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Last Update: November 21, 2024 Next Update: December 19, 2024                                                                                                                                               See full record of updates

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Energy Indicators  
Demography Arkansas Share of U.S. Period
Population 3.1 million 0.9% 2023  
Civilian Labor Force 1.4 million 0.8% Oct-24  
Economy Arkansas U.S. Rank Period
Gross Domestic Product $ 176.2 billion 35 2023  
Gross Domestic Product for the Manufacturing Sector $ 25,898 million 32 2023  
Per Capita Personal Income $ 54,347 47 2023  
Vehicle Miles Traveled 38,530 million miles 29 2022  
Land in Farms 13.7 million acres 21 2023  
Climate Arkansas U.S. Rank Period
Average Temperature 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit 8 2023  
Precipitation 52.3 inches 8 2023  
Prices  
Petroleum Arkansas U.S. Average Period find more
Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase $ 69.14 /barrel $ 74.97 /barrel Aug-24  
Natural Gas Arkansas U.S. Average Period find more
City Gate $ 5.13 /thousand cu ft $ 4.23 /thousand cu ft Aug-24 find more
Residential $ 21.49 /thousand cu ft $ 23.40 /thousand cu ft Aug-24 find more
Coal Arkansas U.S. Average Period find more
Average Sales Price -- $ 54.04 /short ton 2023  
Delivered to Electric Power Sector W $ 2.44 /million Btu Aug-24  
Electricity Arkansas U.S. Average Period find more
Residential 12.47 cents/kWh 16.63 cents/kWh Aug-24 find more
Commercial 10.08 cents/kWh 13.39 cents/kWh Aug-24 find more
Industrial 6.95 cents/kWh 8.72 cents/kWh Aug-24 find more
Reserves  
Reserves Arkansas Share of U.S. Period find more
Crude Oil (as of Dec. 31) 39 million barrels 0.1% 2022 find more
Expected Future Production of Dry Natural Gas (as of Dec. 31) 6,455 billion cu ft 0.9% 2022 find more
Expected Future Production of Natural Gas Plant Liquids 3 million barrels * 2022 find more
Recoverable Coal at Producing Mines -- -- 2023 find more
Rotary Rigs & Wells Arkansas Share of U.S. Period find more
Natural Gas Producing Wells 9,043 wells 1.9% 2020 find more
Capacity Arkansas Share of U.S. Period
Crude Oil Refinery Capacity (as of Jan. 1) 90,500 barrels/calendar day 0.5% 2024  
Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity 15,244 MW 1.3% Aug-24  
Supply & Distribution  
Production Arkansas Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Energy 690 trillion Btu 0.7% 2022 find more
Crude Oil 11 thousand barrels per day 0.1% Aug-24 find more
Natural Gas - Marketed 389,535 million cu ft 0.9% 2023 find more
Coal -- -- 2023 find more
Total Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation Arkansas Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Net Electricity Generation 6,474 thousand MWh 1.5% Aug-24  
Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation (share of total) Arkansas U.S. Average Period
Petroleum-Fired * 0.2 % Aug-24 find more
Natural Gas-Fired 42.6 % 48.0 % Aug-24 find more
Coal-Fired 26.9 % 16.3 % Aug-24 find more
Nuclear 21.0 % 16.5 % Aug-24 find more
Renewables 9.4 % 18.8 % Aug-24  
Stocks Arkansas Share of U.S. Period find more
Motor Gasoline (Excludes Pipelines) 93 thousand barrels 0.8% Aug-24  
Distillate Fuel Oil (Excludes Pipelines) 524 thousand barrels 0.5% Aug-24 find more
Natural Gas in Underground Storage 18,163 million cu ft 0.2% Aug-24 find more
Petroleum Stocks at Electric Power Producers 155 thousand barrels 0.7% Aug-24 find more
Coal Stocks at Electric Power Producers 3,809 thousand tons 3.1% Aug-24 find more
Fueling Stations Arkansas Share of U.S. Period
Motor Gasoline 1,408 stations 1.3% 2022  
Propane 27 stations 1.1% Oct-24  
Electric Vehicle Charging Locations 340 stations 0.5% Oct-24  
E85 74 stations 1.7% Oct-24  
