The average price of light heating oil fluctuated in the timeline displayed, with a particularly significant price jump recorded in March 2022. As of May 2025, the average consumer price (incl. VAT) for a liter of light heating oil was around 89.6 euro cents.

As of 2025, the average consumer price of light heating oil in Germany was around 95.84 euro cents per liter. Prices fluctuated during the specified time period and were noticeably higher in 2022. Like fuel prices, heating oil prices are important cost factors for consumers.

Germany Gasoline Price: Without Taxes: Heating Gas Oil data was reported at 536.490 EUR/1000 l in 12 May 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 543.550 EUR/1000 l for 05 May 2025. Germany Gasoline Price: Without Taxes: Heating Gas Oil data is updated weekly, averaging 514.800 EUR/1000 l from Jan 2002 (Median) to 12 May 2025, with 1162 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,595.790 EUR/1000 l in 14 Mar 2022 and a record low of 204.240 EUR/1000 l in 21 Jan 2002. Germany Gasoline Price: Without Taxes: Heating Gas Oil data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.DG ENER: Gasoline Price.

Denmark has one of the highest prices for heating oil in the world. In 2020, Danish households paid over 1,600 U.S. dollars per 1,000 liters of light fuel oil. This was more than double the cost of heating oil for households in neighboring Germany. Germany has some of the lowest light fuel oil prices in the world.

Germany Gasoline Price: With Taxes: Heating Gas Oil data was reported at 886.600 EUR/1000 l in 12 May 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 895.000 EUR/1000 l for 05 May 2025. Germany Gasoline Price: With Taxes: Heating Gas Oil data is updated weekly, averaging 685.570 EUR/1000 l from Jan 2002 (Median) to 12 May 2025, with 1162 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,972.000 EUR/1000 l in 14 Mar 2022 and a record low of 308.100 EUR/1000 l in 21 Jan 2002. Germany Gasoline Price: With Taxes: Heating Gas Oil data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.DG ENER: Gasoline Price.

Households in Germany paid an average of ***** euros per thousand liters of heating oil in 2021. Between 2000 and 2021, heating oil prices in Germany fluctuated, peaking at ***** euros per thousand liters in 2012.

Residential heating in Germany

There are approximately ** million households in Germany, with several heat sources available. As of 2020, heating oil represented a quarter of the household heating source in Germany. Although many of Germany’s homes are heated by oil, these systems can be decades old and are a major source of residential CO2 emissions. As a result, the German government has outlined plans to ban oil-fired heating systems by 2026. Natural gas is the most common household heat source in Germany, providing heat to half of Germany’s homes. Most of the energy consumed in residential buildings in Germany is from space heating, followed by water heating.

Heating in new homes in Germany

Due to the move away from heating oil, modern technologies are now used to heat new homes. In 2020, **** percent of new homes in Germany were heated by electric heat pumps. The number of heat pumps in operation in Germany has been increasing steadily in recent years, and totaled *** million in 2020. This was an increase of more than half a million when compared to 2013.

Germany Consumer Price Index (CPI): 2010=100: Heating Oil & Fuel data was reported at 105.900 2010=100 in Dec 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 116.400 2010=100 for Nov 2018. Germany Consumer Price Index (CPI): 2010=100: Heating Oil & Fuel data is updated monthly, averaging 78.950 2010=100 from Jan 1991 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 336 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 126.900 2010=100 in Sep 2012 and a record low of 41.200 2010=100 in Mar 1991. Germany Consumer Price Index (CPI): 2010=100: Heating Oil & Fuel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.I023: Consumer Price Index: by Special Groups: 2010=100. Rebased from 2010=100 to 2015=100 Replacement series ID: 412820967

Germany Consumer Price Index (CPI): 2010=100: excl Heating Oil & Fuel data was reported at 112.900 2010=100 in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 112.200 2010=100 for Nov 2018. Germany Consumer Price Index (CPI): 2010=100: excl Heating Oil & Fuel data is updated monthly, averaging 92.350 2010=100 from Jan 1991 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 336 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 112.900 2010=100 in Dec 2018 and a record low of 69.700 2010=100 in Jan 1991. Germany Consumer Price Index (CPI): 2010=100: excl Heating Oil & Fuel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.I023: Consumer Price Index: by Special Groups: 2010=100. Rebased from 2010=100 to 2015=100 Replacement series ID: 412820957

Bremen, Berlin and Frankfurt were among the most expensive among large German cities in terms of average heating oil prices. In Bremen, heating oil cost on average almost 89 euro cents per liter as of January 2022.

