Iowa Heating Oil Prices in 2021
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021
Last updated
- Average
- $2.611
- High
- $3.078
- Nov 1
- Low
- $2.010
- Jan 4
- Against 2020
- Up +$0.696 (+36.3%)
- change in average
In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Iowa. They averaged $2.611 a gallon, from a low of $2.010 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.078 on November 1, 2021.
The average was 36.3% above 2020’s $1.915.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Iowa values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2021
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.010Jan 11 $2.032Jan 18 $2.064Jan 25 $2.079 | $2.046 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.106Feb 8 $2.197Feb 15 $2.286Feb 22 $2.323 | $2.228 |
| March | Mar 1 $2.431Mar 8 $2.633Mar 15 $2.595Mar 22 $2.438Mar 29 $2.379 | $2.495 |
| October | Oct 4 $2.868Oct 11 $2.978Oct 18 $3.003Oct 25 $3.054 | $2.976 |
| November | Nov 1 $3.078Nov 8 $3.071Nov 15 $3.062Nov 22 $2.986Nov 29 $2.893 | $3.018 |
| December | Dec 6 $2.832Dec 13 $2.872Dec 20 $2.792Dec 27 $2.835 | $2.833 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Iowa, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.