Diesel fell by 2.0 cents over the week, to 0.979 €. That is the lowest diesel price since Dec 2009. Petrol 95 hardly changed over the week and ended at 1.146 €. A year earlier diesel cost 1.129 €: it is now 15.0 cents cheaper.
Diesel fell most in Albacete (−3.0 cents). Among the large chains, bonÀrea had the cheapest diesel at 0.838 €.
Median prices across Spain
| Fuel | Mon 14 Dec | Mon 21 Dec | Change | Week average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 0.999 | 0.979 | 2.0 ¢ | 0.985 |
| Petrol 95 | 1.149 | 1.146 | no change | 1.147 |
| Petrol 98 | 1.278 | 1.273 | 0.5 ¢ | 1.274 |
| LPG | 0.590 | 0.564 | 2.6 ¢ | 0.572 |
The median of all stations at 00:00 Madrid time; the week runs from Monday to Monday (the prices after Sunday).
Diesel and petrol 95 in Spain, last 12 weeks
Diesel: the largest changes by province
| Province | Mon 21 Dec | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fell most | ||
| Albacete | 0.999 | 3.0 ¢ |
| Badajoz | 0.989 | 3.0 ¢ |
| Ceuta | 0.809 | 3.0 ¢ |
| Ciudad Real | 0.989 | 3.0 ¢ |
| A Coruña | 0.999 | 3.0 ¢ |
Petrol 95: the largest changes by province
| Province | Mon 21 Dec | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Rose most | ||
| Gipuzkoa | 1.139 | 1.0 ¢ |
| Fell most | ||
| Las Palmas | 0.919 | 2.0 ¢ |
| León | 1.129 | 1.0 ¢ |
| Lugo | 1.169 | 1.0 ¢ |
| Málaga | 1.159 | 1.0 ¢ |
| Pontevedra | 1.169 | 1.0 ¢ |
The cheapest large chains
| Chain | Stations | Diesel | Petrol 95 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disa* | 137 | 0.826 15.3 ¢ | 0.919 |
| bonÀrea | 48 | 0.838 14.1 ¢ | 1.033 |
| Esclatoil | 37 | 0.860 11.9 ¢ | 1.029 |
| Alcampo | 50 | 0.879 10.0 ¢ | 1.057 |
| Petroprix | 36 | 0.899 8.0 ¢ | 1.084 |
| Carrefour | 129 | 0.949 3.0 ¢ | 1.129 |
| Shell | 363 | 0.958 2.1 ¢ | 1.128 |
| Meroil | 42 | 0.962 1.7 ¢ | 1.119 |
| Q8 | 70 | 0.964 1.5 ¢ | 1.134 |
| Ballenoil | 175 | 0.965 1.4 ¢ | 1.119 |
* Most of its stations are on the Canary Islands, in Ceuta or Melilla, where fuel taxes are lower.
Chains with at least 30 stations selling diesel; median prices at the end of the week, the difference is to the Spanish median.
Oil and the euro that week
Brent and the euro: the last value before each Monday. Pump prices follow crude with a lag of several weeks.
Brent oil price in euros per litre → · Fuel prices in Spain and the EU →
Sources: Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), open data; U.S. EIA (Brent); European Central Bank (euro rate); European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (CC BY 4.0). Medians and changes calculated by Litrigo.