Gasoline prices in the United States have experienced significant fluctuations over the past three decades, with 2024 seeing an average price of 3.3 U.S. dollars per gallon. This marks a notable decrease from the record high of 3.95 U.S. dollars per gallon in 2022, yet remains considerably higher than prices seen in the early 2000s. Despite this, American consumers continue to enjoy relatively low gasoline prices compared to many other countries, with some European countries paying more than double the U.S. average. Drivers in Hawaii and California pay the most at the pump Gasoline prices vary significantly across the United States, with Hawaii and California consistently ranking as the most expensive states for this fuel. As of January 1, 2025, Hawaii's average price for regular gasoline was 4.54 U.S. dollars per gallon, nearly 1.5 dollars above the national average. California's high prices are largely attributed to its steep gasoline taxes, which reached 68.1 U.S. cents per gallon in January 2024. These taxes play a crucial role in shaping retail prices and are typically reinvested in road infrastructure, demonstrating the direct link between fuel costs and transportation development. Patterns in gasoline consumption In a global context, the United States maintains some of the lowest conventional motor fuel prices among high-income countries. This is largely due to its position as the world's largest crude oil producer, allowing it to keep retail prices comparatively low. Despite fluctuations in price, gasoline consumption in the U.S. remains robust, averaging around 8.5 million barrels per day in 2024. Consumption tends to be highest in the summer months and lowest in the winter months due to changing driving behavior.

In the second quarter of 2022, the average retail price for a gallon of regular gasoline stood at around 4.49 U.S. dollars, up from the previous quarter. A glut in oil supply between 2014 and 2016 forced down prices and led to a low average U.S. gasoline price of roughly 1.9 U.S. dollars per gallon in the first quarter. Gasoline prices fluctuated considerably between 2019 and 2020 as a result of tensions between the United States and other oil exporters, such as Iran, and stifling oil demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. The price of West Texas Intermediate briefly dipped in the negative in April 2020. Seasonal price variations
There are periodic fluctuations in gasoline prices in the United States, where the second and third quarters are typically more expensive than the rest of the year. One of the factors contributing to changing gasoline prices is a decrease in production from refineries due to maintenance work in tandem with an increase in demand, as holiday goers make road-trips. Gasoline will revert to cheaper winter-grade in September. Annual motor vehicle consumption in the United States was around 128 billion gallons as of 2020.

The average price of regular gasoline in Mexico reached 23.55 Mexican pesos per liter as of December 2024, up from more than 22 pesos per liter in the previous year. For premium gasoline, average prices increased from 24.3 pesos to 25.16 pesos per liter in the same period. What defines the price of gasoline in Mexico? The North American country is highly dependent on gasoline imports in order to meet its demand. Since 2016, gasoline imports by Pemex – Mexico’s national oil corporation – have averaged at more than 400 thousand barrels per day in a regular year. With the government’s control put to an end in late 2017, prices are since controlled by the market, and in turn strongly affected by global oil prices. Nevertheless, other factors come into play, such as import tariffs, or transport and logistics costs. In fact, prices also vary across Mexico. In 2023, Guerrero was the state with the highest average gasoline price, while Tamaulipas reported the lowest figure. How does Mexico compare with the rest of Latin America? At an average of 1.4 U.S. dollars per liter, Mexico had one of the highest prices in the region as of June 2023. This figure was above the average gasoline price reported in Latin America at the time. The country's gasoline purchasing power decreased in recent years. In 2023, the average Mexican salary could afford approximately 499 liters of gasoline.

This statistic shows the forecast average gas prices for the Memorial Day holiday period in the United States from 2010 to 2024. In 2024, the average price of gas during the Memorial Day holiday period was estimated at approximately 3.6 U.S. dollars per gallon.

This statistic displays the breakdown of the price of one liter of gasoline in Canada as of 2017, broken down by cost. In that year, crude cost accounted for the largest portion of the average price of gasoline in Canada, totaling some 43.4 Canadian cents per liter.

The average gas price in Great Britain in January 2025 was 123.02 British pence per therm. This was 50 pence higher than the same month the year prior and follows a trend of increasing gas prices. Energy prices in the UK Energy prices in the UK were exceptionally high in 2021-2022 due to an energy supply shortage as a result of lower pipeline supplies from Norway and Russia, as well as reduced LNG imports owing to greater purchases by customers in Asia. Multiple factors such as a lack of gas storage availability and the large share of gas in heating have exacerbated the supply issue in the UK. This led to multiple suppliers announcing bankruptcy, while an upped price cap threatened energy security of numerous households. The United Kingdom has some of the highest household electricity prices worldwide. How is gas used in the UK? According to a 2023 survey conducted by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 58 percent of respondents used gas as a heating method during the winter months. On average, household expenditure on energy from gas in the UK stood at some 24.9 billion British pounds in 2023.

