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Energy Indicators  
Demography Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
Population 4.6 million 1.4% 2022  
Civilian Labor Force 2.1 million 1.3% Mar-23  
Economy Louisiana U.S. Rank Period
Gross Domestic Product $ 281.4 billion 26 2022  
Gross Domestic Product for the Manufacturing Sector $ 48,484 million 19 2022  
Per Capita Personal Income $ 54,435 41 2021  
Vehicle Miles Traveled 54,728 million miles 24 2021  
Land in Farms 8.0 million acres 33 2022  
Climate Louisiana U.S. Rank Period
Average Temperature 67.3 degrees Fahrenheit 2 2022  
Precipitation 55.3 inches 3 2022  
Prices  
Petroleum Louisiana U.S. Average Period find more
Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase $ 75.59 /barrel $ 74.32 /barrel Feb-23  
Natural Gas Louisiana U.S. Average Period find more
City Gate $ 5.00 /thousand cu ft $ 6.20 /thousand cu ft Feb-23 find more
Residential $ 14.13 /thousand cu ft $ 15.20 /thousand cu ft Feb-23 find more
Coal Louisiana U.S. Average Period find more
Average Sales Price $ 26.26 /short ton $ 36.50 /short ton 2021  
Delivered to Electric Power Sector W $ 2.58 /million Btu Feb-23  
Electricity Louisiana U.S. Average Period find more
Residential 12.84 cents/kWh 15.96 cents/kWh Feb-23 find more
Commercial 12.37 cents/kWh 12.77 cents/kWh Feb-23 find more
Industrial 7.26 cents/kWh 8.15 cents/kWh Feb-23 find more
Reserves  
Reserves Louisiana Share of U.S. Period find more
Crude Oil (as of Dec. 31) 365 million barrels 0.9% 2021 find more
Expected Future Production of Dry Natural Gas (as of Dec. 31) 39,859 billion cu ft 6.8% 2021 find more
Expected Future Production of Natural Gas Plant Liquids 176 million barrels 0.7% 2021 find more
Recoverable Coal at Producing Mines 13 million short tons 0.1% 2021 find more
Rotary Rigs & Wells Louisiana Share of U.S. Period find more
Natural Gas Producing Wells 14,867 wells 3.1% 2020 find more
Capacity Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
Crude Oil Refinery Capacity (as of Jan. 1) 2,922,541 barrels/calendar day 16.3% 2022  
Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity 24,930 MW 2.1% Feb-23  
Supply & Distribution  
Production Louisiana Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Energy 3,838 trillion Btu 4.0% 2020 find more
Crude Oil 99 thousand barrels per day 0.8% Feb-23 find more
Natural Gas - Marketed 3,431,429 million cu ft 9.2% 2021 find more
Coal 300 thousand short tons 0.1% 2021 find more
Total Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation Louisiana Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Net Electricity Generation 6,902 thousand MWh 2.2% Feb-23  
Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation (share of total) Louisiana U.S. Average Period
Petroleum-Fired NM 0.4 % Feb-23 find more
Natural Gas-Fired 77.5 % 40.1 % Feb-23 find more
Coal-Fired 1.7 % 14.9 % Feb-23 find more
Nuclear 13.8 % 19.6 % Feb-23 find more
Renewables 3.9 % 24.5 % Feb-23  
Stocks Louisiana Share of U.S. Period find more
Motor Gasoline (Excludes Pipelines) 946 thousand barrels 7.4% Feb-23  
Distillate Fuel Oil (Excludes Pipelines) 6,270 thousand barrels 6.5% Feb-23 find more
Natural Gas in Underground Storage 537,296 million cu ft 8.2% Feb-23 find more
Petroleum Stocks at Electric Power Producers 187 thousand barrels 0.8% Feb-23 find more
Coal Stocks at Electric Power Producers 2,321 thousand tons 2.3% Feb-23 find more
Fueling Stations Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
Motor Gasoline 2,353 stations 2.1% 2020  
Propane 48 stations 1.8% 2022  
Electricity 193 stations 0.4% 2022  
E85 18 stations 0.4% 2022  
Compressed Natural Gas and Other Alternative Fuels 22 stations 0.7% 2022  
Consumption & Expenditures  
Summary Louisiana U.S. Rank Period
Total Consumption 4,200 trillion Btu 3 2020 find more
Total Consumption per Capita 903 million Btu 1 2020 find more
Total Expenditures $ 24,234 million 14 2020 find more
Total Expenditures per Capita $ 5,210 4 2020 find more
by End-Use Sector Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Residential 301 trillion Btu 1.5% 2020 find more
    »  Commercial 234 trillion Btu 1.4% 2020 find more
    »  Industrial 3,059 trillion Btu 9.8% 2020 find more
    »  Transportation 606 trillion Btu 2.5% 2020 find more
Expenditures
    »  Residential $ 3,380 million 1.3% 2020 find more
    »  Commercial $ 2,354 million 1.4% 2020 find more
    »  Industrial $ 11,928 million 7.1% 2020 find more
    »  Transportation $ 6,572 million 1.6% 2020 find more
by Source Louisiana Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Petroleum 425 million barrels 5.9% 2021 find more
    »  Natural Gas 1,825 billion cu ft 6.0% 2021 find more
    »  Coal 6 million short tons 1.1% 2021 find more
Expenditures
    »  Petroleum $ 24,088 million 3.2% 2021 find more
    »  Natural Gas $ 6,334 million 3.3% 2021 find more
    »  Coal $ 495 million 2.1% 2021 find more
Consumption for Electricity Generation Louisiana Share of U.S. Period find more
Petroleum NM NM Feb-23 find more
Natural Gas 36,428 million cu ft 4.1% Feb-23 find more
Coal 83 thousand short tons 0.3% Feb-23 find more
Energy Source Used for Home Heating (share of households) Louisiana U.S. Average Period
Natural Gas 31.8 % 46.5 % 2021  
Fuel Oil 0.1 % 4.1 % 2021  
Electricity 65.1 % 41.0 % 2021  
Propane 2.0 % 5.0 % 2021  
Other/None 1.0 % 3.5 % 2021  
Environment  
Renewable Energy Capacity Louisiana Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Renewable Energy Electricity Net Summer Capacity 759 MW 0.2% Feb-23  
Ethanol Plant Nameplate Capacity -- -- 2022  
Renewable Energy Production Louisiana Share of U.S. Period find more
Utility-Scale Hydroelectric Net Electricity Generation 85 thousand MWh 0.4% Feb-23  
Utility-Scale Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Net Electricity Generation 14 thousand MWh * Jan-23  
Utility-Scale Biomass Net Electricity Generation 166 thousand MWh 4.2% Feb-23  
Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Generation 19 thousand MWh 0.4% Feb-23  
Fuel Ethanol Production 0 thousand barrels 0.0% 2020  
Renewable Energy Consumption Louisiana U.S. Rank Period find more
Renewable Energy Consumption as a Share of State Total 3.4 % 49 2020  
Fuel Ethanol Consumption 4,986 thousand barrels 26 2021  
Total Emissions Louisiana Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 183.3 million metric tons 4.0% 2020  
Electric Power Industry Emissions Louisiana Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 45,917 thousand metric tons 2.8% 2021  
Sulfur Dioxide 36 thousand metric tons 3.1% 2021  
Nitrogen Oxide 53 thousand metric tons 4.2% 2021  

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.