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Data stories
Each story takes one question about fuel prices in Europe and answers it with official data: key numbers, a full table, a chart, sentences ready to quote and downloads. The figures update automatically.
8 stories · Figures of 27 Sep 2026
- Fuel price shock 2026: EU prices since 23 February+39.6%EU diesel since 23 Feb 2026How much diesel and petrol cost now compared with the last EU bulletin before 28 February 2026, in 26 EU countries and for a 50-litre tank.Figures of 21 Sep 2026
- Diesel vs petrol: the price gap in the EU since 2005+€0.134/LDiesel minus petrol, EU averageHow much more (or less) diesel costs than petrol in the EU and in every EU country, the record gap of 2026, and the gap before taxes.Figures of 21 Sep 2026
- Fuel taxes in Europe46.9%Tax share of the EU petrol priceHow much of the petrol and diesel price is tax in each EU country, what changed since 23 February 2026 and which governments cut excise duty.Figures of 21 Sep 2026
- Fuel price gaps at EU land borders€39.25 per 50 L tankPetrol: Finland → SwedenPetrol and diesel price gaps at 27 EU land borders: € per litre and per 50-litre tank, national averages.Figures of 21 Sep 2026
- Fuel prices vs wages: a full tank as a share of net pay8.2% vs 2.0%A petrol tank as a share of net pay: Romania vs LuxembourgWhat a 50-litre tank of petrol or diesel costs as a share of a month’s net pay, in every EU country — updated with each EU Weekly Oil Bulletin.Figures of 21 Sep 2026
- Fuel prices by brand: Spain and Italy€0.209/LSpain · diesel: cheapest vs most expensive brandHow much the brand on the sign changes the price of diesel and petrol: Spain vs Italy, median prices from ministry data.Figures of 27 Sep 2026
- Fuel prices by region: the gaps within European countries€0.217/LGreece: the widest regional gap for diesel (of 7 countries)The cheapest and most expensive region for diesel and petrol in 7 countries, every day, with station counts and special tax regimes labelled.Figures of 27 Sep 2026
- Fuel prices this week: the live signal before the EU bulletin6 of 6Petrol: reliable live signals pointing up since the 21 Sep 2026 BulletinWhich way live diesel and petrol prices moved since the last EU bulletin in 10 EU countries, and how often that direction matched the bulletin.Figures of 27 Sep 2026