Excise clearances of Autodiesel in January 2025, at 261 million litres, were 9% lower than the January 2024 figure of 287 million litres (See Table 1A).
In January 2025, Unleaded Petrol excise clearances, at 81 million litres, were 1% less than the January 2024 figure of 82 million litres (See Table 1B).
Excise clearances of Marked Gas Oil in January 2025, at 88 million litres, were down 5% when compared with the January 2024 figure of 93 million litres (See Table 1C).
Kerosene excise clearances were 113 million litres in January 2025, 15% lower than the January 2024 figure of 133 million litres (See Table 1D).
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 15.1% decrease in Kerosene excise clearances when comparing January 2025 with January 2024. There was a 4.7% increase in Unleaded Petrol excise clearances when comparing the 12-month rolling period of February 2024-January 2025 with February 2023-January 2024 (See Tables A, 1B, and 1D).
| Table A: Excise Clearances Percentage Changes for Selected Fuels January 2025 | ||
| Fuel | Year-to-Date January 2025/2024 | 12-Month Rolling Period February-January 2025/2024 |
| Autodiesel | -8.8% | -2.5% |
| Unleaded Petrol | -1.1% | 4.7% |
| Marked Gas Oil | -5.4% | 2.2% |
| Kerosene | -15.1% | -1.7% |
In January 2025 Autodiesel clearances were 261 million litres which was 5% higher than the January 2010 Autodiesel clearances figure of 249 million litres. In January 2025 Unleaded Petrol clearances were 81 million litres which was 61% lower than the January 2010 Unleaded Petrol clearances figure of 211 million litres (See Tables 1A, 1B, and Figure 1).
| 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 |
| January 2025 | 261 | 81 |
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 |
Wholesale prices of Autodiesel and Unleaded Petrol in January 2025 where the highest January wholesale prices since the time series began in 2015 (See Tables 3A and 3B). This Wholesale Price Index series is compiled to base 2021=100.
The monthly mean air temperature at Dublin Airport in January 2025 was 4.3 degrees Celsius, compared with 5 degrees Celsius in January 2024 (See Figure 4 and Table 4).
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (13 March 2025) published Fuel Excise Clearances January 2025.
Commenting on the release, Deirdre Moran, Statistician in the Climate and Energy Division, said: "The four fuels, Autodiesel, Unleaded Petrol, Marked Gas Oil, and Kerosene all had lower clearance volumes in January 2025 when compared with January 2024 (See Tables 1A to 1D).
Autodiesel clearances were 8.8% lower when comparing January 2025 with January 2024. They were 2.5% lower when comparing the 12-month rolling period of February 2024-January 2025 with February 2023-January 2024 (See Tables A and 1A). 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).
Unleaded Petrol clearances were 1.1% less when comparing January 2025 with January 2024. They were 4.7% higher when comparing the 12-month rolling period of February 2024-January 2025 with February 2023-January 2024 (See Tables A and 1B).
Marked Gas Oil clearances were 2.2% greater when comparing the 12-month rolling period of February 2024-January 2025 with February 2023-January 2024 (See Tables A and 1C). Marked Gas Oil is primarily used for off-road purposes such as agriculture and the heating of larger buildings.
Kerosene clearances reduced by 1.7% when comparing the 12-month rolling period of February 2024-January 2025 with February 2023-January 2024 (See Tables A and 1D). Kerosene is mainly used as a home heating fuel.”