What does this France energy prices dataset measure?

This dataset measures retail and wholesale energy prices in France. It includes electricity and gas tariffs for households and businesses by consumption band, fuel prices at the pump, and wholesale spot prices.

How often is the France energy price data updated?

The French Ministry of Ecological Transition (SDES) updates these energy price series on a monthly basis.

How far back does the France energy price history go?

Historical energy price series in this dataset begin in 1980, allowing for long-term analysis of French fuel and electricity costs.

What fuel types are included in the France pump prices?

The dataset tracks retail prices for unleaded SP95-E10, SP98, LPG motor fuel, domestic heating oil, propane, butane, and bagged wood pellets in France.

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France electricity prices and fuel costs

Name: France electricity prices and fuel costs
Creator: SDES – Service des données et études statistiques (Ministère de la Transition écologique)
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

France electricity prices and fuel costs for households and businesses from SDES.

Source: SDES – Service des données et études statistiques (Ministère de la Transition écologique)Last updated: Sep 15, 2026, 10:39Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	08-2026	07-2026	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023	08-2023
Fuel prices at the pump12
Diesel (per litre)	2.2	2.05	1.94	2.12	2.24	2.07	1.67	1.63	1.58	1.67	1.6	1.61	1.6	1.63	1.6	1.55	1.57	1.63	1.69	1.7	1.65	1.63	1.61	1.59	1.64	1.71	1.7	1.71	1.78	1.78	1.81	1.74	1.75	1.81	1.87	1.9	1.82
Unleaded SP95-E10 petrol (per litre)	2	1.96	1.92	2.03	1.98	1.89	1.69	1.67	1.65	1.7	1.67	1.69	1.67	1.67	1.68	1.66	1.68	1.7	1.75	1.76	1.72	1.71	1.7	1.69	1.76	1.8	1.81	1.86	1.9	1.85	1.82	1.77	1.77	1.81	1.83	1.93	1.91
Unleaded SP95 petrol (per litre)	2.05	2	1.97	2.08	2.03	1.93	1.74	1.71	1.68	1.73	1.71	1.72	1.7	1.7	1.72	1.7	1.72	1.74	1.79	1.8	1.76	1.75	1.75	1.72	1.79	1.84	1.85	1.9	1.93	1.88	1.86	1.81	1.8	1.84	1.85	1.96	1.92
Unleaded SP98 petrol (per litre)	2.07	2.04	2.02	2.1	2.06	1.98	1.79	1.78	1.75	1.79	1.77	1.78	1.77	1.77	1.78	1.76	1.78	1.8	1.86	1.86	1.82	1.81	1.81	1.79	1.86	1.91	1.91	1.96	1.99	1.94	1.91	1.86	1.86	1.9	1.92	2	1.98
E85 superethanol (per litre)	0.85	0.83	0.83	0.83	0.82	0.78	0.75	0.75	0.71	0.72	0.71	0.72	0.71	0.72	0.73	0.73	0.73	0.75	0.77	0.78	0.78	0.79	0.79	0.8	0.82	0.83	0.84	0.87	0.88	0.88	0.89	0.91	0.98	0.99	1	1.02	1.03
LPG motor fuel (per litre)	1.02	1.01	1.03	1.06	1.04	0.96	0.95	0.95	0.94	0.95	0.95	0.95	0.96	0.96	0.97	0.98	0.98	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.98	0.99	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.98
Domestic heating oil (per 100 litres, C1 rate)	168.48	158.7	149.21	167.33	177.64	168.19	120.2	117.04	109.86	115.82	111.44	111.25	111.57	114.36	112.17	106.79	110.06	114.58	120.53	121.08	115.47	115.24	115.89	113.69	115.11	120.61	119.37	121.08	126.26	126.06	128.91	123.49	122.66	129.53	134.58	136.86	130.5
Domestic heating oil (per 100 kWh NCV, C1 rate)	17	16.01	15.05	16.88	17.92	16.97	12.13	11.81	11.08	11.68	11.24	11.22	11.26	11.54	11.32	10.77	11.1	11.56	12.16	12.22	11.65	11.63	11.69	11.47	11.61	12.17	12.04	12.22	12.74	12.72	13.01	12.46	12.38	13.07	13.58	13.81	13.17
Propane (per tonne)		2,323.99	2,289.62	2,200.87	2,234.87	2,248.92	2,194.42	2,182.14	2,187.67	2,181.37	2,239.62	2,188.75	2,246.76	2,255.1	2,206.55	2,166.53	2,146.81	2,181.31	2,171.84	2,171.73	2,169.37	2,160.14	2,215.48	2,210	2,276.23	2,283.41	2,229.52	2,151.58	2,147.09	2,180.38	2,159.88	2,156.77	2,138.56	2,158.03	2,179.24	2,140.2	2,179.85
Propane (per 100 kWh GCV)		16.84	16.59	15.95	16.19	16.3	15.9	15.81	15.85	15.81	16.23	15.86	16.28	16.34	15.99	15.7	15.56	15.81	15.74	15.74	15.72	15.65	16.05	16.01	16.49	16.55	16.16	15.59	15.56	15.8	15.65	15.63	15.5	15.64	15.79	15.51	15.8
