Electricity Expenditures in the Agricultural Sector
Expenditures on electricity decreased to $270.8 million in 2022, which was a 4.0–percent decrease from 2021 expenditures of $282.0 million.
A record high was set in 2012 at $312.3 million. The annual expenditures for electricity 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 Electricity Expenditures in the Agricultural Sector 1949 – 2022
(Million Nominal Dollars)
| Year | Expense (millions of dollars) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $190.8 |
| 2011 | $232.0 |
| 2012 | $312.3 |
| 2013 | $281.8 |
| 2014 | $294.4 |
| 2015 | $246.9 |
| 2016 | $275.6 |
| 2017 | $291.3 |
| 2018 | $267.0 |
| 2019 | $221.8 |
| 2020 | $255.0 |
| 2021 | $282.0 |
| 2022 | $270.8 |
| 2023 | Not available |
| 2024 | Not available |
| 2025 | Not available |
| 2026 | Not available |
| 2027 | Not available |
| 2028 | Not available |
| 2029 | Not available |
| 2030 | Not available |
| 2031 | Not available |
| 2032 | Not available |
| 2033 | Not available |
| 2034 | Not available |
| 2035 | Not available |
| 2036 | Not available |
| 2037 | Not available |
| 2038 | Not available |
| 2039 | Not available |
| Year | Expense (millions of dollars) |
|---|---|
| 1980 | $66.8 |
| 1981 | $75.1 |
| 1982 | $86.1 |
| 1983 | $83.2 |
| 1984 | $86.0 |
| 1985 | $78.0 |
| 1986 | $74.2 |
| 1987 | $88.6 |
| 1988 | $96.1 |
| 1989 | $106.7 |
| 1990 | $104.1 |
| 1991 | $104.1 |
| 1992 | $102.0 |
| 1993 | $101.7 |
| 1994 | $113.4 |
| 1995 | $100.7 |
| 1996 | $112.0 |
| 1997 | $117.2 |
| 1998 | $120.8 |
| 1999 | $104.2 |
| 2000 | $112.9 |
| 2001 | $140.7 |
| 2002 | $164.1 |
| 2003 | $148.9 |
| 2004 | $134.6 |
| 2005 | $136.7 |
| 2006 | $159.1 |
| 2007 | $160.9 |
| 2008 | $194.3 |
| 2009 | $165.6 |
| Year | Expense (millions of dollars) |
|---|---|
| 1950 | $1.4 |
| 1951 | $1.8 |
| 1952 | $1.9 |
| 1953 | $2.3 |
| 1954 | $2.3 |
| 1955 | $2.3 |
| 1956 | $2.4 |
| 1957 | $2.5 |
| 1958 | $2.7 |
| 1959 | $3.1 |
| 1960 | $3.4 |
| 1961 | $3.6 |
| 1962 | $3.8 |
| 1963 | $4.0 |
| 1964 | $4.4 |
| 1965 | $4.5 |
| 1966 | $4.9 |
| 1967 | $5.0 |
| 1968 | $5.7 |
| 1969 | $6.4 |
| 1970 | $6.4 |
| 1971 | $6.6 |
| 1972 | $7.0 |
| 1973 | $7.6 |
| 1974 | $10.0 |
| 1975 | $16.1 |
| 1976 | $28.9 |
| 1977 | $43.0 |
| 1978 | $63.0 |
| 1979 | $64.4 |
| Year | Expense |
|---|---|
| 1949 | $1.6 |
Sources: United States Department of Agriculture. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.
Note: The personal use of electricity by farm families is not included in these figures.