Fuel prices in Europe, January 2023
Average petrol and diesel prices in every EU country in January 2023, ranked from the cheapest to the dearest. Prices include taxes and are averages of the weekly EU Weekly Oil Bulletin figures.
Cheapest petrol
Slovenia
€1.287 / litreDearest petrol
Denmark
€1.976 / litreEU simple average
€1.607
+1.3% vs December 2022 · +3.3% vs a year earlierPrice gap, 50 L tank
€34
cheapest vs dearestRanking by country, January 2023
1 = cheapest. Changes compare the monthly average with the previous month and with the same month a year earlier.
| # | Country | Petrol 95 | vs prev. month | vs year ago | Diesel | vs prev. month | vs year ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia | €1.287 | −7.9% | −4.1% | €1.513 (#4) | −5.2% | +6.2% |
| 2 | Bulgaria | €1.291 | −1.5% | +6.7% | €1.471 (#2) | −5.2% | +19.0% |
| 3 | Romania | €1.302 | −4.2% | +1.2% | €1.508 (#3) | −5.8% | +18.2% |
| 4 | Malta | €1.340 | 0.0% | 0.0% | €1.210 (#1) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 5 | Cyprus | €1.378 | −5.8% | +3.7% | €1.582 (#6) | −6.8% | +11.6% |
| 6 | Croatia | €1.387 | −4.5% | −7.7% | €1.620 (#8) | −3.8% | +8.6% |
| 7 | Poland | €1.401 | +0.2% | +10.8% | €1.628 (#11) | −0.7% | +27.7% |
| 8 | Lithuania | €1.493 | −2.9% | +2.5% | €1.661 (#12) | −2.0% | +20.9% |
| 9 | Slovakia | €1.512 | −0.4% | +2.0% | €1.612 (#7) | −2.4% | +16.2% |
| 10 | Czech Republic | €1.527 | 0.0% | +3.7% | €1.563 (#5) | −1.5% | +9.0% |
| 11 | Luxembourg | €1.533 | +3.5% | +2.9% | €1.623 (#9) | +0.6% | +14.6% |
| 12 | Austria | €1.565 | +4.9% | +10.5% | €1.742 (#17) | +3.3% | +23.9% |
| 13 | Ireland | €1.574 | −3.8% | −7.4% | €1.685 (#14) | −5.8% | +5.2% |
| 14 | Hungary | €1.601 | +7.4% | +20.7% | €1.767 (#19) | +4.9% | +33.4% |
| 15 | Spain | €1.623 | +0.1% | +7.8% | €1.683 (#13) | −0.7% | +21.7% |
| 16 | Latvia | €1.630 | −0.3% | +9.4% | €1.707 (#15) | +1.2% | +27.6% |
| 17 | Portugal | €1.689 | +5.1% | −1.7% | €1.626 (#10) | +1.3% | +4.0% |
| 18 | Belgium | €1.692 | +1.7% | +3.0% | €1.736 (#16) | −0.7% | +3.3% |
| 19 | Estonia | €1.733 | −0.4% | +9.3% | €1.756 (#18) | +0.1% | +23.5% |
| 20 | Sweden | €1.764 | +3.2% | −0.1% | €2.155 (#27) | +0.4% | +7.9% |
| 21 | Germany | €1.797 | +2.7% | +3.4% | €1.843 (#22) | +1.4% | +14.7% |
| 22 | Netherlands | €1.823 | +3.7% | −8.4% | €1.785 (#20) | +2.0% | +7.0% |
| 23 | Italy | €1.831 | +9.6% | +4.2% | €1.882 (#24) | +8.4% | +15.9% |
| 24 | France | €1.844 | +9.4% | +8.6% | €1.882 (#25) | +6.9% | +16.6% |
| 25 | Greece | €1.874 | +0.4% | +5.4% | €1.799 (#21) | −1.1% | +18.7% |
| 26 | Finland | €1.912 | +2.5% | +2.0% | €2.085 (#26) | +4.2% | +17.4% |
| 27 | Denmark | €1.976 | +5.9% | +8.3% | €1.865 (#23) | +3.6% | +17.0% |
Cheapest and dearest diesel, January 2023
Which EU country had the cheapest petrol in January 2023?
Slovenia had the lowest average Euro-super 95 price in January 2023 at €1.287 per litre, while Denmark was the most expensive at €1.976.
How much more does a 50-litre tank cost in the dearest country in January 2023?
Filling 50 litres of petrol cost about €34.42 more in Denmark than in Slovenia in January 2023.
Where was diesel cheapest in January 2023?
Malta had the cheapest diesel in January 2023 at €1.210 per litre; Sweden was the dearest at €2.155.
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Source: European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (national averages, taxes included). Monthly figures are simple averages of weekly prices; see methodology.