EU Fuel Prices Weekly Report for March 23, 2009. EU average: Euro 95 petrol €0.998/L, diesel €0.899/L. Cheapest petrol: Romania at €0.778/L. Most expensive petrol: Netherlands at €1.281/L. Cheapest diesel: Poland at €0.761/L. Most expensive diesel: Slovakia at €1.049/L. Price spread: €0.503/L (€25.15 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 23, 2009

26 EU member states · Source: European Commission Oil Bulletin

€0.998
EU Avg Petrol
+0.6%
€0.899
EU Avg Diesel
-0.22%
€0.778
Cheapest 🇷🇴
€1.281
Priciest 🇳🇱

trending_up Biggest Price Increases

🇫🇮 Finland +5.93%
🇩🇰 Denmark +3.59%
🇪🇪 Estonia +2.46%

trending_down Biggest Price Drops

🇭🇺 Hungary -3.54%
🇵🇱 Poland -2.79%
🇨🇿 Czechia -1.96%

12-Week EU Average Petrol Trend

Jan 5 €0.927 – €0.998 Mar 23
Romania €0.778 / €0.776 ▲1.7%
Bulgaria €0.812 / €0.782 ▲1.1%
Cyprus €0.815 / €0.772 ▲2.1%
Estonia €0.834 / €0.808 ▲2.5%
Poland €0.837 / €0.761 ▼2.8%
Hungary €0.845 / €0.826 ▼3.5%
Greece €0.882 / €0.906
Latvia €0.908 / €0.880 ▲1.1%
Spain €0.912 / €0.837 ▲0.6%
Lithuania €0.941 / €0.838
Austria €0.948 / €0.897 ▼0.5%
Czechia €0.948 / €0.930 ▼2.0%
Slovenia €0.960 / €0.947
Luxembourg €0.963 / €0.783 ▲2.2%
Ireland €1.001 / €0.967
Slovakia €1.007 / €1.049
Sweden €1.024 / €0.961 ▲1.0%
Malta €1.040 / €0.940
France €1.133 / €0.937 ▲0.3%
Portugal €1.159 / €0.932 ▲0.3%
Italy €1.165 / €1.027
Germany €1.167 / €0.995
Belgium €1.172 / €0.922 ▼1.3%
Finland €1.196 / €0.931 ▲5.9%
Denmark €1.212 / €0.999 ▲3.6%
Netherlands €1.281 / €0.960 ▲1.5%
Romania €0.778 / €0.776 ▲1.7%
Bulgaria €0.812 / €0.782 ▲1.1%
Cyprus €0.815 / €0.772 ▲2.1%
Estonia €0.834 / €0.808 ▲2.5%
Poland €0.837 / €0.761 ▼2.8%
Hungary €0.845 / €0.826 ▼3.5%
Greece €0.882 / €0.906
Latvia €0.908 / €0.880 ▲1.1%
Spain €0.912 / €0.837 ▲0.6%
Lithuania €0.941 / €0.838
Austria €0.948 / €0.897 ▼0.5%
Czechia €0.948 / €0.930 ▼2.0%
Slovenia €0.960 / €0.947
Luxembourg €0.963 / €0.783 ▲2.2%
Ireland €1.001 / €0.967
Slovakia €1.007 / €1.049
Sweden €1.024 / €0.961 ▲1.0%
Malta €1.040 / €0.940
France €1.133 / €0.937 ▲0.3%
Portugal €1.159 / €0.932 ▲0.3%
Italy €1.165 / €1.027
Germany €1.167 / €0.995
Belgium €1.172 / €0.922 ▼1.3%
Finland €1.196 / €0.931 ▲5.9%
Denmark €1.212 / €0.999 ▲3.6%
Netherlands €1.281 / €0.960 ▲1.5%
bar_chart Fuel Price Comparison — All 26 EU Countries
Sorted by Petrol Price · Cheapest → Most Expensive
March 23, 2009 · 26 member states · EC Oil Bulletin · Hover for savings
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
EU Avg
1
RO
Romania
Cheapest
€0.778
€0.776
-22%
2
BG
Bulgaria
▲
€0.812
€0.782
-18.6%
3
CY
Cyprus
▲
€0.815
€0.772
-18.3%
4
EE
Estonia
▲
€0.834
€0.808
-16.4%
5
PL
Poland
▼
Cheapest
€0.837
€0.761
-16.1%
6
HU
Hungary
▼
€0.845
€0.826
-15.3%
7
GR
Greece
€0.882
€0.906
-11.6%
8
LV
Latvia
▲
€0.908
€0.880
-9%
9
ES
Spain
▲
€0.912
€0.837
-8.6%
10
LT
Lithuania
€0.941
€0.838
-5.7%
11
AT
Austria
▼
€0.948
€0.897
-5%
12
CZ
Czechia
▼
€0.948
€0.930
-5%
13
SI
Slovenia
€0.960
€0.947
-3.8%
14
LU
Luxembourg
▲
€0.963
€0.783
-3.5%
EU AVG €0.998
15
IE
