New Zealand Average Fuel Price: Diesel: Retail data was reported at 1.837 NZD/l in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.912 NZD/l for Sep 2024. New Zealand Average Fuel Price: Diesel: Retail data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.690 NZD/l from Mar 1974 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 204 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.636 NZD/l in Sep 2022 and a record low of 0.062 NZD/l in Mar 1974. New Zealand Average Fuel Price: Diesel: Retail data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.P003: Average Fuel Price.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the average retail price of diesel fuel was around 183.7 New Zealand cents per liter, while the commercial price was around 146 New Zealand cents per liter. Retail diesel fuel prices had decreased compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.

New Zealand: Diesel prices at the pump, in dollars per liter: The latest value from 2016 is 0.79 dollars, a decline from 1.11 dollars in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 0.87 dollars, based on data from 160 countries. Historically, the average for New Zealand from 1995 to 2016 is 0.68 dollars. The minimum value, 0.32 dollars, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 1.24 dollars was recorded in 2012.

In 2024, the average price of diesel for retail use was around 1.99 New Zealand dollars per liter, while commercial diesel was priced at around 1.57 New Zealand dollars per liter. Retail prices and commercial prices decreased compared to the previous year.

New Zealand Average Fuel Price: Petrol: Regular data was reported at 2.547 NZD/l in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.583 NZD/l for Sep 2024. New Zealand Average Fuel Price: Petrol: Regular data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.973 NZD/l from Mar 1974 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 204 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.837 NZD/l in Jun 2022 and a record low of 0.123 NZD/l in Mar 1974. New Zealand Average Fuel Price: Petrol: Regular data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.P003: Average Fuel Price.

In 2024, the average price of premium petrol was around 2.85 New Zealand dollars per liter, while regular petrol was priced at around 2.66 New Zealand dollars per liter. This represented a price increase for both premium and regular petrol compared with the previous year. Do costs drive consumption? When looking at the average quarterly price of gasoline in New Zealand, a shift in both premium and regular petrol prices can be observed over the past five quarters. New Zealanders consume significantly more regular petrol compared to premium, and this likely comes down to cost. Nevertheless, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, overall consumption of petrol declined across the country. Fuel taxes make up half the cost of petrol The New Zealand government collects around one NZD per liter in the form of a petrol tax. Most of this is a fuel excise made up of National and local taxes and levies. Additionally, motorists in New Zealand are charged GST on the fuel excise. The taxation on diesel fuel is slightly different. While the price per liter for diesel fuel was less expensive at the pump, diesel vehicle owners must pay Road User Charges.

New Zealand Average Fuel Price: Natural Gas: Residential data was reported at 0.196 NZD/kWh in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.155 NZD/kWh for Sep 2024. New Zealand Average Fuel Price: Natural Gas: Residential data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.060 NZD/kWh from Mar 1979 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 184 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.222 NZD/kWh in Mar 2018 and a record low of 0.016 NZD/kWh in Jun 1979. New Zealand Average Fuel Price: Natural Gas: Residential data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.P003: Average Fuel Price.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the average price of premium petrol was around 274 New Zealand cents per liter, while regular petrol was priced at around 254.7 New Zealand cents per liter. Petrol prices had decreased after reaching a high in the middle of 2022 in the country.

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The New Zealand wood fuel market declined sharply to $2.4M in 2024, shrinking by -17.9% against the previous year. Over the period under review, consumption recorded a deep slump. Wood fuel consumption peaked at $5.9M in 2014; however, from 2015 to 2024, consumption remained at a lower figure.

The New Zealand fuel filter market was finally on the rise to reach $28M in 2024, after two years of decline. The market value increased at an average annual rate of +2.4% over the period from 2012 to 2024; the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded in certain years. As a result, consumption attained the peak level of $30M. From 2022 to 2024, the growth of the market remained at a somewhat lower figure.

In 2024, the New Zealand metal solid fuel appliances market decreased by -4.8% to $11M, falling for the second consecutive year after two years of growth. Overall, consumption, however, showed a slight increase. As a result, consumption reached the peak level of $64M. From 2023 to 2024, the growth of the market remained at a somewhat lower figure.