Sales of petroleum products and liquid biofuels

Updated: 20 February 2024

Next update: 20 March 2024

Change in fuel sale for road traffic
Change in fuel sale for road traffic
January 2023 - January 2024
-5.8
%
Sales of petroleum products. Million litres
Sales of petroleum products. Million litres1
Monthly sales, preliminary figures2 Yearly sales, final figures
January 2024Change from same month last year in percent2022Change from last year in percent
Total sales of petroleum products540-10.68 9548.0
Fuel for road traffic1 271-5.83 806-0.9
Motor gasoline64-0.1917-4.1
Auto diesel, dutiable3 207-7.42 8890.1
Auto diesel, free of duty807.3892-6.3
Marine gas oil and diesel108-32.92 0414.5
Jet kerosene7312.298178.3
1The volume of sold petroleum products includes biofuels that are blended in
2Monthly figures does not include lubricants, LPG and LNG
3Dutiable auto diesel
Explanation of symbols

Selected tables and charts from this statistics

  • Prices on engine fuel, monthly
    Prices on engine fuel, monthly1
    Prices (NOK per litres)
    Motor gasoline, leadfree 95 octanDutiable diesel
    January 202420.4420.10
    Change from last month, per cent-3.36-4.24
    Change from same month last year, per cent-0.24-6.90
    December 202321.1520.99
    November 202322.1221.72
    October 202322.9422.48
    September 202322.9021.58
    August 202322.9221.28
    July 202321.8819.71
    June 202322.0119.55
    May 202321.4419.30
    April 202322.6820.73
    March 202322.3221.28
    February 202320.9720.54
    January 202320.4921.59
    1Prices are average retail prices. Prices including taxes and fees
    Explanation of symbols
  • Monthly sales of petroleum products and liquid biofuels, by product. Million litres. Preliminary figures
    Monthly sales of petroleum products and liquid biofuels, by product. Million litres. Preliminary figures
    January 2024
    Total deliveriesDeliveries of petroleum products (incl. bio components)Deliveries of pure biofuels
    All products56154021
    Motor gasoline6464..
    Auto diesel, dutiable2122075
    Auto diesel, free of duty928011
    Marine gas oil and diesel1081080
    Light heating oils and kerosene for heating and lighting845
    Jet kerosene7373..
    Heavy distillate and heavy fuel oil33..
    Other petroleum products11..
    Explanation of symbols
  • Yearly sales of petroleum products by industry. Final figures. 1000 litres
    Yearly sales of petroleum products by industry. Final figures. 1000 litres1 2 3
    2022
    Motor gasolineAuto diesel, dutiableAuto diesel, free of dutyMarine gas oil and dieselLight heating oils and kerosene for heating and lightingJet keroseneHeavy distillate and heavy fuel oilLubricant oilsLPG and NGLOther petroleum products
    All industries916 8812 889 298891 5002 040 60368 794981 31036 35760 726709 916359 093
    Agriculture, forestry and fishing2535920 0278 276379..45.1
    Mining and quarrying32 88638 682430 39915..6360201
    Manufacture2 8432 61130 91131 68420 73754913 4183 263132 587270 447
    Power and water supply, sewerage/remediation activities1059912 385.2 744..6910.
    Construction1 75916 10078 7271441082.475010 635
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles11 87935 35543 22834 0884 15013427 4026401 066
    Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products60 428451 169499 4611 124 02836 648252 51722 90627 083576 67774 183
    Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores830 3042 251 16788 555216235..32..
    Railway transport..20 721.....22..
    Other land transport including postal and courier activities2 66093 13031 18225 6798366 855.152.419
    Water transport4 36832 87418 319383 9111 914..6260.
    Air transport....0670 778.9.1 819
    Warehousing, accommodation, food and beverage service activities2 5861 7916 07717408300.9142113
    Public administration, defence activities, education, health and social work activities191 2472 8862 16061650 307.00208
    Private consumers.12339.3..1..
    1Sales of petroleum products includes biofuels that are blended in
    2Wholesale fuels and related products also includes sales where buyer is unknown
    3Other products: Aviation gasoline and bitumen
    Explanation of symbols
  • Yearly sales of petroleum products and liquid biofuels, by product. 1 000 litres. Final figures
    Yearly sales of petroleum products and liquid biofuels, by product. 1 000 litres. Final figures
    2022
    Total deliveriesDeliveries of petroleum products (incl. bio components)Deliveries of pure biofuels
    All products9 078 0408 954 479123 561
    Motor gasoline916 881916 881..
    Auto diesel, dutiable1 2 952 7192 889 29863 421
    Auto diesel, free of duty929 139891 50037 638
    Marine gas oil and diesel2 040 6032 040 603..
    Light heating oils and kerosene for heating and lighting91 13768 79422 344
    Jet kerosene981 310981 310..
    Heavy distillate and heavy fuel oil36 35736 357..
    Lubricant oils60 88460 726158
    LPG and NGL709 916709 916..
    Other petroleum products2 359 093359 093..
    1Dutiable auto diesel
    2Other products: Aviation gasoline and bitumen
    Explanation of symbols

About the statistics

The statistics present sales of finished refined petroleum products and liquid biofuels by industry. The statistics do not include petroleum products used as raw materials or petroleum products consumed in the energy-producing industries.

