On 21 August 2026, the national average price of diesel in Spain reached €1.86/l, the highest value in our daily series, which covers 26 June – 21 August 2026. That is €0.010 a litre above the previous peak of €1.85/l, recorded on 19 August 2026.
Correction (26 September 2026): figures recalculated from the complete daily data, after we removed prices from stations that had left the official feed. Earlier version — Diesel, national average on 21 August 2026: €1.847/l (now €1.856/l).
Our daily national series for this market covers 26 June – 21 August 2026 — 57 days — so no comparison here reaches further back than that. Between 14 August 2026 and 21 August 2026 the national average rose 1.5%, from €1.83/l to €1.86/l. The current level is 23.3% above the 26 June – 21 August 2026 low of €1.51/l, reached on 1 July 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 | 20 Aug | 21 Aug | Change | 14 – 21 August 2026 | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel | €1.85/l | €1.86/l | +0.5% | +1.5% | 11,355 / 11,345 |
| Petrol | €1.71/l | €1.72/l | +0.3% | +0.9% | 10,995 / 10,985 |
Across all reporting stations the change is +0.5%; across the 11,345 stations that reported on both days it is +0.5%. The panel covers 100.0% of the smaller daily sample.
| Metric | Value | Stations |
|---|---|---|
| All reporting stations | +0.5% | 11,355 / 11,345 |
| Matched-station panel | +0.5% | 11,345 |
| Panel coverage | 100.0% | 11,345 |
Spain diesel average, 26 June – 21 August 2026
Chart values as a table
| Day | Average | Stations |
|---|---|---|
| €1.51/l | 11,392 | |
| €1.51/l | 11,392 | |
| €1.51/l | 11,392 | |
| €1.51/l | 11,392 | |
| €1.51/l | 11,393 | |
| €1.51/l | 11,392 | |
| €1.55/l | 11,393 | |
| €1.55/l | 11,399 | |
| €1.55/l | 11,398 | |
| €1.54/l | 11,396 | |
| €1.54/l | 11,396 | |
| €1.54/l | 11,398 | |
| €1.54/l | 11,399 | |
| €1.54/l | 11,399 | |
| €1.56/l | 11,399 | |
| €1.56/l | 11,397 | |
| €1.56/l | 11,398 | |
| €1.56/l | 11,398 | |
| €1.57/l | 11,400 | |
| €1.59/l | 11,401 | |
| €1.59/l | 11,394 | |
| €1.63/l | 11,388 | |
| €1.63/l | 11,388 | |
| €1.65/l | 11,386 | |
| €1.66/l | 11,385 | |
| €1.66/l | 11,372 | |
| €1.69/l | 11,373 | |
| €1.69/l | 11,372 | |
| €1.72/l | 11,374 | |
| €1.74/l | 11,375 | |
| €1.74/l | 11,375 | |
| €1.75/l | 11,375 | |
| €1.75/l | 11,375 | |
| €1.75/l | 11,376 | |
| €1.76/l | 11,376 | |
| €1.76/l | 11,374 | |
| €1.82/l | 11,370 | |
| €1.82/l | 11,370 | |
| €1.82/l | 11,369 | |
| €1.84/l | 11,373 | |
| €1.84/l | 11,373 | |
| €1.82/l | 11,373 | |
| €1.82/l | 11,372 | |
| €1.81/l | 11,373 | |
| €1.81/l | 11,373 | |
| €1.81/l | 11,368 | |
| €1.80/l | 11,369 | |
| €1.80/l | 11,369 | |
| €1.82/l | 11,367 | |
| €1.83/l | 11,368 | |
| €1.83/l | 11,366 | |
| €1.83/l | 11,363 | |
| €1.83/l | 11,363 | |
| €1.83/l | 11,361 | |
| €1.85/l | 11,362 | |
| €1.85/l | 11,355 | |
| €1.86/l | 11,345 |
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 20 August 2026 | 1.845992 | EUR/l |
| Diesel, daily national average on 21 August 2026 | 1.855719 | EUR/l |
| Diesel, daily national average on 19 August 2026 | 1.846000 | EUR/l |
| Difference, 20 August 2026 to 21 August 2026 | 0.009727 | EUR/l |
| Percentage change, 20 August 2026 to 21 August 2026 | 0.5269 | % |
| Diesel, daily national average on 14 August 2026 | 1.827432 | EUR/l |
| Percentage change, 14 August 2026 to 21 August 2026 | 1.5479 | % |
| Diesel, daily national average on 1 July 2026 | 1.505610 | EUR/l |
| Percentage change, 1 July 2026 to 21 August 2026 | 23.2536 | % |
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 11,345 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 | 21 August 2026 (Europe/Madrid) |
|---|---|
| Method version | 2026-08-06.1 |
| Template version | 2.0.0 |
| Source freshness | Last collection cycle of the day: 2026-08-21 20:20:29; 11,345 readings collected that day. |
| Included | Gasóleo A (B7): 11,345 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 | 11,345 stations reported on both 20 August 2026 and 21 August 2026 — 100.0% of the smaller daily sample |
| Corrections | 1 |