EU Fuel Prices Weekly Report for January 5, 2009. EU average: Euro 95 petrol €0.927/L, diesel €0.921/L. Cheapest petrol: Estonia at €0.718/L. Most expensive petrol: Netherlands at €1.248/L. Cheapest diesel: Luxembourg at €0.789/L. Most expensive diesel: Slovakia at €1.127/L. Price spread: €0.530/L (€26.50 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 — January 5, 2009

26 EU member states · Source: European Commission Oil Bulletin

€0.927
EU Avg Petrol
-4.04%
€0.921
EU Avg Diesel
-5.54%
€0.718
Cheapest 🇪🇪
€1.248
Priciest 🇳🇱

trending_up Biggest Price Increases

🇱🇹 Lithuania +14.38%
🇸🇪 Sweden +0.32%
🇳🇱 Netherlands +0.08%

trending_down Biggest Price Drops

🇲🇹 Malta -14.38%
🇪🇪 Estonia -13.18%
🇵🇱 Poland -9.45%

12-Week EU Average Petrol Trend

Oct 6 €0.927 – €1.237 Jan 5
Estonia €0.718 / €0.827 ▼13.2%
Romania €0.736 / €0.835 ▼1.3%
Bulgaria €0.741 / €0.795 ▼4.1%
Latvia €0.757 / €0.828 ▼5.9%
Cyprus €0.763 / €0.814 ▼1.8%
Poland €0.805 / €0.802 ▼9.5%
Greece €0.809 / €0.949 ▼3.6%
Spain €0.825 / €0.836 ▼4.2%
Slovenia €0.827 / €0.914
Czechia €0.846 / €0.906 ▼7.3%
Hungary €0.854 / €0.907 ▼2.4%
Luxembourg €0.861 / €0.789 ▼5.6%
Lithuania €0.867 / €0.898 ▲14.4%
Austria €0.876 / €0.902 ▼3.6%
Sweden €0.927 / €0.975 ▲0.3%
Slovakia €0.990 / €1.127 ▼1.2%
France €1.043 / €0.946 ▼3.8%
Ireland €1.047 / €1.054 ▼9.4%
Malta €1.060 / €0.990 ▼14.4%
Belgium €1.066 / €0.896 ▼7.7%
Denmark €1.073 / €0.959 ▼2.6%
Portugal €1.074 / €0.953 ▼4.9%
Germany €1.077 / €1.017 ▼1.3%
Italy €1.083 / €1.023 ▼2.9%
Finland €1.118 / €0.985 ▼3.6%
Netherlands €1.248 / €1.017
Estonia €0.718 / €0.827 ▼13.2%
Romania €0.736 / €0.835 ▼1.3%
Bulgaria €0.741 / €0.795 ▼4.1%
Latvia €0.757 / €0.828 ▼5.9%
Cyprus €0.763 / €0.814 ▼1.8%
Poland €0.805 / €0.802 ▼9.5%
Greece €0.809 / €0.949 ▼3.6%
Spain €0.825 / €0.836 ▼4.2%
Slovenia €0.827 / €0.914
Czechia €0.846 / €0.906 ▼7.3%
Hungary €0.854 / €0.907 ▼2.4%
Luxembourg €0.861 / €0.789 ▼5.6%
Lithuania €0.867 / €0.898 ▲14.4%
Austria €0.876 / €0.902 ▼3.6%
Sweden €0.927 / €0.975 ▲0.3%
Slovakia €0.990 / €1.127 ▼1.2%
France €1.043 / €0.946 ▼3.8%
Ireland €1.047 / €1.054 ▼9.4%
Malta €1.060 / €0.990 ▼14.4%
Belgium €1.066 / €0.896 ▼7.7%
Denmark €1.073 / €0.959 ▼2.6%
Portugal €1.074 / €0.953 ▼4.9%
Germany €1.077 / €1.017 ▼1.3%
Italy €1.083 / €1.023 ▼2.9%
Finland €1.118 / €0.985 ▼3.6%
Netherlands €1.248 / €1.017
bar_chart Fuel Price Comparison — All 26 EU Countries
Sorted by Petrol Price · Cheapest → Most Expensive
January 5, 2009 · 26 member states · EC Oil Bulletin · Hover for savings
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
EU Avg
1
EE
Estonia
Cheapest
€0.718
€0.827
-22.5%
2
RO
Romania
▼
€0.736
€0.835
-20.6%
3
BG
Bulgaria
▼
€0.741
€0.795
-20.1%
4
LV
Latvia
▼
€0.757
€0.828
-18.3%
5
CY
Cyprus
▼
€0.763
€0.814
-17.7%
6
PL
Poland
▼
€0.805
€0.802
-13.2%
7
GR
Greece
▼
€0.809
€0.949
-12.7%
8
ES
Spain
▼
€0.825
€0.836
-11%
9
SI
Slovenia
€0.827
€0.914
-10.8%
10
CZ
Czechia
▼
€0.846
€0.906
-8.7%
11
HU
Hungary
▼
€0.854
€0.907
-7.9%
12
LU
Luxembourg
▼
Cheapest
€0.861
€0.789
-7.1%
13
LT
Lithuania
▲
€0.867
€0.898
-6.5%
14
AT
Austria
▼
