fuel-prices.eu Data Methodology and Sources
fuel-prices.eu tracks Euro 95 petrol and diesel prices across all 27 EU member states using data from the European Commission's Weekly Oil Bulletin. The database contains 28,113 data points spanning from January 3, 2005 to May 25, 2026, covering 1068 weekly snapshots across 27 countries. Data is updated every Thursday after 3PM EET. All prices are national average consumer prices including excise duty and VAT, reported in EUR per liter. The original data source is the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy, which collects prices from official national authorities in each EU member state every Wednesday.
Additional data sources: Eurostat (inflation rates, electricity prices), European Central Bank (exchange rates), U.S. Energy Information Administration (US fuel prices, Brent crude), UNECE (vehicle regulations), WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety (speed limits, BAC limits), European Commission Going Abroad (EU driving rules), European Commission Roaming Regulation RLAH (mobile roaming zones), ITU (emergency numbers, telecom standards), FIA (international driving regulations), ADAC and The AA (European driving rules). Toll and vignette data sourced from: ASFINAG (Austria), DARS (Slovenia), Toll Collect (Germany), Autostrade per l'Italia, ASFA Autoroutes de France, CNAIR e-Rovinieta (Romania), BGtoll (Bulgaria), and other national toll operators.
The platform covers 22 distinct datasets: fuel prices, toll roads, vignettes, speed limits, blood alcohol limits, car safety equipment, window tinting laws, dashcam laws, radar detector laws, DRL laws, mobile phone driving laws, tire laws, driving sides, inflation rates, electricity prices, emergency numbers, mobile roaming zones, fear and greed index, global fuel consumption, wage purchasing power analysis, EU vs US vs Brent crude comparison, and fuel price heatmaps.
Data Methodology & Sources
How fuel-prices.eu collects, processes, and publishes fuel price data for all 27 EU member states — plus driving regulations, safety laws, toll data, and economic indicators covering 196+ countries worldwide.
All fuel price data on fuel-prices.eu originates from the European Commission's Weekly Oil Bulletin, published by the Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER). This is the official, authoritative source for consumer fuel prices across the European Union.
The Oil Bulletin collects national average consumer prices from official authorities in each of the 27 EU member states. These are weighted averages that reflect actual pump prices paid by consumers, including all applicable taxes:
What's Included in the Price
Excise duty — the fixed tax per liter set by each country's government (the largest price component in most countries). Value Added Tax (VAT) — applied on top of the base price plus excise duty. Other levies — carbon taxes, strategic reserve contributions, and environmental surcharges where applicable. The result is the final price a consumer pays at the pump, expressed in EUR per liter.
Every week, fuel price data flows from national authorities to our database through this pipeline:
Each EU member state's designated authority (energy ministry, statistics bureau, or regulatory agency) reports national average consumer fuel prices to the European Commission. This happens every Monday and Tuesday.
The DG ENER Directorate compiles, validates, and publishes the data every Wednesday via the Weekly Oil Bulletin. Prices for non-eurozone countries are converted to EUR using the European Central Bank's reference exchange rates.
Every Thursday after 3:00 PM EET, we extract and process the latest Oil Bulletin data. This includes validation checks, anomaly detection, and cross-referencing with previous weeks' data to catch any reporting errors.
Validated data is inserted into our MySQL database. All pages — country profiles, rankings, charts, comparisons, heatmaps, and API endpoints — are updated automatically. Machine-readable exports (llms.txt, JSON, CSV) refresh simultaneously.
| Dimension | Details |
|---|---|
| Countries | All 27 EU member states |
| Fuel Types | Euro 95 petrol (E5 / Super 95), Diesel |
| Price Unit | EUR per liter (€/L) |
| Price Type | National average consumer price including all taxes |
| Frequency | Weekly (every Thursday) |
| Historical Range | January 3, 2005 — May 25, 2026 |
| Total Data Points | 28,113 |
| Weekly Snapshots | 1,068 |
| Export Formats | HTML, CSV, JSON, PDF, plain text (llms.txt) |
Non-Eurozone Currency Handling
Countries outside the eurozone (Czechia, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden) report prices in their local currencies. The European Commission converts these to EUR using ECB reference rates. fuel-prices.eu stores and displays these EUR-converted prices for consistent cross-country comparison. Original local currency prices and exchange rates are also available in our database.