Propane (per 100 kWh NCV)		18.18	17.92	17.22	17.49	17.6	17.17	17.07	17.12	17.07	17.52	17.13	17.58	17.65	17.27	16.95	16.8	17.07	16.99	16.99	16.97	16.9	17.34	17.29	17.81	17.87	17.45	16.84	16.8	17.06	16.9	16.88	16.73	16.89	17.05	16.75	17.06
Butane (13 kg bottle)		44.57	44.35	44.13	43.69	43.46	43.21	42.9	42.88	42.87	42.86	42.88	42.99	43.02	43.05	43	42.88	42.85	42.76	42.57	42.48	42.41	42.27	42.22	42.23	42.18	42.17	42.04	42	41.94	41.99	41.77	41.38	41.33	41.28	41.28	41.26
Wholesale energy prices10
Dated Brent crude oil		83.76	85.4	107.14	117.29	103.13	70.89	66.6	62.54	63.83	64.54	67.99	67.87	71.07	71.35	64.45	68.13	72.73	75.44	79.27	73.81	74.35	75.63	74.02	80.36	85.15	82.25	81.75	89.94	85.41	83.48	80.12	77.63	82.94	90.6	93.72	86.15
Imported crude oil (USD per barrel)			105.58	126.2	117.57	96.06	80.27	73.02	71.21	72.27	73.58	75.61	75.29	78.88	77.18	71.14	75.12	80.3	80.8	81.59	78.52	78.04	79.73	80.89	88.29	91.02	85.24	89.99	95.1	91.02	90.03	84.47	86.1	93.02	97.66	95.87	87.54
Imported crude oil (EUR per tonne)			674.02	794.86	738.48	611.13	499.17	457.4	447.2	459.69	465.21	473.86	475.95	496.73	492.77	463.64	492.54	546.36	570.6	579.44	551	539.77	537.63	535.56	589.54	622.08	582.55	612.01	651.82	615.54	613.22	569.54	580.65	632.84	679.83	659.81	590.07
Imported refined petroleum products			876.72	904.39	948.97	844.57	633.31	594.48	627.97	664.89	629.15	630.41	623.66	633.31	634.59	600.07	625.42	674.76	717.47	711.44	695.98	686.88	667.75	680.95	716.24	756.48	738.22	748.16	770.11	771.8	761.09	748.11	751.02	805.92	843.02	852.59	800.5
Imported coal			195.66	211.4	199.82	205.49	202.2	177.04	180.44	181.8	167.56	182.79	189.01	185.44	218.16	201.31	204.28	212.15	205.4	202.18	247.46	219.77	255.34	242.58	231.34	262.86	248.76	290.56	282.22	333.88	277.84	277	305.25	292.5	216.77	238	235.12
Electricity, EPEX Spot France baseload		95.39	66.07	52.2	33.93	67.59	47.09	100.65	66.55	59.13	57.53	34.81	53.79	57.98	40.74	19.38	41.77	76.8	122.46	102.27	98.18	100.24	62.62	51.86	54.56	47.03	34.17	27.17	28.23	53.55	58.67	76.59	68.47	88.96	84.35	88.7	90.87
Exported electricity (estimated price)			62.91	55.71	42.84	77.72	43.82	99.87	66.89	56.51	57.87	36.82	57.41	56.99	42.35	22.68	45.37	77.84	119.51	97.09	96.5	100.27	62.82	53.39	56.49	48.92	37.03	29.98	29.1	53.22	58.45	72.9	65.33	84.2	83.1	87.74	87.58
Natural gas spot price, PEG France		53.92	44.17	46.34	44.29	52.57	30.86	33.83	26.58	29.39	30.95	31.63	31.61	33.25	36.05	33.77	34.18	40.65	49.71	48.51	45.14	44.35	39.63	36.01	38.06	32.29	34.33	32.04	28.85	26.65	24.86	28.55	33.01	38.15	41.99	36.03	33.81
Natural gas spot price, NBP London		51.81	43.19	46.32	43.71	51.83	31.13	35.4	27.69	29.51	30.64	31.08	31.28	32.04	34.67	33.61	34.03	41.29	50.53	50.14	45.82	45.77	40.36	35.14	33.79	30.42	32.95	30.58	28.6	27.25	25.26	29.52	33.51	41.49	41.26	36.5	33.24
US dollar (euros per dollar)		0.88	0.87	0.86	0.85	0.87	0.85	0.85	0.85	0.87	0.86	0.85	0.86	0.86	0.87	0.89	0.89	0.93	0.96	0.97	0.95	0.94	0.92	0.9	0.91	0.93	0.93	0.92	0.93	0.92	0.93	0.92	0.92	0.93	0.95	0.94	0.92
Wood pellet prices4
Bulk pellets, per tonne			387.68	387.68	387.68	382.71	382.71	382.71	370.46	370.46	370.46	352.94	352.94	352.94	344.95	344.95	344.95	356.57	356.57	356.57	355.49	355.49	355.49	351.37	351.37	351.37	350.56	350.56	350.56	403.21	403.21	403.21	446.84	446.84	446.84	463.59	463.59
Bagged pellets, per tonne			385.23	385.23	385.23	367.68	367.68	367.68	365.03	365.03	365.03	346.16	346.16	346.16	347.66	347.66	347.66	366.39	366.39	366.39	362.15	362.15	362.15	353.67	353.67	353.67	347.38	347.38	347.38	389.59	389.59	389.59	463.69	463.69	463.69	487.18	487.18
Bulk pellets, per 100 kWh			8.43	8.43	8.43	8.32	8.32	8.32	8.05	8.05	8.05	7.67	7.67	7.67	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.75	7.75	7.75	7.73	7.73	7.73	7.64	7.64	7.64	7.62	7.62	7.62	8.77	8.77	8.77	9.71	9.71	9.71	10.08	10.08
Bagged pellets, per 100 kWh			8.37	8.37	8.37	7.99	7.99	7.99	7.94	7.94	7.94	7.53	7.53	7.53	7.56	7.56	7.56	7.97	7.97	7.97	7.87	7.87	7.87	7.69	7.69	7.69	7.55	7.55	7.55	8.47	8.47	8.47	10.08	10.08	10.08	10.59	10.59