€0.876
€0.902
-5.5%
EU AVG €0.927
15
SE
Sweden
▲
€0.927
€0.975
0%
16
SK
Slovakia
▼
Priciest
€0.990
€1.127
+6.8%
17
FR
France
▼
€1.043
€0.946
+12.5%
18
IE
Ireland
▼
€1.047
€1.054
+12.9%
19
MT
Malta
▼
€1.060
€0.990
+14.3%
20
BE
Belgium
▼
€1.066
€0.896
+15%
21
DK
Denmark
▼
€1.073
€0.959
+15.7%
22
PT
Portugal
▼
€1.074
€0.953
+15.9%
23
DE
Germany
▼
€1.077
€1.017
+16.2%
24
IT
Italy
▼
€1.083
€1.023
+16.8%
25
FI
Finland
▼
€1.118
€0.985
+20.6%
26
NL
Netherlands
Priciest
€1.248
€1.017
+34.6%
south Below avg
north Above avg
▲▼ WoW on hover
🇪🇪 Estonia → 🇳🇱 Netherlands: save €26.50/tank
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
history Same Week, Different Year
1 Year Ago
€1.202
-22.9% petrol
Jan 7, 2008
leaderboard Full EU Ranking — Euro 95 Petrol
#Country€/Lvs AvgWoW
1 🇪🇪 Estonia €0.718 -22.5% -13.18%
2 🇷🇴 Romania €0.736 -20.6% -1.34%
3 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €0.741 -20.1% -4.14%
4 🇱🇻 Latvia €0.757 -18.3% -5.85%
5 🇨🇾 Cyprus €0.763 -17.7% -1.80%
6 🇵🇱 Poland €0.805 -13.2% -9.45%
7 🇬🇷 Greece €0.809 -12.7% -3.58%
8 🇪🇸 Spain €0.825 -11% -4.18%
9 🇸🇮 Slovenia €0.827 -10.8% 0.00%
10 🇨🇿 Czechia €0.846 -8.7% -7.34%
11 🇭🇺 Hungary €0.854 -7.9% -2.40%
12 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €0.861 -7.1% -5.59%
13 🇱🇹 Lithuania €0.867 -6.5% +14.38%
14 🇦🇹 Austria €0.876 -5.5% -3.63%
15 🇸🇪 Sweden €0.927 0% +0.32%
16 🇸🇰 Slovakia €0.990 +6.8% -1.20%
17 🇫🇷 France €1.043 +12.5% -3.78%
18 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.047 +12.9% -9.43%
19 🇲🇹 Malta €1.060 +14.3% -14.38%
20 🇧🇪 Belgium €1.066 +15% -7.71%
21 🇩🇰 Denmark €1.073 +15.7% -2.63%
22 🇵🇹 Portugal €1.074 +15.9% -4.87%
23 🇩🇪 Germany €1.077 +16.2% -1.28%
24 🇮🇹 Italy €1.083 +16.8% -2.87%
25 🇫🇮 Finland €1.118 +20.6% -3.62%
26 🇳🇱 Netherlands €1.248 +34.6% +0.08%
local_gas_station Full EU Ranking — Diesel
#Country€/Lvs Avg
1 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €0.789 -14.3%
2 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €0.795 -13.7%
3 🇵🇱 Poland €0.802 -12.9%
4 🇨🇾 Cyprus €0.814 -11.6%
5 🇪🇪 Estonia €0.827 -10.2%
6 🇱🇻 Latvia €0.828 -10.1%
7 🇷🇴 Romania €0.835 -9.3%
8 🇪🇸 Spain €0.836 -9.2%
9 🇧🇪 Belgium €0.896 -2.7%
10 🇱🇹 Lithuania €0.898 -2.5%
11 🇦🇹 Austria €0.902 -2.1%
12 🇨🇿 Czechia €0.906 -1.6%
13 🇭🇺 Hungary €0.907 -1.5%
14 🇸🇮 Slovenia €0.914 -0.8%
15 🇫🇷 France €0.946 +2.7%
16 🇬🇷 Greece €0.949 +3%
17 🇵🇹 Portugal €0.953 +3.5%
18 🇩🇰 Denmark €0.959 +4.1%
19 🇸🇪 Sweden €0.975 +5.9%
20 🇫🇮 Finland €0.985 +6.9%
21 🇲🇹 Malta €0.990 +7.5%
22 🇩🇪 Germany €1.017 +10.4%
23 🇳🇱 Netherlands €1.017 +10.4%
24 🇮🇹 Italy €1.023 +11.1%
25 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.054 +14.4%
26 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.127 +22.4%
auto_awesome Key Takeaways

For the week of January 5, 2009, the EU average petrol price fell 4.04% to €0.927/L. 🇪🇪 Estonia remains the cheapest at €0.718/L, while 🇳🇱 Netherlands is the most expensive at €1.248/L — a spread of €0.530/L (€26.50 per 50L tank).

Compared to the same week last year, the EU average is -22.9% for petrol and -19.4% for diesel.