EU Fuel Prices Weekly Report for December 15, 2008. EU average: Euro 95 petrol €0.966/L, diesel €0.975/L. Cheapest petrol: Romania at €0.746/L. Most expensive petrol: Netherlands at €1.247/L. Cheapest diesel: Bulgaria at €0.844/L. Most expensive diesel: Malta at €1.230/L. Price spread: €0.501/L (€25.05 per 50L tank). Data from 26 EU member states. Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin via fuel-prices.eu. Machine-readable data: llms.txt at https://www.fuel-prices.eu/weekly/llms.txt and llms-full.txt at https://www.fuel-prices.eu/weekly/llms-full.txt. All prices can be toggled between EUR/litre and USD/gallon using live ECB exchange rates.

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EU Fuel Prices — December 15, 2008

26 EU member states · Source: European Commission Oil Bulletin

€0.966
EU Avg Petrol
-2.52%
€0.975
EU Avg Diesel
-3.37%
€0.746
Cheapest 🇷🇴
€1.247
Priciest 🇳🇱

trending_up Biggest Price Increases

🇪🇪 Estonia +0.00%
🇮🇪 Ireland +0.00%
🇲🇹 Malta +0.00%

trending_down Biggest Price Drops

🇷🇴 Romania -7.21%
🇱🇺 Luxembourg -5.59%
🇵🇱 Poland -5.32%

12-Week EU Average Petrol Trend

Sep 29 €0.966 – €1.256 Dec 15
Romania €0.746 / €0.868 ▼7.2%
Lithuania €0.758 / €0.848 ▼2.6%
Bulgaria €0.773 / €0.844 ▼3.3%
Cyprus €0.777 / €0.884 ▼2.6%
Latvia €0.804 / €0.882 ▼1.2%
Estonia €0.827 / €0.939
Slovenia €0.827 / €0.914
Greece €0.839 / €0.997 ▼2.9%
Spain €0.861 / €0.889 ▼3.2%
Hungary €0.875 / €0.961 ▼4.5%
Poland €0.889 / €0.891 ▼5.3%
Austria €0.909 / €0.950 ▼3.5%
Luxembourg €0.912 / €0.844 ▼5.6%
Czechia €0.913 / €1.000 ▼3.8%
Sweden €0.924 / €0.979 ▼5.1%
Slovakia €1.002 / €1.157 ▼4.5%
France €1.084 / €0.997 ▼2.3%
Germany €1.091 / €1.026 ▼4.4%
Denmark €1.102 / €0.985 ▼1.7%
Italy €1.115 / €1.080 ▼1.2%
Portugal €1.129 / €1.034 ▼1.6%
Belgium €1.155 / €0.965 ▼1.2%
Ireland €1.156 / €1.175
Finland €1.160 / €0.994 ▼1.4%
Malta €1.238 / €1.230
Netherlands €1.247 / €1.019 ▼0.4%
Romania €0.746 / €0.868 ▼7.2%
Lithuania €0.758 / €0.848 ▼2.6%
Bulgaria €0.773 / €0.844 ▼3.3%
Cyprus €0.777 / €0.884 ▼2.6%
Latvia €0.804 / €0.882 ▼1.2%
Estonia €0.827 / €0.939
Slovenia €0.827 / €0.914
Greece €0.839 / €0.997 ▼2.9%
Spain €0.861 / €0.889 ▼3.2%
Hungary €0.875 / €0.961 ▼4.5%
Poland €0.889 / €0.891 ▼5.3%
Austria €0.909 / €0.950 ▼3.5%
Luxembourg €0.912 / €0.844 ▼5.6%
Czechia €0.913 / €1.000 ▼3.8%
Sweden €0.924 / €0.979 ▼5.1%
Slovakia €1.002 / €1.157 ▼4.5%
France €1.084 / €0.997 ▼2.3%
Germany €1.091 / €1.026 ▼4.4%
Denmark €1.102 / €0.985 ▼1.7%
Italy €1.115 / €1.080 ▼1.2%
Portugal €1.129 / €1.034 ▼1.6%
Belgium €1.155 / €0.965 ▼1.2%
Ireland €1.156 / €1.175
Finland €1.160 / €0.994 ▼1.4%
Malta €1.238 / €1.230
Netherlands €1.247 / €1.019 ▼0.4%
bar_chart Fuel Price Comparison — All 26 EU Countries
Sorted by Petrol Price · Cheapest → Most Expensive
December 15, 2008 · 26 member states · EC Oil Bulletin · Hover for savings
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
EU Avg
1
RO
Romania
Cheapest
€0.746
€0.868
-22.8%
2
LT
Lithuania
▼
€0.758
€0.848
-21.5%
3
BG
Bulgaria
▼
Cheapest
€0.773
€0.844
-20%
4
CY
Cyprus
▼
€0.777
€0.884
-19.6%
5
LV
Latvia
▼
€0.804
€0.882
-16.8%
6
EE
Estonia
€0.827
€0.939
-14.4%
7
SI
Slovenia
€0.827
€0.914
-14.4%
8
GR
Greece
▼
€0.839
€0.997
-13.1%
9
ES
Spain
▼
€0.861
€0.889
-10.9%
10
HU