The average price of heating oil in France progressed in a volatile manner between the year 2000 and 2016, going from ***** euros to ***** euros per 1,000 liters. The price reached a peak in 2012, when the French end-consumer had to pay almost ***** euros per 1,000 liters of heating oil.

France consumes fewer fossil fuels than Germany

Heating oil is mainly used as a fuel oil for boilers, industrial furnaces or central heating systems. In a survey led by the International Energy Agency in 2016, the residential space heating was responsible for ** percent of the carbon dioxide emissions in France. In Germany, where the average price of heating seems to have progressed in a similar manner as in France, the share of electricity produced from oil, gas and coal sources is much higher than in France. In 2015, ***** percent of the electricity produced in Germany came from fossil fuels, while in France this share amounted to **** percent.

The German consumption of fossil fuels should be reduced along with its Carbon dioxide emissions

Germany’s relative dependence on fossil fuels is also reflected in its emissions of carbon dioxide. Alone in 2016, Germany released around ***** million metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. In that same year, France reported ***** million metric tons of CO2. Due to Germany’s energy transformation plan (the so-called Energiewende), the government plans the consumption of fossil fuels should be reduced by ** percent by 2050* in order to reduce sharply the emission generated by this energy source.

Producer Price: Light Fuel Oil Delivery (FD): Wholesalers: Germany data was reported at 74.550 EUR/hl in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 80.330 EUR/hl for Feb 2025. Producer Price: Light Fuel Oil Delivery (FD): Wholesalers: Germany data is updated monthly, averaging 48.710 EUR/hl from Jan 1999 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 315 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 124.230 EUR/hl in Jun 2022 and a record low of 12.790 EUR/hl in Feb 1999. Producer Price: Light Fuel Oil Delivery (FD): Wholesalers: Germany data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.P002: Producer Price: Light Fuel Oil Delivery.

The petroleum products wholesale sector is struggling with the long-term trend of moving away from an economy based heavily on petroleum products. However, the coronavirus crisis and the war in Ukraine have caused upheavals of a different kind over the past five years. The massive drop in the global market price for crude oil and falling demand for industry products initially caused industry turnover to shrink in 2020. Demand rose again in 2021 and 2022. The renewed decline in sales volumes in 2023 was due in particular to the enormous increase in the price of crude oil in 2022 as a result of the war in Ukraine, which wholesalers had to pass on to their customers and which reduced demand. Wholesale sales of petroleum products have fallen by an average of 0.8% per year since 2019. The price of crude oil is expected to rise again slightly in 2024. IBISWorld expects turnover to increase by 4.9% to 166.8 billion euros in the current year.The biggest challenge for the industry in the medium to long term, however, is society's growing environmental awareness, primarily due to climate change, accompanied by stricter regulatory measures from the federal government. The number of oil heating systems in Germany is trending downwards and modern heating systems that utilise alternative energies are increasingly being installed in new buildings. This is reducing the demand for heating oil. At the same time, the demand for oil as a fuel is also decreasing due to the ban on fossil combustion engines from 2035, the promotion of electric vehicles and the expansion of the charging infrastructure.For the next five years, IBISWorld is forecasting an average annual decline in industry turnover of 3%, mainly due to the expected fall in the price of crude oil, which is expected to amount to 143.3 billion euros in 2029. The weak development of production volumes is likely to further dampen the industry's demand for sector products in the coming years. In addition, the transformation towards electromobility is expected to continue and deprive the industry of sales potential. As a result, the number of industry players and employees is also likely to fall by 2029.

