EU Fuel Prices Weekly Report for March 16, 2009. EU average: Euro 95 petrol €0.992/L, diesel €0.901/L. Cheapest petrol: Romania at €0.765/L. Most expensive petrol: Netherlands at €1.262/L. Cheapest diesel: Bulgaria at €0.771/L. Most expensive diesel: Slovakia at €1.050/L. Price spread: €0.497/L (€24.85 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 — March 16, 2009

26 EU member states · Source: European Commission Oil Bulletin

€0.992
EU Avg Petrol
+0.4%
€0.901
EU Avg Diesel
+0.33%
€0.765
Cheapest 🇷🇴
€1.262
Priciest 🇳🇱

trending_up Biggest Price Increases

🇭🇺 Hungary +6.18%
🇵🇱 Poland +5.90%
🇨🇿 Czechia +4.88%

trending_down Biggest Price Drops

🇩🇰 Denmark -2.82%
🇱🇺 Luxembourg -2.79%
🇪🇸 Spain -1.20%

12-Week EU Average Petrol Trend

Dec 15 €0.927 – €0.992 Mar 16
Romania €0.765 / €0.800
Cyprus €0.798 / €0.773
Bulgaria €0.803 / €0.771
Estonia €0.814 / €0.851
Poland €0.861 / €0.793 ▲5.9%
Hungary €0.876 / €0.850 ▲6.2%
Greece €0.883 / €0.908 ▲0.3%
Latvia €0.898 / €0.898
Spain €0.907 / €0.832 ▼1.2%
Lithuania €0.940 / €0.840 ▼1.2%
Luxembourg €0.942 / €0.783 ▼2.8%
Austria €0.953 / €0.903 ▲0.9%
Slovenia €0.960 / €0.947
Czechia €0.967 / €0.943 ▲4.9%
Ireland €1.001 / €0.967
Slovakia €1.008 / €1.050
Sweden €1.014 / €0.950 ▲2.5%
Malta €1.040 / €0.940
Finland €1.129 / €0.938 ▲1.4%
France €1.130 / €0.933 ▼0.7%
Portugal €1.156 / €0.932 ▲0.5%
Italy €1.165 / €1.019 ▲0.3%
Germany €1.167 / €0.977
Denmark €1.170 / €0.967 ▼2.8%
Belgium €1.187 / €0.924 ▲0.3%
Netherlands €1.262 / €0.928 ▼0.6%
Romania €0.765 / €0.800
Cyprus €0.798 / €0.773
Bulgaria €0.803 / €0.771
Estonia €0.814 / €0.851
Poland €0.861 / €0.793 ▲5.9%
Hungary €0.876 / €0.850 ▲6.2%
Greece €0.883 / €0.908 ▲0.3%
Latvia €0.898 / €0.898
Spain €0.907 / €0.832 ▼1.2%
Lithuania €0.940 / €0.840 ▼1.2%
Luxembourg €0.942 / €0.783 ▼2.8%
Austria €0.953 / €0.903 ▲0.9%
Slovenia €0.960 / €0.947
Czechia €0.967 / €0.943 ▲4.9%
Ireland €1.001 / €0.967
Slovakia €1.008 / €1.050
Sweden €1.014 / €0.950 ▲2.5%
Malta €1.040 / €0.940
Finland €1.129 / €0.938 ▲1.4%
France €1.130 / €0.933 ▼0.7%
Portugal €1.156 / €0.932 ▲0.5%
Italy €1.165 / €1.019 ▲0.3%
Germany €1.167 / €0.977
Denmark €1.170 / €0.967 ▼2.8%
Belgium €1.187 / €0.924 ▲0.3%
Netherlands €1.262 / €0.928 ▼0.6%
bar_chart Fuel Price Comparison — All 26 EU Countries
Sorted by Petrol Price · Cheapest → Most Expensive
March 16, 2009 · 26 member states · EC Oil Bulletin · Hover for savings
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
EU Avg
1
RO
Romania
Cheapest
€0.765
€0.800
-22.9%
2
CY
Cyprus
€0.798
€0.773
-19.6%
3
BG
Bulgaria
Cheapest
€0.803
€0.771
-19.1%
4
EE
Estonia
€0.814
€0.851
-17.9%
5
PL
Poland
▲
€0.861
€0.793
-13.2%
6
HU
Hungary
▲
€0.876
€0.850
-11.7%
7
GR
Greece
▲
€0.883
€0.908
-11%
8
LV
Latvia
€0.898
€0.898
-9.5%
9
ES
Spain
▼
€0.907
€0.832
-8.6%
10
LT
Lithuania
▼
€0.940
€0.840
-5.2%
11
LU
Luxembourg
▼
€0.942
€0.783
-5%
12
AT
Austria
▲
€0.953
€0.903
-3.9%
13
SI
Slovenia
€0.960
€0.947
-3.2%
14
CZ
Czechia
▲
€0.967
€0.943
-2.5%
EU AVG €0.992
15
IE
Ireland