Biodiesel, Compressed Natural Gas, and Other Alternative Fuels 48 stations 1.7% Oct-24  
Consumption & Expenditures  
Summary Arkansas U.S. Rank Period
Total Consumption 1,053 trillion Btu 30 2022 find more
Total Consumption per Capita 346 million Btu 16 2022 find more
Total Expenditures $ 17,392 million 32 2022 find more
Total Expenditures per Capita $ 5,709 19 2022 find more
by End-Use Sector Arkansas Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Residential 218 trillion Btu 1.1% 2022 find more
    »  Commercial 173 trillion Btu 1.0% 2022 find more
    »  Industrial 379 trillion Btu 1.2% 2022 find more
    »  Transportation 283 trillion Btu 1.0% 2022 find more
Expenditures
    »  Residential $ 2,999 million 0.9% 2022 find more
    »  Commercial $ 2,132 million 0.9% 2022 find more
    »  Industrial $ 3,592 million 1.3% 2022 find more
    »  Transportation $ 8,669 million 1.0% 2022 find more
by Source Arkansas Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Petroleum 64 million barrels 0.9% 2022 find more
    »  Natural Gas 389 billion cu ft 1.2% 2022 find more
    »  Coal 12,067 thousand short tons 2.3% 2022 find more
Expenditures
    »  Petroleum $ 10,147 million 1.0% 2022 find more
    »  Natural Gas $ 3,614 million 1.3% 2022 find more
    »  Coal $ 501 million 1.9% 2022 find more
Consumption for Electricity Generation Arkansas Share of U.S. Period find more
Petroleum 5 thousand barrels 0.3% Aug-24 find more
Natural Gas 20,875 million cu ft 1.4% Aug-24 find more
Coal 1,073 thousand tons 2.7% Aug-24 find more
Energy Source Used for Home Heating (share of households) Arkansas U.S. Average Period
Natural Gas 36.1 % 46.2 % 2022  
Fuel Oil 0.1 % 3.9 % 2022  
Electricity 54.7 % 41.3 % 2022  
Propane 5.7 % 5.0 % 2022  
Other/None 3.4 % 3.5 % 2022  
Environment  
Renewable Energy Capacity Arkansas Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Renewable Energy Electricity Net Summer Capacity 2,492 MW 0.7% Aug-24  
Ethanol Plant Nameplate Capacity -- -- 2024  
Renewable Energy Production Arkansas Share of U.S. Period find more
Utility-Scale Hydroelectric Net Electricity Generation 293 thousand MWh 1.4% Aug-24  
Utility-Scale Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Net Electricity Generation 249 thousand MWh 0.5% Aug-24  
Utility-Scale Biomass Net Electricity Generation 65 thousand MWh 1.6% Aug-24  
Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Generation 52 thousand MWh 0.6% Aug-24  
Fuel Ethanol Production 0 thousand barrels 0.0% 2022  
Renewable Energy Consumption Arkansas U.S. Rank Period find more
Renewable Energy Consumption as a Share of State Total 8.4 % 23 2022  
Fuel Ethanol Consumption 3,708 thousand barrels 31 2022  
Total Emissions Arkansas Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 63.2 million metric tons 1.3% 2022  
Electric Power Industry Emissions Arkansas Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 28,363 thousand metric tons 1.9% 2023  
Sulfur Dioxide 32 thousand metric tons 3.8% 2023  
Nitrogen Oxide 17 thousand metric tons 1.5% 2023  

Notes & Sources

-- = No data reported.
*  = Value is less than half of the smallest unit of measure (e.g., for values with no decimals, the smallest unit is 1 then values less than 0.5 are shown as *.)
NA = Not available.
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Note: Small differences between source data and values displayed here may be due to independent rounding.
Note: Components of "Utility-scale net electricity generation (share of total)" may not add to 100% because "Total utility-scale net electricity generation" includes net generation from petroleum coke, pumped storage hydroelectric, other gases, and other energy sources, which are not shown separately.
Note: Territory data may be estimates based on EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook.