EU Fuel Prices Weekly Report for May 4, 2009. EU average: Euro 95 petrol €1.040/L, diesel €0.924/L. Cheapest petrol: Romania at €0.816/L. Most expensive petrol: Netherlands at €1.322/L. Cheapest diesel: Poland at €0.794/L. Most expensive diesel: Germany at €1.068/L. Price spread: €0.506/L (€25.30 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 — May 4, 2009

26 EU member states · Source: European Commission Oil Bulletin

€1.040
EU Avg Petrol
+0.19%
€0.924
EU Avg Diesel
+0.11%
€0.816
Cheapest 🇷🇴
€1.322
Priciest 🇳🇱

trending_up Biggest Price Increases

🇵🇱 Poland +6.38%
🇭🇺 Hungary +2.54%
🇸🇪 Sweden +1.47%

trending_down Biggest Price Drops

🇩🇪 Germany -2.27%
🇱🇺 Luxembourg -1.29%
🇮🇹 Italy -1.25%

12-Week EU Average Petrol Trend

Feb 9 €0.984 – €1.040 May 4
Romania €0.816 / €0.811 ▲0.7%
Bulgaria €0.854 / €0.813
Cyprus €0.862 / €0.815 ▲1.1%
Estonia €0.865 / €0.841
Poland €0.901 / €0.794 ▲6.4%
Hungary €0.929 / €0.897 ▲2.5%
Greece €0.932 / €0.934
Latvia €0.938 / €0.882 ▲0.8%
Spain €0.951 / €0.860 ▼0.5%
Lithuania €0.978 / €0.869 ▲0.2%
Czechia €0.991 / €0.965
Luxembourg €0.993 / €0.806 ▼1.3%
Slovenia €1.008 / €0.989
Austria €1.010 / €0.935 ▼0.8%
Ireland €1.051 / €0.951
Slovakia €1.052 / €1.057
Malta €1.060 / €0.950
Sweden €1.101 / €0.998 ▲1.5%
France €1.169 / €0.958 ▼0.7%
Italy €1.183 / €1.052 ▼1.3%
Belgium €1.204 / €0.913 ▼0.9%
Portugal €1.206 / €0.978 ▲0.4%
Germany €1.208 / €1.068 ▼2.3%
Finland €1.215 / €0.927
Denmark €1.251 / €1.004 ▲1.0%
Netherlands €1.322 / €0.955 ▲1.5%
Romania €0.816 / €0.811 ▲0.7%
Bulgaria €0.854 / €0.813
Cyprus €0.862 / €0.815 ▲1.1%
Estonia €0.865 / €0.841
Poland €0.901 / €0.794 ▲6.4%
Hungary €0.929 / €0.897 ▲2.5%
Greece €0.932 / €0.934
Latvia €0.938 / €0.882 ▲0.8%
Spain €0.951 / €0.860 ▼0.5%
Lithuania €0.978 / €0.869 ▲0.2%
Czechia €0.991 / €0.965
Luxembourg €0.993 / €0.806 ▼1.3%
Slovenia €1.008 / €0.989
Austria €1.010 / €0.935 ▼0.8%
Ireland €1.051 / €0.951
Slovakia €1.052 / €1.057
Malta €1.060 / €0.950
Sweden €1.101 / €0.998 ▲1.5%
France €1.169 / €0.958 ▼0.7%
Italy €1.183 / €1.052 ▼1.3%
Belgium €1.204 / €0.913 ▼0.9%
Portugal €1.206 / €0.978 ▲0.4%
Germany €1.208 / €1.068 ▼2.3%
Finland €1.215 / €0.927
Denmark €1.251 / €1.004 ▲1.0%
Netherlands €1.322 / €0.955 ▲1.5%
bar_chart Fuel Price Comparison — All 26 EU Countries
Sorted by Petrol Price · Cheapest → Most Expensive
May 4, 2009 · 26 member states · EC Oil Bulletin · Hover for savings
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
EU Avg
1
RO
Romania
Cheapest
€0.816
€0.811
-21.5%
2
BG
Bulgaria
€0.854
€0.813
-17.9%
3
CY
Cyprus
▲
€0.862
€0.815
-17.1%
4
EE
Estonia
€0.865
€0.841
-16.8%
5
PL
Poland
▲
Cheapest
€0.901
€0.794
-13.4%
6
HU
Hungary
▲
€0.929
€0.897
-10.7%
7
GR
Greece
€0.932
€0.934
-10.4%
8
LV
Latvia
▲
€0.938
€0.882
-9.8%
9
ES
Spain
▼
€0.951
€0.860
-8.6%
10
LT
Lithuania
€0.978
€0.869
-6%
11
CZ
Czechia
€0.991
€0.965
-4.7%
12
LU
Luxembourg
▼
€0.993
€0.806
-4.5%
13
SI
Slovenia
€1.008
€0.989
-3.1%
14
AT
Austria
▼
€1.010
€0.935
-2.9%
EU AVG €1.040
15
IE
Ireland
