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2022 Annual
2022 Annual
R e t ail Pr op ane Sales R eport
Retail Propane Sales Report

nnually, the Propane Educational Research
Council asks for propane retailers participa-
tion in the Annual Retail Sales Report. This
Ainformation is vital to helping PERC and the
industry understand market trends across the propane
industry and the evolving needs of individual retailers
of odorized propane. The information obtained ensures
that each state receives an accurate amount of state
rebate funding from PERC to support vital local projects
that impact safety, training, and growth.

In 2022, U.S. retail (odorized) propane sales
totaled 9.84 billion gallons, a 3.1% year-over-year
increase from the 9.54 billion gallons sold in 2021.
Primary energy consumption in the United States was
100.4 quadrillion British Thermal Units (BTUs) in 2022, Annual retail propane sales report
a 3% increase from 2021. Higher sales in the residential U.S. odorized propane sales by state and end‐use sector
segment and increased industrial activities post pan- Reporting year: 2022
demic have played a major role in the overall growth in
propane sales in 2022. Total sales for 2022 were 9.8%
above the ten-year average of 8.96 billion gallons of Frost & Sullivan
Conducted by
odorized propane volumes per year.
on behalf of the
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While propane sales increased across the Frost & Sullivan / Propane Education & Research Council – Annual retail propane sales report Reporting year 2022
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South, West, and Midwest regions, the Northeast
region experienced a drop of 1.1% in propane sales in In 2022, the top 10 states by total retail sales
2022. Focus on electrification, adoption of new tech- accounted for 46.5% of total U.S. propane sales, while
nologies such as heat pumps, and decrease in average the remaining 40 states and the District of Columbia to-
propane sales in the New England region are some of taled the remaining 53.5% of sales. The top 10 states by
the key reasons for the decline in propane sales in the total 2022 retail propane sales (millions of gallons) was
region in 2022. topped again by California with 539 million gallons in
South Region 2022. They were followed by Michigan (531), Minnesota
(501), Texas (493), Wisconsin (452), Iowa (449), New
The South region accounted for 27.8% of total York (428), Illinois (408), Ohio (390), and North Carolina
U.S. propane sales in 2022. This total is up from 27.3% (382).
share in 2021. Total propane sales in the region in-
creased modestly, from 2.61 billion gallons in 2021 to In 2022, the survey indicated about 12.3 million
2.73 billion gallons in 2022. Residential propane sales total residential accounts and about 2.49 million pro-
increased by 9.2 on a year-on-year basis to reach a pane accounts in other sectors. The residential sector
volume of 1,143 million gallons in 2022 compared to accounted for 53% of all sales, with the commercial
1,047 million gallons in 2021. Industrial sales increased sector accounting for 22% of total sales. The industrial
by more than two times to 218 million gallons in 2022 (non-forklift) sector accounted for 6%, agriculture sector
due to heightened industrial activities in the region. accounted for 9%, cylinder markets accounted for 3%,
Commercial and agriculture sectors experienced a and the internal combustion sector accounted for 7% of
decline of 101 millions gallons and 17 million gallons total sales. To read the full Frost & Sullivan 2022 Annual
respectively in 2022. Retail Propane Sales Report click here.■

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