Fertilizer Expenditures
Expenditures on fertilizer jumped to $2,230.0 million in 2022, which was a 22.5–percent increase from 2021 expenditures of $1,820.0 million. This set a new record high.
The annual expenditures for fertilizer 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 Fertilizer Expenditures in the Agricultural Sector 1949 – 2022
(Million Nominal Dollars)
| Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | . . . . . . | $1,180.0 | 2020 | . . . . . . | $1,380.0 | 2030 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2011 | . . . . . . | $1,570.0 | 2021 | . . . . . . | $1,820.0 | 2031 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2012 | . . . . . . | $1,760.0 | 2022 | . . . . . . | $2,230.0 | 2032 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2013 | . . . . . . | $1,620.0 | 2023 | . . . . . . | NA | 2033 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2014 | . . . . . . | $1,580.0 | 2024 | . . . . . . | NA | 2034 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2015 | . . . . . . | $1,430.0 | 2025 | . . . . . . | NA | 2035 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2016 | . . . . . . | $1,360.0 | 2026 | . . . . . . | NA | 2036 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2017 | . . . . . . | $1,270.0 | 2027 | . . . . . . | NA | 2037 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2018 | . . . . . . | $1,360.0 | 2028 | . . . . . . | NA | 2038 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2019 | . . . . . . | $1,300.0 | 2029 | . . . . . . | NA | 2039 | . . . . . . | NA |
| Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | . . . . . . | $405.4 | 1990 | . . . . . . | $330.9 | 2000 | . . . . . . | $448.8 | ||
| 1981 | . . . . . . | $395.6 | 1991 | . . . . . . | $331.7 | 2001 | . . . . . . | $464.2 | ||
| 1982 | . . . . . . | $326.5 | 1992 | . . . . . . | $323.9 | 2002 | . . . . . . | $447.9 | ||
| 1983 | . . . . . . | $275.6 | 1993 | . . . . . . | $314.0 | 2003 | . . . . . . | $480.0 | ||
| 1984 | . . . . . . | $324.8 | 1994 | . . . . . . | $379.4 | 2004 | . . . . . . | $550.0 | ||
| 1985 | . . . . . . | $324.5 | 1995 | . . . . . . | $404.4 | 2005 | . . . . . . | $660.0 | ||
| 1986 | . . . . . . | $301.2 | 1996 | . . . . . . | $506.4 | 2006 | . . . . . . | $660.0 | ||
| 1987 | . . . . . . | $256.6 | 1997 | . . . . . . | $499.5 | 2007 | . . . . . . | $920.0 | ||
| 1988 | . . . . . . | $315.4 | 1998 | . . . . . . | $466.5 | 2008 | . . . . . . | $1,170.0 | ||
| 1989 | . . . . . . | $317.8 | 1999 | . . . . . . | $439.1 | 2009 | . . . . . . | $1,210.0 |
| Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | . . . . . . | $3.7 | 1960 | . . . . . . | $30.0 | 1970 | . . . . . . | $91.6 | ||
| 1951 | . . . . . . | $5.7 | 1961 | . . . . . . | $45.7 | 1971 | . . . . . . | $104.1 | ||
| 1952 | . . . . . . | $9.0 | 1962 | . . . . . . | $42.7 | 1972 | . . . . . . | $108.9 | ||
| 1953 | . . . . . . | $14.4 | 1963 | . . . . . . | $47.5 | 1973 | . . . . . . | $142.6 | ||
| 1954 | . . . . . . | $23.5 | 1964 | . . . . . . | $47.2 | 1974 | . . . . . . | $239.9 | ||
| 1955 | . . . . . . | $22.2 | 1965 | . . . . . . | $51.0 | 1975 | . . . . . . | $231.3 | ||
| 1956 | . . . . . . | $17.1 | 1966 | . . . . . . | $65.3 | 1976 | . . . . . . | $243.6 | ||
| 1957 | . . . . . . | $19.9 | 1967 | . . . . . . | $73.2 | 1977 | . . . . . . | $265.6 | ||
| 1958 | . . . . . . | $25.4 | 1968 | . . . . . . | $96.2 | 1978 | . . . . . . | $267.8 | ||
| 1959 | . . . . . . | $30.3 | 1969 | . . . . . . | $75.8 | 1979 | . . . . . . | $292.9 |
| Year | . . . . . . | Expense |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | . . . . . . | $2.1 |
Sources: United States Department of Agriculture. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.