€1.051
€0.951
+1.1%
16
SK
Slovakia
€1.052
€1.057
+1.2%
17
MT
Malta
€1.060
€0.950
+1.9%
18
SE
Sweden
▲
€1.101
€0.998
+5.9%
19
FR
France
▼
€1.169
€0.958
+12.4%
20
IT
Italy
▼
€1.183
€1.052
+13.8%
21
BE
Belgium
▼
€1.204
€0.913
+15.8%
22
PT
Portugal
▲
€1.206
€0.978
+16%
23
DE
Germany
▼
Priciest
€1.208
€1.068
+16.2%
24
FI
Finland
€1.215
€0.927
+16.8%
25
DK
Denmark
▲
€1.251
€1.004
+20.3%
26
NL
Netherlands
Priciest
€1.322
€0.955
+27.1%
south Below avg
north Above avg
▲▼ WoW on hover
🇷🇴 Romania → 🇳🇱 Netherlands: save €25.30/tank
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
history Same Week, Different Year
1 Year Ago
€1.251
-16.9% petrol
May 5, 2008
leaderboard Full EU Ranking — Euro 95 Petrol
#Country€/Lvs AvgWoW
1 🇷🇴 Romania €0.816 -21.5% +0.74%
2 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €0.854 -17.9% 0.00%
3 🇨🇾 Cyprus €0.862 -17.1% +1.06%
4 🇪🇪 Estonia €0.865 -16.8% 0.00%
5 🇵🇱 Poland €0.901 -13.4% +6.38%
6 🇭🇺 Hungary €0.929 -10.7% +2.54%
7 🇬🇷 Greece €0.932 -10.4% -0.11%
8 🇱🇻 Latvia €0.938 -9.8% +0.75%
9 🇪🇸 Spain €0.951 -8.6% -0.52%
10 🇱🇹 Lithuania €0.978 -6% +0.20%
11 🇨🇿 Czechia €0.991 -4.7% -0.10%
12 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €0.993 -4.5% -1.29%
13 🇸🇮 Slovenia €1.008 -3.1% 0.00%
14 🇦🇹 Austria €1.010 -2.9% -0.79%
15 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.051 +1.1% 0.00%
16 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.052 +1.2% +0.19%
17 🇲🇹 Malta €1.060 +1.9% 0.00%
18 🇸🇪 Sweden €1.101 +5.9% +1.47%
19 🇫🇷 France €1.169 +12.4% -0.68%
20 🇮🇹 Italy €1.183 +13.8% -1.25%
21 🇧🇪 Belgium €1.204 +15.8% -0.91%
22 🇵🇹 Portugal €1.206 +16% +0.42%
23 🇩🇪 Germany €1.208 +16.2% -2.27%
24 🇫🇮 Finland €1.215 +16.8% -0.08%
25 🇩🇰 Denmark €1.251 +20.3% +0.97%
26 🇳🇱 Netherlands €1.322 +27.1% +1.46%
local_gas_station Full EU Ranking — Diesel
#Country€/Lvs Avg
1 🇵🇱 Poland €0.794 -14.1%
2 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €0.806 -12.8%
3 🇷🇴 Romania €0.811 -12.2%
4 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €0.813 -12%
5 🇨🇾 Cyprus €0.815 -11.8%
6 🇪🇪 Estonia €0.841 -9%
7 🇪🇸 Spain €0.860 -6.9%
8 🇱🇹 Lithuania €0.869 -6%
9 🇱🇻 Latvia €0.882 -4.5%
10 🇭🇺 Hungary €0.897 -2.9%
11 🇧🇪 Belgium €0.913 -1.2%
12 🇫🇮 Finland €0.927 +0.3%
13 🇬🇷 Greece €0.934 +1.1%
14 🇦🇹 Austria €0.935 +1.2%
15 🇲🇹 Malta €0.950 +2.8%
16 🇮🇪 Ireland €0.951 +2.9%
17 🇳🇱 Netherlands €0.955 +3.4%
18 🇫🇷 France €0.958 +3.7%
19 🇨🇿 Czechia €0.965 +4.4%
20 🇵🇹 Portugal €0.978 +5.8%
21 🇸🇮 Slovenia €0.989 +7%
22 🇸🇪 Sweden €0.998 +8%
23 🇩🇰 Denmark €1.004 +8.7%
24 🇮🇹 Italy €1.052 +13.9%
25 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.057 +14.4%
26 🇩🇪 Germany €1.068 +15.6%
auto_awesome Key Takeaways

For the week of May 4, 2009, the EU average petrol price rose 0.19% to €1.040/L. 🇷🇴 Romania remains the cheapest at €0.816/L, while 🇳🇱 Netherlands is the most expensive at €1.322/L — a spread of €0.506/L (€25.30 per 50L tank).

Compared to the same week last year, the EU average is -16.9% for petrol and -26% for diesel.