EU Fuel Prices Weekly Report for January 5, 2009. EU average: Euro 95 petrol €0.984/L, diesel €0.949/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.
Weekly Report
EU Fuel Prices — European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin, January 5, 2009
26 EU member states · Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin
€0.984
EU Avg Petrol
-3.62%
€0.949
EU Avg Diesel
-4.91%
€0.718
Cheapest 🇪🇪
€1.248
Priciest 🇳🇱
12-Week EU Average Petrol Trend
Oct 6
€0.984 – €1.345
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
▼1.7% 
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
▼5.5% 
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
▼1.1% 
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
/
€1.022
▼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
▼1.7%
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
▼5.5%
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
▼1.1%
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
/
€1.022
▼2.9%
Finland
€1.118
/
€0.985
▼3.6%
Netherlands
€1.248
/
€1.017
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
Estonia
€0.718
€0.827
-27%
2
Romania
€0.736
€0.835
-25.2%
3
Bulgaria
€0.741
€0.795
-24.7%
4
Latvia
€0.757
€0.828
-23.1%
5
Cyprus
€0.763
€0.814
-22.5%
6
Poland
€0.805
€0.802
-18.2%
7
Greece
€0.809
€0.949
-17.8%
8
Spain
€0.825
€0.836
-16.2%
9
Slovenia
€0.827
€0.914
-16%
10
Czechia
€0.846
€0.906
-14%
11
Hungary
€0.854
€0.907
-13.2%
12
Luxembourg
€0.861
€0.789
-12.5%
13
Lithuania
€0.867
€0.898
-11.9%
14
Austria
€0.876
€0.902
-11%
15
Sweden
€0.927
€0.975
-5.8%
EU AVG €0.984
16
Slovakia
€0.990
€1.127
+0.6%
17
France
€1.043
€0.946
+6%
18
Ireland
€1.047
€1.054
+6.4%
19
Malta
€1.060
€0.990
+7.7%
20
Belgium
€1.066
€0.896
+8.3%
21
Denmark
€1.073
€0.959
+9%
22
Portugal
€1.074
€0.953
+9.1%
23
Germany
€1.077
€1.017
+9.5%
24
Italy
€1.083
€1.022
+10.1%
25
Finland
€1.118
€0.985
+13.6%
26
Netherlands
€1.248
€1.017
+26.8%
Below avg
Above avg
▲▼ WoW on hover
🇪🇪 Estonia → 🇳🇱 Netherlands: save €26.50/tank
Petrol
Diesel
Same Week, Different Year
Full EU Ranking — Euro 95 Petrol
| # | Country | €/L | vs Avg | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | €0.718 | -27% | -13.18% |
| 2 | 🇷🇴 Romania | €0.736 | -25.2% | -1.34% |
| 3 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | €0.741 | -24.7% | -4.14% |
| 4 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | €0.757 | -23.1% | -5.85% |
| 5 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | €0.763 | -22.5% | -1.68% |
| 6 | 🇵🇱 Poland | €0.805 | -18.2% | -9.45% |
| 7 | 🇬🇷 Greece | €0.809 | -17.8% | -3.58% |
| 8 | 🇪🇸 Spain | €0.825 | -16.2% | -4.18% |
| 9 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | €0.827 | -16% | 0.00% |
| 10 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | €0.846 | -14% | -7.34% |
| 11 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | €0.854 | -13.2% | -2.40% |
| 12 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | €0.861 | -12.5% | -5.49% |
| 13 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | €0.867 | -11.9% | +14.38% |
| 14 | 🇦🇹 Austria | €0.876 | -11% | -3.63% |
| 15 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | €0.927 | -5.8% | +0.32% |
| 16 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | €0.990 | +0.6% | -1.10% |
| 17 | 🇫🇷 France | €1.043 | +6% | -3.78% |
| 18 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | €1.047 | +6.4% | -9.43% |
| 19 | 🇲🇹 Malta | €1.060 | +7.7% | -14.38% |
| 20 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | €1.066 | +8.3% | -7.71% |
| 21 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | €1.073 | +9% | -2.63% |
| 22 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | €1.074 | +9.1% | -4.87% |
| 23 | 🇩🇪 Germany | €1.077 | +9.5% | -1.28% |
| 24 | 🇮🇹 Italy | €1.083 | +10.1% | -2.87% |
| 25 | 🇫🇮 Finland | €1.118 | +13.6% | -3.62% |
| 26 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | €1.248 | +26.8% | +0.08% |
Full EU Ranking — Diesel
| # | Country | €/L | vs Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | €0.789 | -16.9% |
| 2 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | €0.795 | -16.2% |
| 3 | 🇵🇱 Poland | €0.802 | -15.5% |
| 4 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | €0.814 | -14.2% |
| 5 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | €0.827 | -12.9% |
| 6 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | €0.828 | -12.8% |
| 7 | 🇷🇴 Romania | €0.835 | -12% |
| 8 | 🇪🇸 Spain | €0.836 | -11.9% |
| 9 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | €0.896 | -5.6% |
| 10 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | €0.898 | -5.4% |
| 11 | 🇦🇹 Austria | €0.902 | -5% |
| 12 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | €0.906 | -4.5% |
| 13 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | €0.907 | -4.4% |
| 14 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | €0.914 | -3.7% |
| 15 | 🇫🇷 France | €0.946 | -0.3% |
| 16 | 🇬🇷 Greece | €0.949 | 0% |
| 17 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | €0.953 | +0.4% |
| 18 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | €0.959 | +1.1% |
| 19 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | €0.975 | +2.7% |
| 20 | 🇫🇮 Finland | €0.985 | +3.8% |
| 21 | 🇲🇹 Malta | €0.990 | +4.3% |
| 22 | 🇩🇪 Germany | €1.017 | +7.2% |
| 23 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | €1.017 | +7.2% |
| 24 | 🇮🇹 Italy | €1.022 | +7.7% |
| 25 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | €1.054 | +11.1% |
| 26 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | €1.127 | +18.8% |
Key Takeaways
For the week of January 5, 2009, the EU average petrol price fell 3.62% to €0.984/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 -25.5% for petrol and -22.2% for diesel.
EU Fuel Price Map