Latest reading

Diesel (per litre) stood at 2.2 EUR incl. VAT in Aug 2026. That is +7.3% from Jul 2026 and +37.7% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1983 to Aug 2026.

Latest: 2.2 EUR incl. VAT; Aug 2026
vs previous period: +7.3%; Jul 2026
vs a year earlier: +37.7%

About this data

France electricity prices and fuel costs for households and businesses from SDES. This monthly dataset covers retail electricity and gas prices by consumption band, wood pellets, and fuel prices at the pump like unleaded petrol and diesel. It also includes wholesale spot prices for electricity and natural gas. All series are available on a monthly basis since 1980.

Frequently asked questions

What does this France energy prices dataset measure?: This dataset measures retail and wholesale energy prices in France. It includes electricity and gas tariffs for households and businesses by consumption band, fuel prices at the pump, and wholesale spot prices.
How often is the France energy price data updated?: The French Ministry of Ecological Transition (SDES) updates these energy price series on a monthly basis.
How far back does the France energy price history go?: Historical energy price series in this dataset begin in 1980, allowing for long-term analysis of French fuel and electricity costs.
What fuel types are included in the France pump prices?: The dataset tracks retail prices for unleaded SP95-E10, SP98, LPG motor fuel, domestic heating oil, propane, butane, and bagged wood pellets in France.