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In 2023, final fuel movements were 3.6 billion litres for autodiesel, 1 billion litres for unleaded petrol, 1.1 billion litres for marked gas oil, and 0.9 billion litres for kerosene (See Tables 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D).
Forecourt sales represented 77% of autodiesel sales in 2023 (2.8 billion litres), compared with 76% in 2022 (See Figure 1 and Table 1A).
Forecourts accounted for 98% of unleaded petrol sales in 2023 (1 billion litres), compared with 97% in 2022 (See Figure 1 and Table 1B).
Only 7% of marked gas oil sales occurred through forecourts in 2023, with 93% (1 billion litres) sold by non-forecourt means including direct sales and home deliveries (See Figure 1 and Table 1C).
In 2023, 3% of kerosene sales were made in forecourts, with 97% (0.9 billion litres) from non-forecourt transactions (See Figure 1 and Table 1D).
Tables 2A to 2D from previous releases, on county level data, have been removed in this release while the county coding of movement data is under review.
Autodiesel sales were 77% from forecourts in 2023, compared with 76% in 2022. Unleaded petrol sales were 98% from forecourt transactions in 2023 (See Figure 1, Table 1A, and Table 1B).
| Forecourt Sales | |
| Autodiesel | 77 |
| Unleaded Petrol | 98 |
| Marked Gas Oil | 7 |
| Kerosene | 3 |
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (26 November 2024) published Fuel Oil Movements 2023.
Commenting on the release, Kevin Hunt, Statistician in the Climate and Energy Division, said: "This release is based on returns, by mineral oil fuel traders, to the Revenue Commissioners in 2023, tracking the transport of mineral oils. The release analyses the final movements of fuel oils in 2023, meaning the sales to final customers that mark the final point of the distribution chain. For more detail on definitions, please see the Background Notes.
Movements have been broken down by fuel oil type (autodiesel, unleaded petrol, marked gas oil, and kerosene) and movement type (forecourt and non-forecourt).
Road Transport Fuel Oil Movements
Road transport fuels were mainly sold in forecourts. In 2023, 77% of autodiesel sales were through forecourts, a slight increase from 76% in 2022 (See Figure 1 and Table 1A).
Similarly, 98% of sales of unleaded petrol were from forecourts, up from 97% in 2022 (See Figure 1 and Table 1B).
Marked Gas Oil and Kerosene Movements
Marked gas oil and kerosene were more likely to be sold through non-forecourt transactions directly to the final consumer. In 2023, non-forecourt transactions were 93% of marked gas oil sales and 97% of kerosene sales (See Figure 1, Table 1C, and Table 1D). Marked gas oil is primarily used for off-road purposes such as agriculture and the heating of larger buildings while kerosene is mainly used as a home heating fuel.”