There was a 5.7% rise in Unleaded Petrol excise clearances when comparing the year 2024 with 2023. This was the highest annual excise clearances for Unleaded Petrol since 2018 (See Tables A and 2).
There was a 1.5% decrease in Autodiesel excise clearances when comparing the year 2024 with 2023. This was the lowest annual excise clearances for Autodiesel since 2021 (See Tables A and 2).
In 2024 Autodiesel clearances were 3.5 billion litres which was 78% higher than the 2000 Autodiesel clearances figure of 2 billion litres. In 2024 Unleaded Petrol clearances were 1.1 billion litres which was 45% lower than the 2000 Unleaded Petrol clearances figure of 2 billion litres (See Table 2).
In 2024, Marked Gas Oil excise clearances rose by 3.4% and Kerosene excise clearances were 3.9% higher compared with 2023 (See Tables A and 2).
Excise clearances of Autodiesel in December 2024, at 281 million litres, were 2% lower than the December 2023 figure of 286 million litres (See Table 1A).
Excise clearances of Unleaded Petrol in December 2024, at 91 million litres, were 9% higher than the December 2023 figure of 83 million litres (See Tables 1B).
The data used in this statistical release mainly relate to the Revenue Commissioners monthly excise clearance volumes. The use of transport fuels such as Autodiesel and Unleaded Petrol are less seasonal than the use of home heating fuels. Price changes and exceptional weather can cause variations in the trends of excise clearances of home heating oils between years. Changes in the vehicle fleet fuel type composition can affect the mix in clearances of road fuels. See the Background Notes for the full definition of fuel excise clearances.
There was a 5.7% rise in Unleaded Petrol excise clearances when comparing the year 2024 with 2023. This was the highest annual excise clearances for Unleaded Petrol since 2018. There was a 1.5% decrease in Autodiesel excise clearances when comparing the year 2024 with 2023. This was the lowest annual excise clearances for Autodiesel since 2021 (See Tables A and 2).
| Table A: Excise Clearances Percentage Change for Selected Fuels December 2024 | ||||
| Million litres | Annual % change | |||
| Fuel | January-December 2023 | January-December 2024 | 2024/2023 | |
| Autodiesel | 3,594 | 3,539 | -1.5% | |
| Unleaded Petrol | 1,010 | 1,067 | 5.7% | |
| Marked Gas Oil | 1,096 | 1,133 | 3.4% | |
| Kerosene | 918 | 954 | 3.9% | |
Excise clearances of Unleaded Petrol in December 2024 were 9% higher than in December 2023. This was the highest volume of Unleaded Petrol clearances recorded for the month of December since 2017. Excise clearances of Autodiesel in December 2024 were 2% lower than in December 2023. This was the lowest volume of Autodiesel clearances recorded for the month of December since 2016 (See Tables 1A and 1B).
| Autodiesel | Petrol | |
| January 2021 | 197 | 38 |
| February 2021 | 213 | 42 |
| March 2021 | 262 | 56 |
| April 2021 | 273 | 65 |
| May 2021 | 290 | 70 |
| June 2021 | 304 | 79 |
| July 2021 | 313 | 83 |
| August 2021 | 297 | 78 |
| September 2021 | 310 | 80 |
| October 2021 | 336 | 84 |
| November 2021 | 309 | 73 |
| December 2021 | 293 | 75 |
| January 2022 | 264 | 66 |
| February 2022 | 283 | 66 |
| March 2022 | 309 | 78 |
| April 2022 | 306 | 79 |
| May 2022 | 314 | 83 |
| June 2022 | 298 | 79 |
| July 2022 | 296 | 81 |
| August 2022 | 303 | 82 |
| September 2022 | 310 | 80 |
| October 2022 | 298 | 79 |
| November 2022 | 310 | 79 |
| December 2022 | 296 | 80 |
| January 2023 | 275 | 73 |
| February 2023 | 285 | 75 |
| March 2023 | 313 | 83 |
| April 2023 | 294 | 82 |
| May 2023 | 342 | 98 |
| June 2023 | 289 | 84 |
| July 2023 | 297 | 85 |
| August 2023 | 325 | 97 |
| September 2023 | 281 | 80 |
| October 2023 | 301 | 84 |
| November 2023 | 305 | 84 |
| December 2023 | 286 | 83 |
| January 2024 | 287 | 82 |
| February 2024 | 281 | 79 |
| March 2024 | 319 | 92 |
| April 2024 | 285 | 84 |
| May 2024 | 315 | 96 |
| June 2024 | 283 | 88 |
| July 2024 | 315 | 97 |
| August 2024 | 280 | 89 |
| September 2024 | 296 | 90 |
| October 2024 | 306 | 92 |
| November 2024 | 292 | 87 |
| December 2024 | 281 | 91 |
In 2024 Autodiesel excise clearances were 3.5 billion litres which was 78% higher than the 2000 Autodiesel clearances figure of 2 billion litres. In 2024 Unleaded Petrol excise clearances were 1.1 billion litres which was 45% lower than the 2000 Unleaded Petrol clearances figure of 2 billion litres (See Table 2).
| Autodiesel | Unleaded Petrol | Marked Gas Oil | Kerosene | |
| 2000 | 1.992 | 1.954 | 1.596 | 0.789 |
| 2001 | 2.15 | 2.044 | 1.63 | 0.95 |
| 2002 | 2.263 | 2.12 | 1.547 | 0.939 |
| 2003 | 2.299 | 2.114 | 1.565 | 0.983 |
| 2004 | 2.444 | 2.188 | 1.581 | 1.053 |
| 2005 | 2.596 | 2.264 | 1.645 | 1.081 |
| 2006 | 2.836 | 2.33 | 1.653 | 1.126 |
| 2007 | 3.025 | 2.377 | 1.592 | 1.124 |
| 2008 | 2.96 | 2.31 | 1.503 | 1.202 |
| 2009 | 2.714 | 2.117 | 1.274 | 1.253 |
| 2010 | 2.56 | 1.93 | 1.226 | 1.329 |
| 2011 | 2.563 | 1.829 | 1.155 | 1.051 |
| 2012 | 2.548 | 1.668 | 1.126 | 0.898 |
| 2013 | 2.676 | 1.568 | 1.102 | 0.906 |
| 2014 | 2.847 | 1.483 | 0.998 | 0.857 |
| 2015 | 3.106 | 1.416 | 1.014 | 1.015 |
| 2016 | 3.33 | 1.335 | 1.044 | 1.05 |
| 2017 | 3.571 | 1.25 | 1.055 | 1.089 |
| 2018 | 3.589 | 1.098 | 1.087 | 1.149 |
| 2019 | 3.679 | 1.043 | 1.093 | 1.068 |
| 2020 | 3.167 | 0.773 | 1.134 | 1.257 |
| 2021 | 3.398 | 0.825 | 1.173 | 1.107 |
| 2022 | 3.588 | 0.931 | 1.147 | 0.922 |
| 2023 | 3.594 | 1.01 | 1.096 | 0.918 |
| 2024 | 3.539 | 1.067 | 1.133 | 0.954 |
Figure 3 and Tables 3A to 3D (See below) show trends in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for selected fuels. Wholesale prices of Autodiesel in December 2024 were the same as December 2023, while wholesale prices of Unleaded Petrol in December 2024 were higher than in December 2023 (See Tables 3A and 3B). This Wholesale Price Index series is compiled to base 2021=100.
| Autodiesel | Petrol | Gas oil (other than autodiesel) | Fuel oil | |
| January 2015 | 86.8 | 85 | 89.8 | 88 |
| February 2015 | 91.6 | 89.7 | 97.5 | 95.2 |
| March 2015 | 92.5 | 92.8 | 98 | 95 |
| April 2015 | 92.4 | 93.3 | 98.8 | 96.9 |
| May 2015 | 93.9 | 94.7 | 101.2 | 99 |
| June 2015 | 93.3 | 96.4 | 99.6 | 97.5 |
| July 2015 | 91.4 | 96.4 | 96.7 | 94.6 |
| August 2015 | 88.7 | 91.9 | 92.6 | 89.3 |
| September 2015 | 88.2 | 88.7 | 91.3 | 87.3 |
| October 2015 | 87.8 | 87.9 | 90.8 | 88.2 |
| November 2015 | 87.8 | 88.2 | 90.8 | 87.6 |
| December 2015 | 83 | 86.7 | 82.8 | 81.7 |
| January 2016 | 81 | 84.8 | 80.5 | 78.6 |
| February 2016 | 80.1 | 82.5 | 79.6 | 78.8 |
| March 2016 | 84 | 85.5 | 85 | 83 |
| April 2016 | 84 | 87.9 | 85.3 | 83.7 |
| May 2016 | 85.6 | 88.4 | 87.9 | 86.1 |
| June 2016 | 87.5 | 89 | 90.6 | 88.9 |
| July 2016 | 86.5 | 87.7 | 89.3 | 88.7 |
| August 2016 | 85.5 | 86.3 | 87.6 | 87.8 |
| September 2016 | 86.4 | 87.7 | 88.7 | 89.3 |
| October 2016 | 89.1 | 88.9 | 92.2 | 92.5 |
| November 2016 | 86.9 | 86.6 | 88.9 | 89.2 |
| December 2016 | 91.1 | 90.3 | 95 | 95.8 |
| January 2017 | 91.3 | 92.3 | 95 | 97.6 |
| February 2017 | 91.4 | 93 | 95.7 | 96.5 |
| March 2017 | 89.5 | 90.3 | 92.7 | 93.3 |
| April 2017 | 91.5 | 93.2 | 95.8 | 96.8 |
| May 2017 | 88.8 | 91.1 | 91.6 | 93.5 |
| June 2017 | 87.2 | 89.6 | 89.3 | 92 |
| July 2017 | 87.7 | 89.5 | 89.7 | 91.4 |
| August 2017 | 88.6 | 90.2 | 90.8 | 91.9 |
| September 2017 | 90 | 91.1 | 93.9 | 94.1 |
| October 2017 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 93.3 | 94.5 |
| November 2017 | 91.5 | 92.2 | 96.7 | 97.8 |
| December 2017 | 91.7 | 91.6 | 96.6 | 96.4 |
| January 2018 | 93.1 | 92.4 | 99.1 | 99 |
| February 2018 | 89.9 | 90.5 | 94.1 | 95.2 |
| March 2018 | 90.5 | 90.4 | 94.9 | 95.7 |
| April 2018 | 93.4 | 93.5 | 98.1 | 99.2 |
| May 2018 | 96.1 | 96.2 | 101.6 | 103.5 |
| June 2018 | 96 | 95.8 | 101.3 | 103.3 |
| July 2018 | 95.4 | 95.9 | 100.6 | 103.1 |
| August 2018 | 96.2 | 96.7 | 102.1 | 103.5 |
| September 2018 | 97.3 | 96.6 | 103.1 | 104.4 |
| October 2018 | 99.7 | 95.7 | 105.7 | 107.5 |
| November 2018 | 98.3 | 93.4 | 102.3 | 103.8 |
| December 2018 | 93.9 | 90.5 | 96.5 | 98.2 |
| January 2019 | 93.8 | 90.7 | 96.8 | 98.4 |
| February 2019 | 95.2 | 91.5 | 99.2 | 101.2 |
| March 2019 | 95.3 | 93 | 99.8 | 102.3 |
| April 2019 | 96.2 | 97.3 | 101.4 | 103 |
| May 2019 | 96.7 | 97.7 | 101.7 | 103.2 |
| June 2019 | 93.1 | 93.7 | 96.6 | 99.2 |
| July 2019 | 95.3 | 96.6 | 99.6 | 103.5 |
| August 2019 | 94.3 | 94.3 | 97.9 | 99.7 |
| September 2019 | 95.4 | 93.4 | 99.2 | 100.1 |
| October 2019 | 96.4 | 94.5 | 99.3 | 100.2 |
| November 2019 | 96.2 | 95.2 | 99.1 | 100.2 |
| December 2019 | 96.5 | 95.2 | 99.2 | 99.9 |
| January 2020 | 97 | 95.7 | 98.8 | 99.7 |
| February 2020 | 94.3 | 93.9 | 95.5 | 96.7 |
| March 2020 | 86.3 | 84.1 | 83.8 | 87.3 |
| April 2020 | 83.2 | 80.5 | 79.6 | 80.1 |
| May 2020 | 82.2 | 83 | 78.8 | 80.7 |
| June 2020 | 85.6 | 86.1 | 83.5 | 86.2 |
| July 2020 | 86.9 | 87.7 | 84.6 | 87.8 |
| August 2020 | 87.7 | 88.5 | 86.2 | 87.4 |
| September 2020 | 85.1 | 87.3 | 82.3 | 85.1 |
| October 2020 | 87.2 | 88.9 | 83.7 | 86.6 |
| November 2020 | 88.2 | 88.1 | 84.7 | 88 |
| December 2020 | 90 | 89.2 | 87.5 | 90 |
| January 2021 | 89.5 | 89.2 | 85.6 | 85.6 |
| February 2021 | 92.4 | 91 | 89.4 | 89.4 |
| March 2021 | 95.3 | 96 | 93.9 | 93.4 |
| April 2021 | 93.7 | 95.3 | 91.1 | 91.1 |
| May 2021 | 96.8 | 97.1 | 96.5 | 96.7 |
| June 2021 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 99.3 | 98.9 |
| July 2021 | 100 | 101.3 | 102.7 | 102.7 |
| August 2021 | 99.5 | 101.2 | 100.8 | 100.7 |
| September 2021 | 101.4 | 102.1 | 103.4 | 103.1 |
| October 2021 | 112 | 110.3 | 114.5 | 114.9 |
| November 2021 | 112.9 | 112 | 113.4 | 113.6 |
| December 2021 | 108.3 | 106.3 | 109.3 | 109.9 |
| January 2022 | 112 | 110 | 116.8 | 120.3 |
| February 2022 | 116.3 | 115.8 | 124.9 | 125.6 |
| March 2022 | 125.5 | 114.6 | 159.8 | 152 |
| April 2022 | 127.3 | 114.2 | 152.7 | 153.8 |
| May 2022 | 130.9 | 126.7 | 157.5 | 173.7 |
| June 2022 | 146.8 | 136.1 | 183.1 | 189.6 |
| July 2022 | 140.7 | 129.5 | 176.6 | 169.2 |
| August 2022 | 131.4 | 117.1 | 152 | 158.5 |
| September 2022 | 127.7 | 109.9 | 157.4 | 164.1 |
| October 2022 | 135.6 | 116.8 | 170.8 | 167.4 |
| November 2022 | 126.1 | 110.8 | 151.5 | 162.4 |
| December 2022 | 118.7 | 102.5 | 132.8 | 141.2 |
| January 2023 | 117.8 | 104.3 | 132.2 | 141.2 |
| February 2023 | 115.7 | 108.2 | 129.7 | 138.7 |
| March 2023 | 111.8 | 107.3 | 128.1 | 134 |
| April 2023 | 106.5 | 108 | 124.4 | 131.2 |
| May 2023 | 103 | 104.8 | 117.2 | 125.6 |
| June 2023 | 106.2 | 107 | 120.7 | 126.1 |
| July 2023 | 109.4 | 107 | 124.8 | 132.4 |
| August 2023 | 115.7 | 111.3 | 141.6 | 150.6 |
| September 2023 | 128.7 | 118.4 | 152 | 157.5 |
| October 2023 | 126.6 | 115.5 | 143.6 | 152.1 |
| November 2023 | 122.6 | 113.7 | 136.6 | 146.1 |
| December 2023 | 119.1 | 110.1 | 127.3 | 135.5 |
| January 2024 | 120.5 | 111.6 | 129.5 | 138.5 |
| February 2024 | 124.3 | 115.5 | 140.7 | 146 |
| March 2024 | 121.7 | 114.9 | 133.3 | 137.1 |
| April 2024 | 124.5 | 119.7 | 136.7 | 141.1 |
| May 2024 | 116.5 | 115 | 131.9 | 137.1 |
| June 2024 | 117 | 113.7 | 132.8 | 137.6 |
| July 2024 | 117.2 | 114.2 | 133.6 | 141.3 |
| August 2024 | 116.6 | 114.4 | 132.6 | 141.3 |
| September 2024 | 114 | 110.6 | 128.7 | 141.3 |
| October 2024 | 117.4 | 113.6 | 128.6 | 130.3 |
| November 2024 | 119.3 | 112.8 | 126.4 | 129.5 |
| December 2024 | 119.1 | 114 | 128.2 | 130.4 |
The monthly mean air temperature at Dublin Airport in December 2024 was 7.2 degrees Celsius, compared with 7.5 degrees Celsius in December 2023 (See Figure 4 and Table 4).
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (13 February 2025) published Fuel Excise Clearances December 2024.
Commenting on the release, Deirdre Moran, Statistician in the Climate and Energy Division, said: "There was a 5.7% rise in Unleaded Petrol excise clearances when comparing the year 2024 with 2023. This was the highest annual excise clearances for Unleaded Petrol since 2018 (See Tables A and 2). Clearances are the duty paid on the quantity of oil removed from bonded warehouses and provide a proxy for sales (See Editor’s Note below).
There was a 1.5% decrease in Autodiesel excise clearances when comparing the year 2024 with 2023. This was the lowest annual excise clearances for Autodiesel since 2021 (See Tables A and 2).
In 2024, Marked Gas Oil excise clearances rose by 3.4% and Kerosene excise clearances were 3.9% higher compared with 2023 (See Tables A and 2).
Excise clearances of Autodiesel in December 2024 were 2% lower than in December 2023. This was the lowest volume of Autodiesel clearances recorded for the month of December since 2016 (See Table 1A).
Unleaded Petrol clearances in December 2024 were 9% higher than in December 2023. This was the highest volume of Unleaded Petrol clearances recorded for the month of December since 2017 (See Table 1B).
Excise clearances of Marked Gas Oil in December 2024, at 71 million litres, were 3% lower compared with the December 2023 figure of 73 million litres (See Table 1C). Marked Gas Oil is primarily used for off-road purposes such as agriculture and the heating of larger buildings.
Excise clearances of Kerosene in December 2024, at 110 million litres, were 14% lower compared with the December 2023 figure of 128 million litres (See Table 1D). Kerosene is mainly used as a home heating fuel.”