Natural gas production for 2022 was 320.3 million (0.32 billion) cubic feet, which was a decrease of 0.2 percent from the 2021 production of 326.8 million (0.33 billion) cubic feet. The record high was in the year 1960 when 28.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas was produced.

Nebraska's production by county is visually represented by the map below. Historical numbers follow in the data table. Totals can be viewed in the report Natural Gas Production.

2026

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Residential

In 2021, the number of residential consuming entities (or meters) increased by 10,000 consumers to 553,000; average annual consumption per consumer entity fell two thousand cubic feet to 66 thousand cubic feet; and the average annual residential natural gas bill increased $86 to $633.

The average annual residential natural gas bill set a new record of $922 in 2008 topping the previous records of $870 in 2007 and $854 in 2001.

Compressed natural gas (CNG) consumption for vehicle use was low in 2025. Consumption was at the bottom boundary of the five–year range from January to February. In April, consumption was in the lower half of the five–year range. During the rest of 2025, consumption was below 2024's consumption, the five–year average, and the five–year range. (Figure 1)

Vehicles registered in the state are counted in the data table below by the type of fuel they consume.