Ireland
€1.001
€0.967
+0.3%
16
SK
Slovakia
Priciest
€1.007
€1.049
+0.9%
17
SE
Sweden
▲
€1.024
€0.961
+2.6%
18
MT
Malta
€1.040
€0.940
+4.2%
19
FR
France
€1.133
€0.937
+13.5%
20
PT
Portugal
€1.159
€0.932
+16.1%
21
IT
Italy
€1.165
€1.027
+16.7%
22
DE
Germany
€1.167
€0.995
+16.9%
23
BE
Belgium
▼
€1.172
€0.922
+17.4%
24
FI
Finland
▲
€1.196
€0.931
+19.8%
25
DK
Denmark
▲
€1.212
€0.999
+21.4%
26
NL
Netherlands
Priciest
€1.281
€0.960
+28.4%
south Below avg
north Above avg
▲▼ WoW on hover
🇷🇴 Romania → 🇳🇱 Netherlands: save €25.15/tank
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
history Same Week, Different Year
1 Year Ago
€1.216
-17.9% petrol
Mar 17, 2008
leaderboard Full EU Ranking — Euro 95 Petrol
#Country€/Lvs AvgWoW
1 🇷🇴 Romania €0.778 -22% +1.70%
2 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €0.812 -18.6% +1.12%
3 🇨🇾 Cyprus €0.815 -18.3% +2.13%
4 🇪🇪 Estonia €0.834 -16.4% +2.46%
5 🇵🇱 Poland €0.837 -16.1% -2.79%
6 🇭🇺 Hungary €0.845 -15.3% -3.54%
7 🇬🇷 Greece €0.882 -11.6% -0.11%
8 🇱🇻 Latvia €0.908 -9% +1.11%
9 🇪🇸 Spain €0.912 -8.6% +0.55%
10 🇱🇹 Lithuania €0.941 -5.7% +0.11%
11 🇦🇹 Austria €0.948 -5% -0.52%
12 🇨🇿 Czechia €0.948 -5% -1.96%
13 🇸🇮 Slovenia €0.960 -3.8% 0.00%
14 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €0.963 -3.5% +2.23%
15 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.001 +0.3% 0.00%
16 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.007 +0.9% -0.10%
17 🇸🇪 Sweden €1.024 +2.6% +0.99%
18 🇲🇹 Malta €1.040 +4.2% 0.00%
19 🇫🇷 France €1.133 +13.5% +0.27%
20 🇵🇹 Portugal €1.159 +16.1% +0.26%
21 🇮🇹 Italy €1.165 +16.7% 0.00%
22 🇩🇪 Germany €1.167 +16.9% 0.00%
23 🇧🇪 Belgium €1.172 +17.4% -1.26%
24 🇫🇮 Finland €1.196 +19.8% +5.93%
25 🇩🇰 Denmark €1.212 +21.4% +3.59%
26 🇳🇱 Netherlands €1.281 +28.4% +1.51%
local_gas_station Full EU Ranking — Diesel
#Country€/Lvs Avg
1 🇵🇱 Poland €0.761 -15.4%
2 🇨🇾 Cyprus €0.772 -14.1%
3 🇷🇴 Romania €0.776 -13.7%
4 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €0.782 -13%
5 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €0.783 -12.9%
6 🇪🇪 Estonia €0.808 -10.1%
7 🇭🇺 Hungary €0.826 -8.1%
8 🇪🇸 Spain €0.837 -6.9%
9 🇱🇹 Lithuania €0.838 -6.8%
10 🇱🇻 Latvia €0.880 -2.1%
11 🇦🇹 Austria €0.897 -0.2%
12 🇬🇷 Greece €0.906 +0.8%
13 🇧🇪 Belgium €0.922 +2.6%
14 🇨🇿 Czechia €0.930 +3.4%
15 🇫🇮 Finland €0.931 +3.6%
16 🇵🇹 Portugal €0.932 +3.7%
17 🇫🇷 France €0.937 +4.2%
18 🇲🇹 Malta €0.940 +4.6%
19 🇸🇮 Slovenia €0.947 +5.3%
20 🇳🇱 Netherlands €0.960 +6.8%
21 🇸🇪 Sweden €0.961 +6.9%
22 🇮🇪 Ireland €0.967 +7.6%
23 🇩🇪 Germany €0.995 +10.7%
24 🇩🇰 Denmark €0.999 +11.1%
25 🇮🇹 Italy €1.027 +14.2%
26 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.049 +16.7%
auto_awesome Key Takeaways

For the week of March 23, 2009, the EU average petrol price rose 0.6% to €0.998/L. 🇷🇴 Romania remains the cheapest at €0.778/L, while 🇳🇱 Netherlands is the most expensive at €1.281/L — a spread of €0.503/L (€25.15 per 50L tank).

Compared to the same week last year, the EU average is -17.9% for petrol and -25.1% for diesel.