EU Fuel Prices Weekly Report for May 21, 2012. EU average: Euro 95 petrol €1.514/L, diesel €1.416/L. Cheapest petrol: Bulgaria at €1.235/L. Most expensive petrol: Italy at €1.778/L. Cheapest diesel: Bulgaria at €1.224/L. Most expensive diesel: Italy at €1.685/L. Price spread: €0.543/L (€27.15 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 — May 21, 2012

26 EU member states · Source: European Commission Oil Bulletin

€1.514
EU Avg Petrol
-0.98%
€1.416
EU Avg Diesel
-0.56%
€1.235
Cheapest 🇧🇬
€1.778
Priciest 🇮🇹

trending_up Biggest Price Increases

🇩🇰 Denmark +0.30%
🇩🇪 Germany +0.25%
🇧🇬 Bulgaria +0.00%

trending_down Biggest Price Drops

🇧🇪 Belgium -4.06%
🇸🇮 Slovenia -3.56%
🇨🇾 Cyprus -3.24%

12-Week EU Average Petrol Trend

Feb 27 €1.514 – €1.585 May 21
Bulgaria €1.235 / €1.224
Romania €1.284 / €1.321 ▼0.6%
Cyprus €1.313 / €1.337 ▼3.2%
Poland €1.343 / €1.315 ▼0.9%
Estonia €1.357 / €1.339
Luxembourg €1.374 / €1.240 ▼1.1%
Latvia €1.396 / €1.366 ▼2.0%
Spain €1.407 / €1.345 ▼0.6%
Lithuania €1.422 / €1.335 ▼1.3%
Hungary €1.434 / €1.446 ▼3.0%
Slovenia €1.435 / €1.320 ▼3.6%
Austria €1.439 / €1.392 ▼1.0%
Czechia €1.470 / €1.443
Malta €1.500 / €1.400
Slovakia €1.568 / €1.440 ▼0.6%
France €1.569 / €1.393 ▼0.8%
Belgium €1.630 / €1.437 ▼4.1%
Germany €1.631 / €1.464 ▲0.3%
Portugal €1.636 / €1.440 ▼0.9%
Sweden €1.643 / €1.589 ▼0.6%
Ireland €1.663 / €1.597
Finland €1.668 / €1.528 ▼0.4%
Denmark €1.681 / €1.453 ▲0.3%
Greece €1.740 / €1.547 ▼1.1%
Netherlands €1.744 / €1.425 ▼0.7%
Italy €1.778 / €1.685 ▼0.5%
Bulgaria €1.235 / €1.224
Romania €1.284 / €1.321 ▼0.6%
Cyprus €1.313 / €1.337 ▼3.2%
Poland €1.343 / €1.315 ▼0.9%
Estonia €1.357 / €1.339
Luxembourg €1.374 / €1.240 ▼1.1%
Latvia €1.396 / €1.366 ▼2.0%
Spain €1.407 / €1.345 ▼0.6%
Lithuania €1.422 / €1.335 ▼1.3%
Hungary €1.434 / €1.446 ▼3.0%
Slovenia €1.435 / €1.320 ▼3.6%
Austria €1.439 / €1.392 ▼1.0%
Czechia €1.470 / €1.443
Malta €1.500 / €1.400
Slovakia €1.568 / €1.440 ▼0.6%
France €1.569 / €1.393 ▼0.8%
Belgium €1.630 / €1.437 ▼4.1%
Germany €1.631 / €1.464 ▲0.3%
Portugal €1.636 / €1.440 ▼0.9%
Sweden €1.643 / €1.589 ▼0.6%
Ireland €1.663 / €1.597
Finland €1.668 / €1.528 ▼0.4%
Denmark €1.681 / €1.453 ▲0.3%
Greece €1.740 / €1.547 ▼1.1%
Netherlands €1.744 / €1.425 ▼0.7%
Italy €1.778 / €1.685 ▼0.5%
bar_chart Fuel Price Comparison — All 26 EU Countries
Sorted by Petrol Price · Cheapest → Most Expensive
May 21, 2012 · 26 member states · EC Oil Bulletin · Hover for savings
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
EU Avg
1
BG
Bulgaria
Cheapest
Cheapest
€1.235
€1.224
-18.4%
2
RO
Romania
▼
€1.284
€1.321
-15.2%
3
CY
Cyprus
▼
€1.313
€1.337
-13.3%
4
PL
Poland
▼
€1.343
€1.315
-11.3%
5
EE
Estonia
€1.357
€1.339
-10.4%
6
LU
Luxembourg
▼
€1.374
€1.240
-9.2%
7
LV
Latvia
▼
€1.396
€1.366
-7.8%
8
ES
Spain
▼
€1.407
€1.345
-7.1%
9
LT
Lithuania
▼
€1.422
€1.335
-6.1%
10
HU
Hungary
▼
€1.434
€1.446
-5.3%
11
SI
Slovenia
▼
€1.435
€1.320
-5.2%
12
AT
Austria
▼
€1.439
€1.392
-5%
13
CZ
Czechia
€1.470
€1.443
-2.9%
14
MT
Malta
€1.500
€1.400
-0.9%
EU AVG €1.514
15
SK
Slovakia
▼
€1.568
€1.440
+3.6%
16
FR
