There was a 3% decrease in Autodiesel excise clearances when comparing the 12-month rolling period of February 2025-January 2026 with February 2024-January 2025 (See Table A).
Unleaded Petrol clearances were 10% higher in January 2026 compared with January 2025 (See Table A).
In January 2026, Kerosene clearances were 6.6% higher than January 2025 (See Table A).
Marked Gas Oil excise clearances increased by 1.5% when comparing the 12-month rolling period of February 2025-January 2026 with February 2024-January 2025 (See Table A).
An annual Fuel Excise Clearances PxStat Table has been added to this statistical release, see FPA01.
The data used in this 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 3% decrease in Autodiesel excise clearances when comparing the 12-month rolling period of February 2025-January 2026 with February 2024-January 2025 (See Table A). There was a 6.2% rise in Unleaded Petrol excise clearances over the same period (See Table A).
| Table A: Excise Clearances Percentage Changes for Selected Fuels January 2026 | ||
| Fuel | Year-to-Date January 2026/2025 | 12-Month Rolling Period February-January 2026/2025 |
| Autodiesel | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| Unleaded Petrol | 10.0% | 6.2% |
| Marked Gas Oil | -3.1% | 1.5% |
| Kerosene | 6.6% | 1.2% |
Excise clearances of Unleaded Petrol in January 2026 were 10.0% higher than in January 2025. This was the highest volume of Unleaded Petrol clearances recorded for the month of January since 2017. Excise clearances of Kerosene in January 2026 were 6.6% higher than in January 2025 (See Figure 1 and Table A).
In 2025 Autodiesel excise clearances were 3.4 billion litres which was 71.0% higher than the 2000 Autodiesel clearances figure of 2 billion litres. In 2025 Unleaded Petrol excise clearances were 1.1 billion litres which was 42.5% lower than the 2000 Unleaded Petrol clearances figure of 2 billion litres (See Figure 2 and Table 2).
Figure 3 (See below) shows trends in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for selected fuels. Wholesale prices of Autodiesel, Petrol and Gas oil (other than autodiesel) were all higher in January 2026 compared with December 2025. The Wholesale Price Index for Fuel Oil was unchanged in January 2026 compared with December 2025. This Wholesale Price Index series is compiled to base 2021=100.
The monthly mean air temperature at Dublin Airport in January 2026 was 4.6 degrees Celsius (See Figure 5). This was the third coldest January in the last ten years (See PxStat Table MTM06).
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (07 May 2026) published Fuel Excise Clearances January 2026.
Commenting on the release, Dr. Robert Stapleton, Statistician in the Climate and Energy Division, said: "Autodiesel, Unleaded Petrol, and Kerosene all had higher clearances in January 2026 compared with January 2025. Marked Gas Oil clearances decreased by 3.1% in January 2026 compared with January 2025 (See Table A). 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 3% decline to 3.4 billion litres in Autodiesel excise clearances when comparing the 12-month rolling period of February 2025-January 2026 with February 2024-January 2025 (See Table A).
Unleaded Petrol excise clearances rose by 6.2% when comparing the 12-month rolling period of February 2025-January 2026 with February 2024-January 2025 (See Table A).
Marked Gas Oil excise clearances went up by 1.5% when comparing the 12-month rolling period of February 2025-January 2026 with February 2024-January 2025 (See Table A).
Kerosene excise clearances at 972 million litres were 1.2% higher when comparing the 12-month rolling period of February 2025-January 2026 with February 2024-January 2025 (See Table A). Kerosene is mainly used as a home heating fuel.”