€1.001
€0.967
+0.9%
16
SK
Slovakia
Priciest
€1.008
€1.050
+1.6%
17
SE
Sweden
▲
€1.014
€0.950
+2.2%
18
MT
Malta
€1.040
€0.940
+4.8%
19
FI
Finland
▲
€1.129
€0.938
+13.8%
20
FR
France
▼
€1.130
€0.933
+13.9%
21
PT
Portugal
▲
€1.156
€0.932
+16.5%
22
IT
Italy
▲
€1.165
€1.019
+17.4%
23
DE
Germany
€1.167
€0.977
+17.6%
24
DK
Denmark
▼
€1.170
€0.967
+17.9%
25
BE
Belgium
▲
€1.187
€0.924
+19.7%
26
NL
Netherlands
Priciest
€1.262
€0.928
+27.2%
south Below avg
north Above avg
▲▼ WoW on hover
🇷🇴 Romania → 🇳🇱 Netherlands: save €24.85/tank
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
history Same Week, Different Year
1 Year Ago
€1.216
-18.4% petrol
Mar 17, 2008
leaderboard Full EU Ranking — Euro 95 Petrol
#Country€/Lvs AvgWoW
1 🇷🇴 Romania €0.765 -22.9% +0.13%
2 🇨🇾 Cyprus €0.798 -19.6% 0.00%
3 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €0.803 -19.1% 0.00%
4 🇪🇪 Estonia €0.814 -17.9% 0.00%
5 🇵🇱 Poland €0.861 -13.2% +5.90%
6 🇭🇺 Hungary €0.876 -11.7% +6.18%
7 🇬🇷 Greece €0.883 -11% +0.34%
8 🇱🇻 Latvia €0.898 -9.5% 0.00%
9 🇪🇸 Spain €0.907 -8.6% -1.20%
10 🇱🇹 Lithuania €0.940 -5.2% -1.16%
11 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €0.942 -5% -2.79%
12 🇦🇹 Austria €0.953 -3.9% +0.85%
13 🇸🇮 Slovenia €0.960 -3.2% 0.00%
14 🇨🇿 Czechia €0.967 -2.5% +4.88%
15 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.001 +0.9% 0.00%
16 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.008 +1.6% 0.00%
17 🇸🇪 Sweden €1.014 +2.2% +2.53%
18 🇲🇹 Malta €1.040 +4.8% 0.00%
19 🇫🇮 Finland €1.129 +13.8% +1.35%
20 🇫🇷 France €1.130 +13.9% -0.70%
21 🇵🇹 Portugal €1.156 +16.5% +0.52%
22 🇮🇹 Italy €1.165 +17.4% +0.34%
23 🇩🇪 Germany €1.167 +17.6% 0.00%
24 🇩🇰 Denmark €1.170 +17.9% -2.82%
25 🇧🇪 Belgium €1.187 +19.7% +0.34%
26 🇳🇱 Netherlands €1.262 +27.2% -0.63%
local_gas_station Full EU Ranking — Diesel
#Country€/Lvs Avg
1 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €0.771 -14.4%
2 🇨🇾 Cyprus €0.773 -14.2%
3 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €0.783 -13.1%
4 🇵🇱 Poland €0.793 -12%
5 🇷🇴 Romania €0.800 -11.2%
6 🇪🇸 Spain €0.832 -7.7%
7 🇱🇹 Lithuania €0.840 -6.8%
8 🇭🇺 Hungary €0.850 -5.7%
9 🇪🇪 Estonia €0.851 -5.5%
10 🇱🇻 Latvia €0.898 -0.3%
11 🇦🇹 Austria €0.903 +0.2%
12 🇬🇷 Greece €0.908 +0.8%
13 🇧🇪 Belgium €0.924 +2.6%
14 🇳🇱 Netherlands €0.928 +3%
15 🇵🇹 Portugal €0.932 +3.4%
16 🇫🇷 France €0.933 +3.6%
17 🇫🇮 Finland €0.938 +4.1%
18 🇲🇹 Malta €0.940 +4.3%
19 🇨🇿 Czechia €0.943 +4.7%
20 🇸🇮 Slovenia €0.947 +5.1%
21 🇸🇪 Sweden €0.950 +5.4%
22 🇩🇰 Denmark €0.967 +7.3%
23 🇮🇪 Ireland €0.967 +7.3%
24 🇩🇪 Germany €0.977 +8.4%
25 🇮🇹 Italy €1.019 +13.1%
26 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.050 +16.5%
auto_awesome Key Takeaways

For the week of March 16, 2009, the EU average petrol price rose 0.4% to €0.992/L. 🇷🇴 Romania remains the cheapest at €0.765/L, while 🇳🇱 Netherlands is the most expensive at €1.262/L — a spread of €0.497/L (€24.85 per 50L tank).

Compared to the same week last year, the EU average is -18.4% for petrol and -25% for diesel.