The retail price for E85 fuel in the United States stood at 3.56 U.S. dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent on October 1, 2024. E85 fuel tends to sell for around 0.20 to 0.30 U.S. dollars more than regular gasoline, although the discrepancy was greater in 2022. The lowest fuel prices were recorded in April 2020 - at the height of the pandemic-induced oil crisis, when the E85 fuel price was 2.28 U.S. dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent. E85 fuel is an 85 percent ethanol fuel blended with gasoline. Biofuel share in transportation duel demand to increase The consumption of fuel ethanol in the United States has seen notable growth, reaching approximately 14.2 billion gallons in 2023. This increase aligns with the expanding role of biofuels in the transportation sector, which accounted for about seven percent of fuel demand in 2023. Projections suggest this share will rise to eight percent by 2030, even as overall fuel demand is expected to decrease. Economic impact of the ethanol industry Beyond its role in fuel markets, the ethanol industry has become a significant contributor to the U.S. economy. In 2023, it generated around 72,500 direct jobs and 322,000 indirect or induced jobs. The industry's economic footprint extended to a 54.2 billion U.S. dollar contribution to the country's GDP and 32.5 billion U.S. dollars in household income. This economic impact, coupled with the ongoing trade in biofuels - including exports of over 5.9 million barrels of biodiesel in 2023 - demonstrates the multifaceted significance of the biofuel sector in the United States.

The price of industrial natural gas in Hawaii was some 20.12 U.S. dollars per million British thermal units in 2017, thus, was by far the U.S. state with the highest industrial natural gas price in the country in that year. It was far ahead of Delaware, which was ranked second with 9.46 U.S. dollars per British thermal units.

The average price of residential natural gas in Argentina has fluctuated in recent years, amounting to 6.19 U.S. dollars per million British thermal units in 2020. Natural gas is an important energy source in Argentine households, used mainly for cooking and heating.

As of December 2022, the average gasoline retail price in Tokyo Prefecture stood at about 169.4 Japanese yen per liter. In mid-March 2022, the gasoline price briefly hovered around 180 yen per liter in Japan's capital. At the time, energy markets were in turmoil as Russia's war on Ukraine unfolded and sanctions severed trade agreements.

 Why do gasoline prices fluctuate? Crude oil prices and changes in supply and demand are the main factors to affect gasoline prices around the world. Since crude oil is the main ingredient of gasoline, prices tend to change rapidly when something impacts crude oil supplies, refinery operations or pipeline deliveries. Furthermore, seasonal changes in demand can affect gasoline prices, even if crude oil prices remain stable. Historically, prices tend to peak in summer when the travel demand increases. Other factors are crises, wars, or natural disasters in oil-producing regions, since they can obstruct the production and transportation, and thus cause higher crude oil prices.

 Oil industry in Japan In recent years, oil made up the highest share of energy consumption in Japan. Since the country lacks domestic reserves of fossil fuels, it is heavily dependent on imports. Most of Japan’s crude oil imports came from Middle Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Nevertheless, Japan's oil consumption has decreased significantly since 1995. It only shortly increased after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in 2011, when nuclear energy was replaced by fossil fuels. In more recent years, the figures indicated a decline in oil consumption as Japan aims to diversify its energy mix to be less dependent on fossil fuel imports and to increase its self-sufficiency rate of primary energy.

U.S. gasoline prices increased across all major grades in February 2025. Regular gasoline prices rose to an average of 3.12 U.S. dollars per gallon. In the period of consideration, gasoline prices reached their highest level in June 2022. Differences in fuel grades Fuel grades at U.S. gas stations are differentiated by octane level. Higher grade fuels have higher octane levels, meaning that the fuel can be compressed more in the engine. This enables high-performance engines to create more power. Fuel may also vary from state to state and pump to pump. Some cities also have regulations on gasoline in order to improve air quality. Bioethanol is added to gasoline in some cases to meet the renewable fuel standard. Gasoline-run engines are able to run on blends with a bioethanol percentage of up to 25 percent. Gasoline prices reach historic high Primarily a result of the Russia-Ukraine war and inflation, the annual retail price of gasoline reached a new historic high in 2022, climbing to nearly four U.S. dollars per gallon. By 2023, annual prices had decreased again slightly, reaching 2013 levels.