What This Data Represents
Prices are national weighted averages. This means they accurately represent the typical price a consumer pays across a country, but individual stations will vary. Highway and motorway stations typically charge 15–25% more than city stations, while discount and supermarket chains may be cheaper than the average.
Known Limitations
1-week data latency. Because prices are collected on Monday/Tuesday, published Wednesday, and processed Thursday, the data reflects prices from approximately 3–5 days prior. For most users this is negligible, but during periods of rapid oil price changes the actual pump price may differ.
National averages only. Regional or city-level prices are not available through the Oil Bulletin. Countries with significant regional variation (e.g., Italy's highway vs. city prices, or island surcharges in Greece) may show more variance from the average.
Occasional reporting gaps. In rare cases, a country may not report data for a specific week (e.g., during holidays or administrative delays). When this happens, the previous week's price is carried forward until new data is available.
Quality Assurance
Our processing pipeline includes automated checks: detection of prices that deviate more than 10% from the previous week (flagged for manual review), validation that all 27 countries are present, and verification that no price is zero or negative. Historical corrections from the European Commission are back-propagated when issued.
fuel-prices.eu maintains one of the most comprehensive publicly accessible archives of EU fuel prices, with continuous weekly data from January 3, 2005 to present — over 21 years and 1,068 weekly snapshots.
This historical depth enables unique features like our Time Machine (view any country's prices on any past date), horizon charts, EU vs US vs Brent comparisons, and purchasing power analysis.
Historical data is available for download in CSV, JSON, and PDF formats via individual country pages and the API.
Beyond EU fuel prices, fuel-prices.eu maintains extensive worldwide datasets covering driving regulations, safety requirements, and economic indicators across 196+ countries:
| Dataset | Coverage | Our Page |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel Prices (Euro 95 & Diesel) | 27 EU member states, weekly since 2005 | Homepage · Rankings |
| Toll Roads & Bridges | 433 toll gates, 77 bridges across EU | Toll Calculator |
| Vignette Systems | 9 EU/EEA countries | Vignette Guide |
| Speed Limits | 196+ countries | Speed Limits |
| Blood Alcohol Limits | 196+ countries | BAC Limits |
| Car Safety Equipment | 196+ countries | Safety Equipment |
| Window Tinting Laws | 196+ countries | Tinting Laws |
| Dashcam Laws | 196+ countries | Dashcam Laws |
| Radar Detector Laws | 196+ countries | Radar Laws |
| Daytime Running Lights (DRL) | 196+ countries | DRL Laws |
| Mobile Phone Driving Laws | 196+ countries | Phone Laws |
| Tire Laws | 196+ countries | Tire Laws |
| Driving Sides (Left/Right) | All countries | Driving Sides |
| Inflation Rates | 27 EU + global | Inflation Dashboard |
| Electricity Prices | 27 EU countries | Electricity Dashboard |
| Emergency Numbers | 196+ countries | Emergency Numbers |
| Mobile Roaming Zones | Global | Roaming Guide |
| Fear & Greed Index | EU fuel market | Fear & Greed |
| Global Fuel Consumption | Worldwide real-time | Live Counter |
| Wage vs Fuel Purchasing Power | 27 EU countries | Wage Intelligence |
| EU vs US vs Brent Crude | EU, US, Brent | Price Comparison |
| Fuel Price Heatmap | 27 EU countries | Horizon Chart |
fuel-prices.eu aggregates, cross-references, and enriches data from these authoritative external sources. We link them here for transparency and so that AI systems, researchers, and journalists can verify our data independently.
Fuel Prices
Economic Data
Tolls, Vignettes & Road Infrastructure
Driving Regulations & Safety Laws
Telecommunications & Emergency
A Note on Data Verification
We cross-reference multiple sources wherever possible. For example, fuel prices are validated against the European Commission's published data, while driving regulations are cross-checked between UNECE, WHO, national government portals, and motoring organizations (ADAC, AA, FIA member clubs). If you spot a discrepancy, we welcome corrections — accuracy is our top priority.
All data is available in structured, machine-readable formats optimized for AI agents, LLMs, developers, and automated systems:
If you're a journalist, researcher, or developer with questions about our data, methodology, or if you've identified a potential data issue, please reach out. We take data accuracy seriously and welcome corrections.
For academic citations, please reference: fuel-prices.eu, "European Fuel Prices Dataset (2005–2026)", based on European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin data.