European Union: EU fuel prices in 2026: from the strikes on Iran to the September records
Forty weekly bulletins: EU average diesel +39.1%, petrol +25.0% since January, with records in spring and September.
Fuel price report archive 5/14
Written from our calculations from station-price data. All price reports
Malta: Fuel week, 28 September – 5 October 2026
Diesel ended the week at €1.21/l, petrol at €1.34/l.
Italy: diesel excise duty €672.90 per 1,000 litres from 6 October 2026
Italy: excise duty on diesel €672.90 per 1,000 litres from 6 October 2026, against €622.90 before. Source: Gazzetta Ufficiale (DL 162/2026; L. 199/2025).
European Union: EU fuel prices, week of 5 Oct: petrol −4.6%, diesel −3.9%
Weighted EU average, week of 5 October 2026: petrol €2.006/l (−4.6%), diesel €2.149/l (−3.9%). Source: European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin.
Slovenia: Diesel falls below €2/l
On 5 October 2026 the national average went from €2.01/l to €1.98/l.
Lithuania: Fuel week, 28 September – 5 October 2026
Diesel ended the week at €2.24/l, petrol at €1.94/l.
Ireland: Fuel week, 28 September – 5 October 2026
Diesel ended the week at €2.16/l, petrol at €1.98/l.
Luxembourg: Fuel week, 28 September – 5 October 2026
Diesel ended the week at €2.06/l, petrol at €1.84/l.
Belgium: Petrol falls below €2/l
On 5 October 2026 the national average went from €2.03/l to €1.96/l.
Hungary: Fuel week, 28 September – 5 October 2026
Diesel ended the week at €1.93/l, petrol at €1.73/l.
Croatia: Ten bulletin weeks, 3 August – 5 October 2026
In the Weekly Oil Bulletin of 5 October 2026, diesel in Croatia averaged €1.98/l and petrol €1.83/l.
Spain: Ten weeks at the pump, 3 August – 10 October 2026
On 10 October 2026, diesel averaged €1.89/l and petrol €1.78/l: national averages across at least 10,800 stations.
Italy: Ten weeks at the pump, 3 August – 10 October 2026
On 10 October 2026, diesel averaged €2.25/l and petrol €2.04/l: national averages across at least 21,000 stations.
France: Ten weeks at the pump, 3 August – 10 October 2026
On 10 October 2026, diesel averaged €2.35/l and petrol €2.16/l: national averages across at least 6,700 stations.
Romania: Five weeks at the pump, 4 September – 10 October 2026
Diesel reached RON 10.90/l and petrol RON 10.14/l, national averages across more than 1,100 stations.
Finland: Fuel week, 28 September – 5 October 2026
Diesel ended the week at €2.55/l, petrol at €2.37/l.
Latvia: Petrol falls below €2/l
On 5 October 2026 the national average went from €2.04/l to €1.96/l.
Estonia: Diesel falls below €2.20/l
On 5 October 2026 the national average went from €2.24/l to €2.10/l.
Denmark: Diesel falls below €2.50/l
On 5 October 2026 the national average went from €2.54/l to €2.49/l.
Greece: Diesel falls below €2.20/l
On 5 October 2026 the national average went from €2.22/l to €2.17/l.