Weekly archive · 3 Jan 2005 to 28 Sep 2026
Irish fuel price historyHighest petrol €2.169 (13 Jun 2022); highest diesel €2.178 (30 Mar 2026).
| €2.169record petrol, 13 Jun 2022 | €0.937lowest petrol, 21 Feb 2005 | €2.178record diesel, 30 Mar 2026 | €0.934lowest diesel, 21 Feb 2005 |
Twenty-odd years of weekly prices, 1,086 Mondays in all, sit behind the charts below. The cheapest petrol in the record is €0.937, from 21 Feb 2005; the dearest is €2.169, from 13 Jun 2022. For diesel the extremes are €0.934 and €2.178.
The CSO's national average, gathered monthly for the Consumer Price Index, starts in December 2011 and reached €1.869 for petrol and €1.954 for diesel in August 2026. It moves more smoothly than the weekly series because each figure averages collections across the month.
Every Monday since 2005
Year by year
| Year | Petrol avg | Diesel avg | Petrol high | Petrol low | Tax share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | €1.810 | €1.883 | €1.972 | €1.712 | 50.8% |
| 2025 | €1.737 | €1.707 | €1.812 | €1.688 | 59.8% |
| 2024 | €1.748 | €1.700 | €1.837 | €1.678 | 56.9% |
| 2023 | €1.678 | €1.660 | €1.857 | €1.553 | 51.7% |
| 2022 | €1.851 | €1.893 | €2.169 | €1.569 | 47.3% |
| 2021 | €1.515 | €1.414 | €1.731 | €1.301 | 61.2% |
| 2020 | €1.291 | €1.199 | €1.457 | €1.213 | 66.9% |
| 2019 | €1.403 | €1.321 | €1.447 | €1.319 | 62.2% |
| 2018 | €1.438 | €1.341 | €1.499 | €1.359 | 61.0% |
| 2017 | €1.364 | €1.243 | €1.399 | €1.299 | 63.3% |
| 2016 | €1.283 | €1.148 | €1.349 | €1.199 | 66.1% |
| 2015 | €1.369 | €1.259 | €1.479 | €1.259 | 63.2% |
| 2014 | €1.530 | €1.458 | €1.573 | €1.399 | 58.4% |
| 2013 | €1.588 | €1.514 | €1.618 | €1.559 | 57.0% |
| 2012 | €1.616 | €1.551 | €1.693 | €1.485 | 56.4% |
| 2011 | €1.482 | €1.413 | €1.532 | €1.317 | 57.7% |
| 2010 | €1.300 | €1.219 | €1.340 | €1.190 | 60.8% |
| 2009 | €1.106 | €1.022 | €1.190 | €0.979 | 65.9% |
| 2008 | €1.237 | €1.288 | €1.330 | €1.156 | 61.7% |
| 2007 | €1.121 | €1.083 | €1.187 | €1.016 | — |
| 2006 | €1.119 | €1.095 | €1.209 | €1.030 | — |
| 2005 | €1.049 | €1.032 | €1.188 | €0.937 | — |
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Questions on the archive
What was the highest petrol price in Ireland?
In the Commission’s weekly series since 2005 the highest national average for petrol is €2.169, on 13 Jun 2022.
What did petrol cost in Ireland in 2005?
The first reading of 2005, on 3 Jan 2005, was €1.009 a litre; over the year petrol averaged €1.049.