What To Know
- The current market shows fuel prices that are lower than what users received at the start of 2024.
- At the start of 2024 diesel cost AED3 per litre but today it sells for AED2.
- After the Fuel Price Committee ended its restriction on fuel prices in March 2021 consumers became subject to market forces that considered worldwide petroleum price patterns.
Fuel pricing decisions for February 2025 are scheduled to come from the UAE this week. All fuel types including Super 98 along with Special 95 and E-Plus 91 and diesel maintained identical prices through January 2025.
The current market shows fuel prices that are lower than what users received at the start of 2024. Petrol prices stayed at AED2.43 per litre for E-Plus 91 during January 2024 compared to AED2.64 in the same month of the previous year. Special 95 and Super 98 both experienced price reductions with current rates at AED2.50 and AED2.61 per litre while costs were AED2.71 and AED2.82 per litre last year. At the start of 2024 diesel cost AED3 per litre but today it sells for AED2.68 per litre.
During January 2025 fuel markets displayed stable pricing patterns following twelve months of enormous price variations that primarily stemmed from global crude oil market developments. Motorists in the United Arab Emirates now experience lower fuel expenses as prices continue to decrease since government implementation of price controls during 2020.
After the Fuel Price Committee ended its restriction on fuel prices in March 2021 consumers became subject to market forces that considered worldwide petroleum price patterns. January’s stable fuel prices reflect continued efforts by authorities to find a balance between customer affordability and global crude oil sector dynamics.
Petrol prices for February 2025 will soon be announced while maintaining the UAE’s commitment to open and responsive fuel pricing policies.
UAE fuel prices
| Prices in AED per litre | E-Plus 91 | Special 95 | Super 98 | Diesel |
| January 2025 | 2.43 | 2.50 | 2.61 | 2.68 |
| December 2024 | 2.43 | 2.50 | 2.61 | 2.68 |
| November 2024 | 2.55 | 2.63 | 2.74 | 2.67 |
| October 2024 | 2.47 | 2.54 | 2.66 | 2.60 |
| September 2024 | 2.71 | 2.78 | 2.90 | 2.78 |
| August 2024 | 2.86 | 2.93 | 3.05 | 2.95 |
| July 2024 | 2.80 | 2.88 | 2.99 | 2.89 |
| June 2024 | 2.95 | 3.02 | 3.14 | 2.88 |
| May 2024 | 3.15 | 3.22 | 3.34 | 3.07 |
| April 2024 | 2.96 | 3.03 | 3.15 | 3.09 |
| March 2024 | 2.85 | 2.92 | 3.03 | 3.16 |
| February 2024 | 2.69 | 2.76 | 2.88 | 2.99 |
| January 2024 | 2.64 | 2.71 | 2.82 | 3 |
