Energy inflation
Energy prices since 2000
Up 164%
An average of 3.79% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 energy costs $264.33 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
16.3%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1957
How much energy prices have risen
| Since | Energy | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +1,192% | +763% | $1,291.57 |
| 1980 | +283% | +307% | $382.97 |
| 1990 | +223% | +156% | $322.58 |
| 2000 | +164% | +95% | $264.33 |
| 2010 | +56% | +54% | $155.76 |
| 2020 | +67% | +29% | $167.23 |
Calculate energy inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1957
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 279.4 | -0.1% | $1.18 |
| 2024 | 279.5 | -1.3% | $1.18 |
| 2023 | 283.3 | -5.0% | $1.16 |
| 2022 | 298.3 | 25.2% | $1.10 |
| 2021 | 238.3 | 21.0% | $1.38 |
| 2020 | 196.9 | -8.5% | $1.67 |
| 2019 | 215.3 | -2.1% | $1.53 |
| 2018 | 219.9 | 7.5% | $1.50 |
| 2017 | 204.5 | 7.9% | $1.61 |
| 2016 | 189.5 | -6.6% | $1.74 |
| 2015 | 202.9 | -16.7% | $1.62 |
| 2014 | 243.6 | -0.3% | $1.35 |
| 2013 | 244.4 | -0.7% | $1.35 |
| 2012 | 246.1 | 0.9% | $1.34 |
| 2011 | 243.9 | 15.4% | $1.35 |
| 2010 | 211.4 | 9.5% | $1.56 |
| 2009 | 193.1 | -18.4% | $1.71 |
| 2008 | 236.7 | 13.9% | $1.39 |
| 2007 | 207.7 | 5.5% | $1.59 |
| 2006 | 196.9 | 11.2% | $1.67 |
| 2005 | 177.1 | 17.0% | $1.86 |
| 2004 | 151.4 | 10.9% | $2.18 |
| 2003 | 136.5 | 12.2% | $2.41 |
| 2002 | 121.7 | -5.9% | $2.71 |
| 2001 | 129.3 | 3.8% | $2.55 |
| 2000 | 124.6 | 16.9% | $2.64 |
| 1999 | 106.6 | 3.6% | $3.09 |
| 1998 | 102.9 | -7.7% | $3.20 |
| 1997 | 111.5 | 1.3% | $2.95 |
| 1996 | 110.1 | 4.7% | $2.99 |
| 1995 | 105.2 | 0.6% | $3.13 |
| 1994 | 104.6 | 0.4% | $3.15 |
| 1993 | 104.2 | 1.2% | $3.16 |
| 1992 | 103.0 | 0.5% | $3.20 |
| 1991 | 102.5 | 0.4% | $3.21 |
| 1990 | 102.1 | 8.3% | $3.23 |
| 1989 | 94.3 | 5.6% | $3.49 |
| 1988 | 89.3 | 0.8% | $3.69 |
| 1987 | 88.6 | 0.5% | $3.72 |
| 1986 | 88.2 | -13.2% | $3.73 |
| 1985 | 101.6 | 0.7% | $3.24 |
| 1984 | 100.9 | 1.0% | $3.26 |
| 1983 | 99.9 | 0.7% | $3.30 |
| 1982 | 99.2 | 1.5% | $3.32 |
| 1981 | 97.7 | 13.6% | $3.37 |
| 1980 | 86.0 | 30.9% | $3.83 |
| 1979 | 65.7 | 25.1% | $5.01 |
| 1978 | 52.5 | 6.3% | $6.27 |
| 1977 | 49.4 | 9.5% | $6.67 |
| 1976 | 45.1 | 7.1% | $7.30 |
| 1975 | 42.1 | 10.5% | $7.82 |
| 1974 | 38.1 | 29.6% | $8.64 |
| 1973 | 29.4 | 8.1% | $11.20 |
| 1972 | 27.2 | 2.6% | $12.11 |
| 1971 | 26.5 | 3.9% | $12.43 |
| 1970 | 25.5 | 2.8% | $12.92 |
| 1969 | 24.8 | 2.5% | $13.28 |
| 1968 | 24.2 | 1.7% | $13.61 |
| 1967 | 23.8 | 2.1% | $13.84 |
| 1966 | 23.3 | 1.7% | $14.14 |
| 1965 | 22.9 | 1.8% | $14.38 |
| 1964 | 22.5 | -0.4% | $14.64 |
| 1963 | 22.6 | 0.0% | $14.57 |
| 1962 | 22.6 | 0.4% | $14.57 |
| 1961 | 22.5 | 0.4% | $14.64 |
| 1960 | 22.4 | 2.3% | $14.70 |
| 1959 | 21.9 | 1.9% | $15.04 |
| 1958 | 21.5 | 0.0% | $15.32 |
| 1957 | 21.5 | $15.32 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0E, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have energy prices gone up since 2000?
- Energy prices rose 164% from 2000 to August 2026, faster than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for energy right now?
- Energy prices were 16.3% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of energy in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $264.33.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for energy (series CUUR0000SA0E), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.