This statistic shows the change in the price of domestic heating oil per liter in selected countries for the period between June 2019 and June 2020. In June 2020, the domestic heating oil price in Germany was some 27.7 percent lower than in June 2019.

Domestic heating oil

The price of domestic heating oil per liter has decreased in many countries. In the United Kingdom, prices dropped by 24.8 percent, while in Canada, prices dropped by 25.5 percent. In the United States, winter heating oil prices increased from 2.06 U.S. dollars per gallon in 2015/2016 during the oil glut years, to 3.07 U.S. dollars per gallon in 2019/20. Domestic heating oil is used for the heating of domestic homes. It is a liquid petroleum product. It is often delivered to homes by a tank truck and stored in above-ground storage tanks. In the United States, this type of oil is known as No. 2 heating oil and prices are tracked by the Department of energy. However, in new single-family houses, use of heating oil in the U.S. is rather uncommon, accounting for less than 0.5 percent of the heating type share since 2013.

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The size of the Germany Refined Petroleum Products Market was valued at USD XX Million in 2023 and is projected to reach USD XXX Million by 2032, with an expected CAGR of 4.00% during the forecast period. The market for refined petroleum products in Germany is an integral part of its energy profile, which covers quite a wide range of products. These range from gasoline and diesel to jet fuel and heating oil among others. The economy in Germany is the biggest within Europe; hence, it is a vital producer and consumer of refined petroleum products. The major drivers for this market are directly linked to the issues of transition towards renewable energy, a regulatory framework that is observed to push towards carbon emission decline, and crude oil price uncertainty. Germany has some good refining capacity and their geographical positioning allows it easily reach out to international markets. The country has now shifted a lot towards sustainability and is slowly paving its way to alternative fuels through policies for the phase-out of fossil fuels. This has led the country to invest in biofuels, synthetic fuels, and enhancing refinery efficiencies while reducing harmful emission. More to this, the geopolitical factors like supply chain disruption and market shifts around the world in oil also tend to have a strong impact on the German market for refined petroleum products. Despite the strong demand for traditional petroleum products, the ongoing energy transition will influence this sector in many respects by promoting innovation and diversification. After all, the German market for refined petroleum products faces complex interactions of economic, environmental, and regulatory dynamics that will set it up for challenges and opportunities to come. Recent developments include: September 2022: The German government announced that it is temporarily controlling two subsidiaries of the Russian energy giant Rosneft, including Rosneft Deutschland GmbH and RN Refining & Marketing GmbH. The move by the government puts it in charge of Rosneft's stakes in three refineries in the country. This includes a key facility in the northeast of the country, which supplies around 90% of Berlin's fuel and in which Rosneft held a majority stake., August 2022: Evonik Industries AG announced plans to diversify its energy sources at its manufacturing sites in Germany to make it less dependent on natural gas. The most significant measure is being implemented at Evonik's largest German site in Marl. In the new gas-fired power plant, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will be used instead of natural gas to generate energy.. Key drivers for this market are: 4., Growing Demand for Renewable Energy4.; Upcoming Investments in the Energy Sector and Supportive Renewable Energy Policies. Potential restraints include: 4., High Initial Investment Cost and Long Investment Return Period on Projects. Notable trends are: Surging Consumption of Refined Petroleum Products.

Germany Consumer Price Index (CPI): HF: EG: Heating Oil data was reported at 151.700 2020=100 in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 157.400 2020=100 for Feb 2025. Germany Consumer Price Index (CPI): HF: EG: Heating Oil data is updated monthly, averaging 136.100 2020=100 from Jan 2019 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 75 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 222.600 2020=100 in Oct 2022 and a record low of 87.200 2020=100 in Nov 2020. Germany Consumer Price Index (CPI): HF: EG: Heating Oil data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.I009: Consumer Price Index: by COICOP: 2020=100.

Producer prices for light fuel oil: Germany, months, type of delivery, reporting place or scope

Producer prices for heavy fuel oil: Germany, months (until 2016), type of delivery, reporting location or scope

Gasoline Prices in Germany increased to 2.06 USD/Liter in June from 1.97 USD/Liter in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany Gasoline Prices - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.