Key World Energy Statistics 2020

Prices

Crude oil

Average key crude oil spot prices, June 1996-June 2020

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Oil products

Average Rotterdam oil product spot prices, June 1996-June 2020

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Coal

Average steam coal prices for electricity generation in selected countries, 1989-2019

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Natural gas

Average natural gas import prices in selected countries, 1989-2019

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Energy prices in selected OECD countries

Prices are for 1st quarter 2020 oil products, and annual 2019 for other products.

Country

Heavy fuel oil for industry
(tonne)

Light fuel oil for households
(1 000 litres)

Automotive
diesel oil
(litre)

Unleaded premium 
(litre)

Australia

..

..

..

1.01

Austria

 515.58

 785.71

0.95

1.30

Belgium

 407.75

 635.90

1.34

1.56

Canada

..

 720.01

0.72

0.92

Chile

..

 868.18

..

1.08

Czech Republic

 493.06

 756.78

1.10

1.33

Denmark

 720.79

1 439.36

1.20

1.69

Estonia

..

 955.03

1.23

1.49

Finland

..

 980.35

1.23

1.65

France

 597.80

 972.01

1.28

1.62

Germany

..

670.83

1.17

1.58

Greece

530.40

1 105.23

1.19

1.73

Hungary

560.46

x

0.99

1.23

Iceland

..

..

..

..

Ireland

571.39

754.52

1.17

1.54

Israel

c

1 742.67

c

1.76

Italy

583.09

1 401.31

1.31

1.71

Japan

634.23

958.07

0.94

1.35

Korea

636.05

803.10

..

1.51

Latvia

..

840.04

1.09

1.40

Lithuania

424.02

641.43

1.03

1.33

Luxembourg

..

605.48

1.02

1.39

Mexico

..

x

..

..

Netherlands

654.87

1 182.02

1.23

1.81

New Zealand

400.00

..

0.60

1.44

Norway

..

..

1.25

1.64

Poland

445.97

816.85

1.03

1.12

Portugal

739.02

1 284.05

1.35

1.62

Slovak Republic

422.11

..

1.10

1.43

Slovenia

x

1 026.52

1.11

1.40

Spain

506.84

776.43

1.09

1.41

Sweden

925.91

..

1.28

1.56

Switzerland

..

836.08

1.37

1.59

Turkey

441.01

824.53

1.03

1.08

United Kingdom

c

682.89

1.37

1.58

United States

451.24

782.29

0.76

0.75

Heavy fuel for industry: low sulphur fuel oil. Automotve diesel oil: high sulphur fuel oil only for Canada, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Turkey and the United States. Unleaded premium: for commercial purposes. Source: IEA, Energy Prices, 2020.

Country

Nat. gas for industry
(MWh GCV)

Nat. gas for households
(MWh GCV)

Steam coal
for industry
(tonne)

Electricity for industry
(MWh)

Electricity for households
(MWh)

Australia

..

..

..

..

232.1

Austria

31.5

76.9

209.3

109.6

221.4

Belgium

26.0

63.9

126.4

134.9

316.2

Canada

10.0

26.0

..

90.5

112.5

Chile

c

112.1

..

159.5

196.2

Czech Republic

32.7

69.0

c

104.0

192.3

Denmark

33.0

90.7

..

80.1

321.3

Estonia

35.4

50.6

..

99.8

151.2

Finland

50.1

..

311.3

75.5

205.6

France

40.7

91.8

..

117.8

199.1

Germany

29.5

76.0

..

146.0

333.9

Greece

37.4

65.3

x

96.9

185.3

Hungary

29.3

38.7

x

87.7

122.2

Iceland

..

..

..

..

..

Ireland

40.4

85.0

..

128.8

258.5

Israel

c

x

x

..

..

Italy

38.0

93.6

..

185.1

289.3

Japan

..

..

121.4

..

..

Korea

43.2

56.6

..

94.8

102.4

Latvia

37.7

54.2

..

124.3

191.0

Lithuania

37.0

47.9

..

116.9

142.9

Luxembourg

26.7

47.9

x

81.7

193.1

Mexico

..

..

x

..

..

Netherlands

26.3

103.8

..

96.6

249.8

New Zealand

15.9

95.2

c

..

191.7

Norway

x

x

..

..

..

Poland

25.5

51.8

83.5

98.9

155.8

Portugal

35.7

86.0

c

128.2

242.4

Slovak Republic

30.5

54.5

..

146.8

182.2

Slovenia

34.6

63.5

c

93.4

179.2

Spain

30.7

100.7

..

122.7

287.7

Sweden

36.2

131.6

c

70.5

195.1

Switzerland

66.7

103.0

96.6

119.7

212.0

Turkey

28.7

26.5

75.0

105.8

105.9

United Kingdom

27.6

55.9

122.7

147.1

219.1

United States

12.9

34.9

68.4

68.3

130.4

Unleaded premium gasoline (95 RON); unleaded regular for Japan. Natural gas for industry and households: gross calorific value. Steam coal for industry: brown coal for Turkey. Note: not available; x not applicable; c confidential Source: IEA, Energy Prices, 2020.

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