditures by Product 2010 – 2021
(Million Nominal Dollars)
| Year | Asphalt & Road Oil | Aviation Gasoline | Distillate Fuel | Jet Fuel | Kerosene | Lubricants | Motor Gasoline | Other Petroleum | Propane | Residual Fuel | Annual Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $115.4 | $5.0 | $2,534.9 | $87.7 | $0.2 | $143.1 | $2,604.9 | $20.4 | $192.5 | $0.3 | $5,704.4 |
| 2020 | $88.9 | $4.0 | $1,853.9 | $44.8 | $0.1 | $124.3 | $1,722.0 | $12.3 | $123.9 | $0.2 | $3,974.3 |
| 2019 | $85.1 | $4.8 | $2,407.9 | $94.3 | $0.2 | $132.1 | $2,293.1 | $18.7 | $147.8 | $0.2 | $5,184.1 |
| 2018 | $67.2 | $5.1 | $2,480.3 | $71.0 | $0.2 | $128.5 | $2,402.3 | $22.4 | $148.6 | $0.4 | $5,325.9 |
| 2017 | $56.5 | $4.4 | $1,990.1 | $50.7 | $0.1 | $121.4 | $2,151.3 | $11.5 | $117.6 | $0.1 | $4,548.8 |
| 2016 | $48.6 | $4.1 | $1,709.0 | $33.2 | $0.2 | $129.2 | $1,924.8 | $9.7 | $97.8 | $0.0 | $3,996.5 |
| 2015 | $76.0 | $4.2 | $2,038.6 | $50.4 | $0.1 | $136.8 | $2,118.5 | $11.0 | $173.9 | $0.0 | $4,636.2 |
| 2014 | $96.2 | $6.4 | $2,955.5 | $67.4 | $0.4 | $129.6 | $2,950.6 | $18.7 | $280.1 | $0.1 | $6,563.7 |
| 2013 | $90.9 | $5.7 | $3,038.9 | $91.1 | $0.2 | $124.3 | $2,962.5 | $19.3 | $287.7 | $0.0 | $6,668.3 |
| 2012 | $115.0 | $7.3 | $3,173.0 | $74.8 | $0.2 | $122.0 | $2,968.0 | $7.1 | $211.5 | $0.1 | $6,721.6 |
| 2011 | $95.0 | $7.4 | $3,072.5 | $77.8 | $0.3 | $127.9 | $2,896.1 | $7.1 | $259.5 | $0.1 | $6,573.7 |
| 2010 | $97.4 | $6.3 | $2,476.9 | $57.5 | $0.7 | $113.9 | $2,351.2 | $6.1 | $236.1 | $0.1 | $5,367.3 |
Nebraska Petroleum Average Annual Expenditures by Product 1990 – 2009
(Million Nominal Dollars)
| Year | Asphalt & Road Oil | Aviation Gasoline | Distillate Fuel | Jet Fuel | Kerosene | Lubricants | Motor Gasoline | Other Petroleum | Propane | Residual Fuel | Annual Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $79.5 | $6.5 | $1,578.2 | $48.2 | $0.8 | $97.8 | $1,925.3 | $3.9 | $242.0 | $0.4 | $3,982.6 |
| 2008 | $50.3 | $9.1 | $2,470.2 | $113.6 | $0.6 | $106.9 | $2,630.6 | $6.9 | $290.9 | $6.3 | $5,685.3 |
| 2007 | $52.1 | $9.5 | $2,013.9 | $87.8 | $1.1 | $98.5 | $2,404.7 | $5.4 | $254.4 | $3.5 | $4,931.0 |
| 2006 | $54.4 | $9.0 | $1,778.6 | $88.4 | $0.9 | $88.8 | $2,145.1 | $5.4 | $243.4 | $3.8 | $4,417.7 |
| 2005 | $41.6 | $7.7 | $1,543.4 | $69.9 | $1.6 | $73.2 | $1,876.5 | $3.6 | $219.1 | $5.9 | $3,842.5 |
| 2004 | $41.2 | $4.3 | $1,138.3 | $45.7 | $1.3 | $62.9 | $1,579.9 | $3.2 | $194.3 | $7.3 | $3,078.2 |
| 2003 | $42.1 | $5.1 | $865.7 | $45.0 | $0.8 | $59.6 | $1,316.3 | $2.9 | $183.6 | $3.4 | $2,524.5 |
| 2002 | $23.0 | $5.0 | $681.4 | $47.1 | $0.3 | $59.5 | $1,182.0 | $3.0 | $169.7 | $2.6 | $2,173.7 |
| 2001 | $24.3 | $4.8 | $746.2 | $37.5 | $1.0 | $55.3 | $1,231.6 | $3.7 | $149.4 | $3.2 | $2,257.0 |
| 2000 | $29.5 | $3.5 | $853.2 | $47.2 | $0.8 | $57.1 | $1,287.0 | $2.3 | $146.6 | $3.5 | $2,430.5 |
| 1999 | $38.7 | $3.2 | $732.9 | $36.2 | $0.3 | $57.6 | $931.0 | $2.5 | $99.0 | $1.3 | $1,902.6 |
| 1998 | $28.6 | $2.6 | $689.6 | $21.4 | $0.6 | $53.0 | $867.3 | $2.7 | $85.1 | $1.9 | $1,752.8 |
| 1997 | $33.0 | $4.2 | $741.5 | $28.0 | $0.8 | $51.6 | $995.0 | $3.4 | $101.5 | $1.8 | $1,960.9 |
