Natural Gas Annual Consumption in Nebraska
by Sector


In 2005, Nebraska used 119.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas, an increase of 3.6 percent from 2004.  The industrial sector consumed 34 percent of the total, the residential sector consumed 32 percent, and the commercial sector consumed 23 percent. The electric power and transportation sectors consumed 6.8 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively.  Within the residential sector, according to the “2005 American Community Survey”, 66 percent of Nebraska households used natural gas as their primary heating fuel.



Natural Gas Annual Consumption by Sector
Nebraska, 1960-2005
(Billion Cubic Feet)
Year Sectors Total
End-Use Sectors Electric
Power
Commercial Industrial Residential Transportation
1960 21.9 37.0 39.5 6.3 31.0 135.7
1961 22.4 37.4 40.2 6.6 33.1 139.7
1962 21.7 40.5 43.2 6.6 32.3 144.3
1963 22.4 41.0 40.7 6.5 36.5 147.1
1964 24.2 47.0 45.1 8.2 37.7 162.2
1965 25.5 48.2 47.6 8.7 36.3 166.2
1966 29.9 65.0 52.9 9.3 39.5 196.7
1967 41.4 43.7 53.8 10.3 39.5 188.7
1968 41.8 49.6 53.4 10.0 48.6 203.3
1969 46.0 52.2 55.2 11.5 45.2 210.0
1970 46.8 56.4 58.3 13.1 47.6 222.3
1971 47.3 56.7 57.7 13.2 48.8 223.7
1972 45.5 56.8 60.0 13.1 49.2 224.6
1973 38.7 72.8 50.4 13.6 54.1 229.6
1974 42.3 71.5 49.4 11.5 48.0 222.8
1975 43.1 73.8 53.8 10.4 37.7 218.8
1976 48.7 64.9 55.0 10.4 19.6 198.6
1977 47.0 61.0 52.9 12.2 15.6 188.8
1978 40.7 52.3 48.2 8.9 12.8 163.1
1979 43.5 51.9 53.5 7.0 14.0 170.0
1980 43.4 51.9 48.9 7.0 11.9 163.1
1981 40.6 43.1 43.9 6.1 4.6 138.3
1982 43.0 37.1 51.4 5.2 1.6 138.2
1983 39.1 37.4 47.2 4.1 1.6 129.3
1984 41.9 38.6 47.8 4.6 1.5 134.5
1985 39.4 33.2 46.7 5.6 1.3 126.1
1986 36.4 20.4 42.3 3.9 1.7 104.7
1987 34.2 30.1 38.9 4.5 1.7 109.4
1988 39.4 32.3 43.5 4.7 2.0 122.0
1989 37.4 30.6 44.8 4.9 2.6 120.2
1990 36.5 25.8 41.5 3.5 3.8 111.1
1991 40.3 24.8 44.7 2.4 3.7 115.8
1992 34.5 26.5 41.4 2.6 1.9 106.9
1993 34.7 38.7 48.3 2.5 1.9 126.1
1994 38.9 37.0 44.4 3.3 3.1 126.8
1995 40.0 44.8 45.1 3.4 3.1 136.4
1996 40.8 36.2 49.0 4.6 2.3 132.9
1997 33.9 44.5 47.1 4.3 2.7 132.4
1998 28.9 53.1 40.8 2.9 5.1 130.7
1999 27.6 45.8 40.6 3.0 4.6 121.5
2000 28.9 46.8 42.5 3.2 5.5 127.0
2001 27.8 40.2 46.7 3.1 4.3 122.0
2002 28.2 40.7 43.8 2.7 4.9 120.3
2003 28.4 38.4 42.2 5.4 4.6 118.9
2004 29.9 39.2 38.6 4.0 3.3 115.0
2005 27.4 41.2 38.0 4.5 8.1 119.1

Sources:  State Energy Data Report.  Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC.  Nebraska Energy Office, 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.

The table and graph were updated on June 12, 2008.  Typically, there are two years between updates.

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