Petrol use in Ireland has risen 6.8% so far this year, while home heating oil has fallen 5.8% to its lowest April level since 2011, according to the latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The new Fuel Excise Clearances release provides one of the clearest pictures of how fuel demand is changing across the country, highlighting diverging trends between motorists, households and agricultural users.
Use the interactive explorer below to compare the latest official figures for unleaded petrol, autodiesel, home heating oil (kerosene) and marked gas oil. You can switch between fuel types, view year-on-year changes, compare rolling annual trends and put the latest volumes into perspective using everyday comparisons.
The data is based on fuel excise clearances, which record the amount of fuel released from bonded warehouses after excise duty has been paid. While this is not a direct measure of consumption, the CSO uses these figures as a reliable proxy for fuel sales and demand across Ireland. You can also explore the complete dataset and download the underlying tables from the official CSO Fuel Excise Clearances release.
CSO Fuel Excise Clearances · January to April 2026
Ireland’s Fuel Use Is Changing
Compare petrol, diesel, home heating oil and marked gas oil using the latest official fuel clearance figures.
Explore the latest fuel figures
Select a fuel to view its recent change, volume and key trend.
2026 year to date
+6.8%
Compared with January to April 2025
12-month change
+6.4%
May 2025 to April 2026
Latest April volume
100m L
Highest April since 2017
12-month volume
1.15bn L
Latest rolling period
Change by fuel
January to April 2026 compared with the same period in 2025
Put the volume into perspective
Convert the selected fuel’s April volume into an everyday comparison.
2 million
50-litre car fill-ups from April’s petrol clearances
Source: Central Statistics Office, Fuel Excise Clearances April 2026 . Fuel clearances are used as a proxy for sales and do not directly measure fuel consumed by individual households.