| 1996 | $36.7 | $3.5 | $774.9 | $27.9 | $0.7 | $48.4 | $1,017.7 | $3.6 | $123.8 | $3.1 | $2,040.2 |
| 1995 | $20.2 | $3.2 | $587.1 | $22.7 | $0.5 | $50.1 | $928.0 | $4.0 | $79.6 | $1.8 | $1,697.3 |
| 1994 | $19.9 | $3.0 | $582.3 | $28.1 | $0.7 | $50.9 | $869.4 | $4.2 | $80.4 | $2.8 | $1,641.7 |
| 1993 | $15.5 | $3.0 | $563.8 | $27.8 | $0.8 | $50.2 | $859.6 | $3.2 | $74.9 | $3.9 | $1,602.7 |
| 1992 | $15.6 | $3.5 | $566.7 | $30.7 | $0.7 | $49.6 | $857.6 | $3.8 | $90.2 | $2.3 | $1,620.8 |
| 1991 | $29.9 | $3.7 | $542.6 | $33.1 | $0.7 | $48.8 | $882.0 | $2.4 | $94.4 | $2.5 | $1,640.0 |
| 1990 | $29.0 | $3.9 | $562.3 | $50.0 | $1.9 | $49.8 | $920.2 | $7.4 | $98.2 | $3.6 | $1,726.2 |
Nebraska Petroleum Average Annual Expenditures by Product 1970 – 1989
(Million Nominal Dollars)
| Year | Asphalt & Road Oil | Aviation Gasoline | Distillate Fuel | Jet Fuel | Kerosene | Lubricants | Motor Gasoline | Other Petroleum | Propane | Residual Fuel | Annual Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | $23.2 | $3.9 | $473.6 | $37.1 | $0.7 | $44.4 | $814.6 | $8.9 | $103.0 | $4.8 | $1,514.2 |
| 1988 | $29.7 | $3.6 | $462.0 | $34.2 | $2.1 | $41.6 | $705.4 | $6.1 | $92.3 | $5.6 | $1,382.5 |
| 1987 | $31.7 | $3.4 | $442.6 | $32.9 | $3.0 | $40.4 | $711.9 | $6.7 | $83.4 | $4.2 | $1,360.4 |
| 1986 | $24.9 | $5.0 | $393.2 | $32.8 | $4.8 | $37.8 | $679.4 | $6.6 | $66.2 | $4.3 | $1,254.9 |
| 1985 | $15.8 | $4.9 | $470.8 | $45.9 | $3.2 | $39.0 | $901.4 | $5.6 | $68.9 | $1.7 | $1,557.2 |
| 1984 | $20.8 | $5.5 | $474.4 | $49.3 | $3.8 | $41.8 | $896.6 | $5.5 | $49.7 | $2.0 | $1,549.5 |
| 1983 | $21.5 | $6.3 | $459.0 | $53.9 | $3.3 | $37.6 | $904.3 | $5.9 | $117.4 | $2.9 | $1,612.1 |
| 1982 | $21.8 | $6.8 | $380.8 | $57.2 | $3.7 | $35.6 | $1,027.3 | $6.0 | $109.1 | $5.1 | $1,653.4 |
| 1981 | $24.5 | $11.7 | $362.4 | $60.9 | $3.7 | $40.7 | $1,095.0 | $6.8 | $87.6 | $1.7 | $1,695.0 |
| 1980 | $18.6 | $9.7 | $332.7 | $56.2 | $2.0 | $33.9 | $1,008.9 | $3.3 | $96.7 | $4.3 | $1,566.2 |
| 1979 | $14.0 | $5.2 | $317.5 | $42.3 | $1.4 | $27.0 | $796.6 | $2.6 | $75.4 | $9.8 | $1,291.9 |
| 1978 | $23.5 | $4.5 | $225.4 | $31.9 | $8.9 | $19.2 | $638.0 | $2.2 | $75.2 | $13.0 | $1,041.7 |
| 1977 | $15.0 | $3.7 | $185.6 | $26.2 | $10.2 | $16.4 | $606.3 | $1.7 | $87.2 | $11.9 | $964.3 |
| 1976 | $7.7 | $2.5 | $158.2 | $21.1 | $10.4 | $23.4 | $573.0 | $1.8 | $86.2 | $15.9 | $900.3 |
| 1975 | $10.3 | $2.5 | $117.9 | $19.3 | $8.2 | $22.3 | $516.3 | $1.4 | $68.0 | $11.2 | $777.5 |
| 1974 | $11.6 | $2.8 | $113.2 | $15.8 | $8.5 | $22.7 | $457.5 | $1.4 | $60.0 | $10.1 | $703.8 |
| 1973 | $5.1 | $2.0 | $69.4 | $8.5 | $6.7 | $17.5 | $352.8 | $1.4 | $52.9 | $2.9 | $519.2 |
| 1972 | $5.1 | $1.0 | $53.4 | $7.4 | $5.4 | $16.1 | $321.3 | $1.0 | $36.9 | $3.0 | $450.6 |
| 1971 | $6.1 | $2.2 | $43.9 | $7.8 | $4.7 | $14.2 | $303.0 | $0.9 | $32.5 | $2.0 | $417.3 |
| 1970 | $5.3 | $2.2 | $41.4 | $7.3 | $3.9 | $14.8 | $294.4 | $0.0 | $34.1 | $2.3 | $405.7 |
Sources: State Energy Price and Expenditure Report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.
Notes: Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding.
Other petroleum is the subtotal of sixteen (16) petroleum products consumed in the industrial sector.