On 19 August 2026, the national average price of diesel in Spain reached € 1.83/l, the highest value in our daily series, which covers 25 March – 19 August 2026. That is € 0.008 a litre above the previous peak of € 1.83/l, recorded on 4 August 2026.
Our daily national series for this market covers 25 March – 19 August 2026 — 147 days — so no comparison here reaches further back than that. Between 12 August 2026 and 19 August 2026 the national average rose 2.0%, from € 1.80/l to € 1.83/l. The current level is 21.1% above the 25 March – 19 August 2026 low of € 1.51/l, reached on 30 June 2026.
Percentages, price differences and fill-up estimates are calculated from unrounded national averages. Prices shown in prose and tables are rounded to two decimal places.
Key figures
| Fuel | 18 Aug | 19 Aug | Change | 12 – 19 August 2026 | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel | € 1.83/l | € 1.83/l | +0.4% | +2.0% | 12,019 / 12,020 |
| Petrol | € 1.70/l | € 1.71/l | +0.2% | +1.3% | 11,263 / 11,264 |
Across all reporting stations the change is +0.4%; across the 12,019 stations that reported on both days it is +0.4%. The panel covers 100.0% of the smaller daily sample.
| Metric | Value | Stations |
|---|---|---|
| All reporting stations | +0.4% | 12,019 / 12,020 |
| Matched-station panel | +0.4% | 12,019 |
| Panel coverage | 100.0% | 12,019 |
Spain diesel average, 22 May – 19 August 2026
Chart values as a table
| Day | Average | Stations |
|---|---|---|
| € 1.52/l | 11,986 | |
| € 1.52/l | 11,986 | |
| € 1.52/l | 11,986 | |
| € 1.52/l | 11,986 | |
| € 1.51/l | 11,988 | |
| € 1.51/l | 11,988 | |
| € 1.56/l | 11,989 | |
| € 1.55/l | 11,995 | |
| € 1.55/l | 11,995 | |
| € 1.55/l | 11,995 | |
| € 1.55/l | 11,995 | |
| € 1.55/l | 11,997 | |
| € 1.55/l | 11,998 | |
| € 1.55/l | 11,998 | |
| € 1.57/l | 11,999 | |
| € 1.57/l | 11,999 | |
| € 1.57/l | 12,000 | |
| € 1.57/l | 12,000 | |
| € 1.57/l | 12,002 | |
| € 1.60/l | 12,003 | |
| € 1.60/l | 12,003 | |
| € 1.64/l | 12,003 | |
| € 1.64/l | 12,003 | |
| € 1.65/l | 12,003 | |
| € 1.67/l | 12,003 | |
| € 1.67/l | 12,003 | |
| € 1.69/l | 12,004 | |
| € 1.69/l | 12,004 | |
| € 1.72/l | 12,006 | |
| € 1.73/l | 12,007 | |
| € 1.73/l | 12,007 | |
| € 1.74/l | 12,007 | |
| € 1.74/l | 12,007 | |
| € 1.75/l | 12,008 | |
| € 1.76/l | 12,008 | |
| € 1.76/l | 12,008 | |
| € 1.81/l | 12,008 | |
| € 1.81/l | 12,008 | |
| € 1.81/l | 12,008 | |
| € 1.83/l | 12,012 | |
| € 1.83/l | 12,012 | |
| € 1.81/l | 12,012 | |
| € 1.81/l | 12,012 | |
| € 1.80/l | 12,015 | |
| € 1.80/l | 12,015 | |
| € 1.80/l | 12,015 | |
| € 1.80/l | 12,016 | |
| € 1.80/l | 12,016 | |
| € 1.81/l | 12,016 | |
| € 1.82/l | 12,018 | |
| € 1.82/l | 12,018 | |
| € 1.82/l | 12,018 | |
| € 1.82/l | 12,018 | |
| € 1.83/l | 12,019 | |
| € 1.83/l | 12,020 |
Calculation details
Values below are the unrounded daily national averages used for every figure in this article, shown to 6 decimal places. Percentage change = (later average − earlier average) ÷ earlier average × 100.
| Metric | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel, daily national average on 18 August 2026 | 1.826317 | EUR/l |
| Diesel, daily national average on 19 August 2026 | 1.833985 | EUR/l |
| Diesel, daily national average on 4 August 2026 | 1.827205 | EUR/l |
| Difference, 18 August 2026 to 19 August 2026 | 0.007668 | EUR/l |
| Percentage change, 18 August 2026 to 19 August 2026 | 0.4199 | % |
| Diesel, daily national average on 12 August 2026 | 1.798279 | EUR/l |
| Percentage change, 12 August 2026 to 19 August 2026 | 1.9856 | % |
Source and method
Prices are reported by station operators to Geoportal de Hidrocarburos (Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (MITECO)). We collect them once a day and calculate the averages in this article ourselves. The national average is the unweighted mean of the 12,020 stations that reported a valid price for diesel, after we drop readings outside our plausibility range. Full method: how we calculate.
This article reports only what our calculations from station-price data show. It does not attribute the change to any cause.
The data behind this article
Data details
| Data snapshot | 19 August 2026 (Europe/Madrid) |
|---|---|
| Method version | 2026-08-06.1 |
| Template version | 2.0.0 |
| Source freshness | Last collection cycle of the day: 2026-08-19 23:20:26; 12,020 readings collected that day. |
| Included | Gasóleo A (B7): 12,020 stations with a valid price |
| Excluded | 0 readings outside the plausibility range 0.50–5.00 a litre, 0 flagged by the source, 0 from stations not in our catalogue |
| Matched coverage | 12,019 stations reported on both 18 August 2026 and 19 August 2026 — 100.0% of the smaller daily sample |
| Corrections | No corrections |