In the first half of 2022, the electricity prices for household end users (including taxes, levies, and VAT) in Serbia did not change in comparison to the previous six months. The electricity prices for household end users (including taxes, levies, and VAT) remained at 0.03 euro cents per kWh.The prices include gas basic price, transmission, system services, meter rental, distribution and other services.Find more statistics on other topics about Serbia with key insights such as natural gas prices for household end users incl. tax.

From 2000 to 2012, the average price of diesel fuel in France increased from 0.8 to 1.4 euros per liter in 2012, except for a drop in 2009. Between 2012 and 2016, diesel fuel prices decreased again, before growing again up to 1.23 euros per liter in 2017.  

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The average monthly diesel prices in France increased between 2016 and 2018, although interrupted by slight drops. It also appears that gasoline fuel prices increased by 14.6 percent between October 2017 and October 2018.

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In a survey from early 2018, 57 percent of responding French people declared having a diesel car, while a minority said they owned a hybrid car. Furthermore, over a third of respondents in another survey that same year stated spending between 90 and 199 euros a month on transportation (all kinds of transportation included). Since November 2018, France is experiencing a broad social movement called the Yellow Vests Movement (French: Gilets Jaunes), which was born among others through social media as a protest to the rising fuel prices planned by the government in the winter of 2018-2019. Besides all political discussions caused by this movement, the issue of increasing the fuel prices for environmental reasons does not seem to convince the French: in a survey from November 2018, half of the respondents stated that they did not think the recent increase of the fuel prices was necessary to address global warming.

The electricity prices for household end users (including taxes, levies, and VAT) in Greece decreased by 0.02 euro cents per kWh (-20 percent) in the first half of 2022 in comparison to the previous six months. In total, the electricity prices declined to 0.08 euro cents per kWh in the first half of 2022. Nevertheless, the last two six monthss recorded significant higher electricity prices than the preceding six monthss. Over the observed period, the electricity prices have been subject to fluctuation.The prices include gas basic price, transmission, system services, meter rental, distribution and other services.Find more statistics on other topics about Greece with key insights such as natural gas prices for household end users incl. tax.

The statistic shows the average domestic retail price of regular gasoline in Saga prefecture, Japan in 2017 and 2018. As of December 2018, the average gasoline retail price stood at about 153.7 Japanese yen per liter in Saga prefecture, up from around 144 yen in December 2017.

The average retail price for regular, unleaded gasoline at self-service stations in Canada was 157.7 Canadian cents per liter in February 2025. This was an increase compared to the previous month. Canada's gasoline prices are generally higher than those in the United States, but lower than in many European countries. Why do gasoline prices fluctuate? Crude oil prices, along with changing levels of consumer demand, are the two main factors which directly affect retail prices of motor fuels. Prices can witness a rapid increase or decrease depending on impacts on crude oil supplies, refinery operations, or pipeline deliveries. Even if crude prices remain steady, seasonal changes in demand can still affect retail prices. As a large oil producer, Canada's motor fuel prices are closely linked to its benchmark Western Canadian Select crude oil price. Canada's fuel station industry Motor fuel is primarily sold via nearly 12,000 retail gasoline stations spread across the country. In 2022, retail sales of gasoline stations in Canada reached a new peak of 82.78 billion Canadian dollars.

The statistic shows the average domestic retail price of regular gasoline in Toyama prefecture, Japan in 2017 and 2018. As of December 2018, the average gasoline retail price stood at around 144 Japanese yen per liter in Toyama prefecture, up from around 142 yen in December 2017.

As of January 2024, the monthly average domestic retail price of diesel fuel in Japan stood at around 154.8 Japanese yen per liter, an increase from about 148.3 yen in January 2023. Due to the high uncertainty in the international energy market during 2023, Japan's average diesel price peaked at 165.1Japanese yen per liter in August.

As of December 2024, the average price for premium gasoline in Germany was around 179.4 euro cents per liter. This was a slight decrease compared to the year before.

The statistic shows the average retail price of regular gasoline in the Shikoku region, Japan in 2017 and 2018, by month. As of December 2018, the average gasoline retail price in Shikoku stood at about 150.5 Japanese yen per liter, up from around 141.4 yen in December 2017.