There was a 8% year-on-year decrease in the volume of excise clearances of green diesel in August 2024, according to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Clearances of green diesel – also known as marked gas oil – were 97 million litres in August 2024 compared to the August 2023 figure of 107 million litres.

The CSO has today (Friday, October 11) released the fuel excise for clearances August 2024.

According to the latest CSO figures clearance volumes for unleaded petrol and autodiesel also decreased in June 2024.

Excise clearances of unleaded petrol in August 2024 totaled 89 million litres, which was 8% lower than the August 2023 figure of 97 million litres. 

Excise clearances of autodiesel in August 2024, at 280 million litres, were 14% lower than the August 2023 figure of 325 million litres.

This was the lowest figure for August autodiesel clearances since 2015.

Excise clearances of kerosene in August 2024, at 50 million litres, were 4% higher compared with the August 2023 figure of 48 million litres. This was the highest figure for August kerosene clearances since 2017.

Commenting on the release, Deirdre Moran, statistician in the climate and energy division, said: "Autodiesel clearances were 2.3% lower in the first eight months of 2024 compared with the same period in 2023.

Petrol clearances were 4.3% higher when comparing the 12-month rolling period of September 2023-August 2024 with September 2022-August 2023.

The data used in this statistical release mainly relate to the Revenue Commissioners monthly excise clearance volumes.

The CSO has stated that the use of transport fuels such as autodiesel and unleaded petrol are less seasonal than the use of home heating fuels.

Price changes and exceptional weather can cause variations in the trends of excise clearances of home heating oils between years.