Hungary
▼
€0.875
€0.961
-9.4%
11
PL
Poland
▼
€0.889
€0.891
-8%
12
AT
Austria
▼
€0.909
€0.950
-5.9%
13
LU
Luxembourg
▼
€0.912
€0.844
-5.6%
14
CZ
Czechia
▼
€0.913
€1.000
-5.5%
15
SE
Sweden
▼
€0.924
€0.979
-4.3%
EU AVG €0.966
16
SK
Slovakia
▼
€1.002
€1.157
+3.7%
17
FR
France
▼
€1.084
€0.997
+12.2%
18
DE
Germany
▼
€1.091
€1.026
+12.9%
19
DK
Denmark
▼
€1.102
€0.985
+14.1%
20
IT
Italy
▼
€1.115
€1.080
+15.4%
21
PT
Portugal
▼
€1.129
€1.034
+16.9%
22
BE
Belgium
▼
€1.155
€0.965
+19.6%
23
IE
Ireland
€1.156
€1.175
+19.7%
24
FI
Finland
▼
€1.160
€0.994
+20.1%
25
MT
Malta
Priciest
€1.238
€1.230
+28.2%
26
NL
Netherlands
Priciest
€1.247
€1.019
+29.1%
south Below avg
north Above avg
▲▼ WoW on hover
🇷🇴 Romania → 🇳🇱 Netherlands: save €25.05/tank
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
history Same Week, Different Year
1 Year Ago
€1.191
-18.9% petrol
Dec 17, 2007
leaderboard Full EU Ranking — Euro 95 Petrol
#Country€/Lvs AvgWoW
1 🇷🇴 Romania €0.746 -22.8% -7.21%
2 🇱🇹 Lithuania €0.758 -21.5% -2.57%
3 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €0.773 -20% -3.25%
4 🇨🇾 Cyprus €0.777 -19.6% -2.63%
5 🇱🇻 Latvia €0.804 -16.8% -1.23%
6 🇪🇪 Estonia €0.827 -14.4% 0.00%
7 🇸🇮 Slovenia €0.827 -14.4% 0.00%
8 🇬🇷 Greece €0.839 -13.1% -2.89%
9 🇪🇸 Spain €0.861 -10.9% -3.15%
10 🇭🇺 Hungary €0.875 -9.4% -4.48%
11 🇵🇱 Poland €0.889 -8% -5.32%
12 🇦🇹 Austria €0.909 -5.9% -3.50%
13 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €0.912 -5.6% -5.59%
14 🇨🇿 Czechia €0.913 -5.5% -3.79%
15 🇸🇪 Sweden €0.924 -4.3% -5.13%
16 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.002 +3.7% -4.48%
17 🇫🇷 France €1.084 +12.2% -2.34%
18 🇩🇪 Germany €1.091 +12.9% -4.38%
19 🇩🇰 Denmark €1.102 +14.1% -1.69%
20 🇮🇹 Italy €1.115 +15.4% -1.15%
21 🇵🇹 Portugal €1.129 +16.9% -1.57%
22 🇧🇪 Belgium €1.155 +19.6% -1.20%
23 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.156 +19.7% 0.00%
24 🇫🇮 Finland €1.160 +20.1% -1.36%
25 🇲🇹 Malta €1.238 +28.2% 0.00%
26 🇳🇱 Netherlands €1.247 +29.1% -0.40%
local_gas_station Full EU Ranking — Diesel
#Country€/Lvs Avg
1 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €0.844 -13.4%
2 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €0.844 -13.4%
3 🇱🇹 Lithuania €0.848 -13%
4 🇷🇴 Romania €0.868 -11%
5 🇱🇻 Latvia €0.882 -9.5%
6 🇨🇾 Cyprus €0.884 -9.3%
7 🇪🇸 Spain €0.889 -8.8%
8 🇵🇱 Poland €0.891 -8.6%
9 🇸🇮 Slovenia €0.914 -6.3%
10 🇪🇪 Estonia €0.939 -3.7%
11 🇦🇹 Austria €0.950 -2.6%
12 🇭🇺 Hungary €0.961 -1.4%
13 🇧🇪 Belgium €0.965 -1%
14 🇸🇪 Sweden €0.979 +0.4%
15 🇩🇰 Denmark €0.985 +1%
16 🇫🇮 Finland €0.994 +1.9%
17 🇬🇷 Greece €0.997 +2.3%
18 🇫🇷 France €0.997 +2.3%
19 🇨🇿 Czechia €1.000 +2.6%
20 🇳🇱 Netherlands €1.019 +4.5%
21 🇩🇪 Germany €1.026 +5.2%
22 🇵🇹 Portugal €1.034 +6.1%
23 🇮🇹 Italy €1.080 +10.8%
24 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.157 +18.7%
25 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.175 +20.5%
26 🇲🇹 Malta €1.230 +26.2%
auto_awesome Key Takeaways

For the week of December 15, 2008, the EU average petrol price fell 2.52% to €0.966/L. 🇷🇴 Romania remains the cheapest at €0.746/L, while 🇳🇱 Netherlands is the most expensive at €1.247/L — a spread of €0.501/L (€25.05 per 50L tank).

Compared to the same week last year, the EU average is -18.9% for petrol and -13.6% for diesel.