France
▼
€1.569
€1.393
+3.6%
17
BE
Belgium
▼
€1.630
€1.437
+7.7%
18
DE
Germany
€1.631
€1.464
+7.7%
19
PT
Portugal
▼
€1.636
€1.440
+8.1%
20
SE
Sweden
▼
€1.643
€1.589
+8.5%
21
IE
Ireland
€1.663
€1.597
+9.8%
22
FI
Finland
▼
€1.668
€1.528
+10.2%
23
DK
Denmark
▲
€1.681
€1.453
+11%
24
GR
Greece
▼
€1.740
€1.547
+14.9%
25
NL
Netherlands
▼
€1.744
€1.425
+15.2%
26
IT
Italy
Priciest
Priciest
€1.778
€1.685
+17.4%
south Below avg
north Above avg
▲▼ WoW on hover
🇧🇬 Bulgaria → 🇮🇹 Italy: save €27.15/tank
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
history Same Week, Different Year
1 Year Ago
€1.430
+5.9% petrol
May 23, 2011
5 Years Ago
€1.174
+29% petrol
May 21, 2007
leaderboard Full EU Ranking — Euro 95 Petrol
#Country€/Lvs AvgWoW
1 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €1.235 -18.4% 0.00%
2 🇷🇴 Romania €1.284 -15.2% -0.62%
3 🇨🇾 Cyprus €1.313 -13.3% -3.24%
4 🇵🇱 Poland €1.343 -11.3% -0.89%
5 🇪🇪 Estonia €1.357 -10.4% -0.15%
6 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €1.374 -9.2% -1.08%
7 🇱🇻 Latvia €1.396 -7.8% -2.04%
8 🇪🇸 Spain €1.407 -7.1% -0.57%
9 🇱🇹 Lithuania €1.422 -6.1% -1.25%
10 🇭🇺 Hungary €1.434 -5.3% -3.04%
11 🇸🇮 Slovenia €1.435 -5.2% -3.56%
12 🇦🇹 Austria €1.439 -5% -0.96%
13 🇨🇿 Czechia €1.470 -2.9% -0.07%
14 🇲🇹 Malta €1.500 -0.9% 0.00%
15 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.568 +3.6% -0.63%
16 🇫🇷 France €1.569 +3.6% -0.82%
17 🇧🇪 Belgium €1.630 +7.7% -4.06%
18 🇩🇪 Germany €1.631 +7.7% +0.25%
19 🇵🇹 Portugal €1.636 +8.1% -0.91%
20 🇸🇪 Sweden €1.643 +8.5% -0.60%
21 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.663 +9.8% 0.00%
22 🇫🇮 Finland €1.668 +10.2% -0.36%
23 🇩🇰 Denmark €1.681 +11% +0.30%
24 🇬🇷 Greece €1.740 +14.9% -1.14%
25 🇳🇱 Netherlands €1.744 +15.2% -0.68%
26 🇮🇹 Italy €1.778 +17.4% -0.50%
local_gas_station Full EU Ranking — Diesel
#Country€/Lvs Avg
1 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €1.224 -13.6%
2 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €1.240 -12.4%
3 🇵🇱 Poland €1.315 -7.1%
4 🇸🇮 Slovenia €1.320 -6.8%
5 🇷🇴 Romania €1.321 -6.7%
6 🇱🇹 Lithuania €1.335 -5.7%
7 🇨🇾 Cyprus €1.337 -5.6%
8 🇪🇪 Estonia €1.339 -5.4%
9 🇪🇸 Spain €1.345 -5%
10 🇱🇻 Latvia €1.366 -3.5%
11 🇦🇹 Austria €1.392 -1.7%
12 🇫🇷 France €1.393 -1.6%
13 🇲🇹 Malta €1.400 -1.1%
14 🇳🇱 Netherlands €1.425 +0.6%
15 🇧🇪 Belgium €1.437 +1.5%
16 🇵🇹 Portugal €1.440 +1.7%
17 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.440 +1.7%
18 🇨🇿 Czechia €1.443 +1.9%
19 🇭🇺 Hungary €1.446 +2.1%
20 🇩🇰 Denmark €1.453 +2.6%
21 🇩🇪 Germany €1.464 +3.4%
22 🇫🇮 Finland €1.528 +7.9%
23 🇬🇷 Greece €1.547 +9.3%
24 🇸🇪 Sweden €1.589 +12.2%
25 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.597 +12.8%
26 🇮🇹 Italy €1.685 +19%
auto_awesome Key Takeaways

For the week of May 21, 2012, the EU average petrol price fell 0.98% to €1.514/L. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria remains the cheapest at €1.235/L, while 🇮🇹 Italy is the most expensive at €1.778/L — a spread of €0.543/L (€27.15 per 50L tank).

Compared to the same week last year, the EU average is +5.9% for petrol and +7.4% for diesel.