The number of litres sold is registered in the country of delivery. The purchaser's main area of business (measured by turnover) determines which purchaser group (industry) the sale is registered in. The statistics include deliveries in Norway (incl. Svalbard, Bjørnøya and Jan Mayen) and on the Norwegian continental shelf. Deliveries to Norwegian ships and airplanes abroad are not included. Ordinary export is not registered even if the delivery is free on board (FOB) in a Norwegian harbour.

The Standard Industrial Classification (SN2007) is used to distribute deliveries of petroleum- and bio products by industry in the annual statistics.

Classification of county municipality is used in the annual statistics.

Name: Sales of petroleum products and liquid biofuels
Topic: Energy and manufacturing

20 March 2024

425 Division for Energy, Environmental and Transport Statistics

County and national level

Yearly publication: Final figures are published approximately three months after the end of the reference year.

Monthly publication: Preliminary delivery figures and prices are published approximately three weeks after the end of the reference month.

Monthly report to Eurostat and the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Collected and revised data are stored securely by Statistics Norway in compliance with applicable legislation on data processing.

Statistics Norway can grant access to the source data (de-identified or anonymised microdata) on which the statistics are based, for researchers and public authorities for the purposes of preparing statistical results and analyses. Access can be granted upon application and subject to conditions. Refer to the details about this at Access to data from Statistics Norway.

The purpose of the statistics is to show deliveries of petroleum products by purchaser group, county and at national level, measured as delivered litres. Furthermore, the statistics compare the delivery figures of the different oil companies (user-financed assignment). In addition prices on some selected petroleum products are published from February 2010. In 2022, the statistics were expanded to also include sales of liquid pure biofuels and other bioproducts.

Until 1973, the Ministry of Trade collected figures on deliveries of petroleum products from the oil companies. The figures were distributed by county and some purchaser/consumer groups, and were presented in statistical tables once a year. As of 1973, monthly tables were produced in Statistics Norway. This was a result of cooperation between Statistics Norway, the Ministry of Trade, Drivkraft Norge (formerly The Norwegian Petroleum Institute) and the oil companies. Based on experience and changing conditions, the production and content of the statistics have changed several times since 1973.

The statistics for sales of petroleum products and liquid biofuels are used by the public sector, players in the petroleum industry, interest groups and the media. Internally in Statistics Norway, the statistics are important as a source in the emission accounts, the national accounts and the energy accounts and energy balance. The results are also used indirectly in analyzes and research at Statistics Norway.

No external users have access to statistics before they are released at 8 a.m. on ssb.no after at least three months’ advance notice in the release calendar. This is one of the most important principles in Statistics Norway for ensuring the equal treatment of users.

The statistics on deliveries of petroleum products form part of the data basis in the energy accounts and energy balance.

The statistics are developed, produced and disseminated pursuant to Act no. 32 of 21 June 2019 relating to official statistics and Statistics Norway (the Statistics Act).

The statistics are part of the national programme for official statistics, under the statistical domain Energy and manufacturing and sub-domain Petroleum.

Regulation NO 1099/2008

The population consists of large international companies that sell petroleum products and liquid biofuels in Norway and local oil companies with sales exceeding a certain amount. The latter submit a less detailed report.

Companies who submit a complete data set submit the data electronically on files. Other companies submit their data in a form. In addition, import and export data from the statistics on external trade are used.

From January 2017, the prices are based on average retail prices.

The sample consists of large oil companies that submit complete reports and some smaller companies that submit a less detailed report (jet fuel, bitumen and lubricant oils). In addition, the sample includes direct imports by a number of small companies.

The companies send their data electronically or via forms.

Total sales for each company are compared with additional information from the company. In addition, the companies check that the complete statistics correspond with their figures.

The statistics are estimated by counting the number of litres sold of each petroleum product from each company, distributed by purchaser group and county.

From January 2017 the prices were based on average retail prices.

Not relevant

Employees of Statistics Norway have a duty of confidentiality.

Statistics Norway does not publish figures if there is a risk of the respondent’s contribution being identified. This means that, as a general rule, figures are not published if fewer than three units form the basis of a cell in a table or if the contribution of one or two respondents constitutes a very large part of the cell total.

Statistics Norway can make exceptions to the general rule if deemed necessary to meet the requirements of the EEA agreement, if the respondent is a public authority, if the respondent has consented to this, or when the information disclosed is openly accessible to the public.

More information can be found on Statistics Norway’s website under Methods in official statistics, in the ‘Confidentiality’ section.

Figures are available back to 1952.

Until December 2016, the prices on petroleum products were collected form the consumer price index. From January 2017, the prices are based on average retail prices.

The fact that there are relatively few respondents limits the possibilities for collection and processing errors.

If a company does not meet the delivery deadline, figures for the corresponding month last year are used. These are corrected as soon as the new figures are delivered.

Full count

A revision is a planned change to figures that have already been published, for example when releasing final figures as a follow-up to published preliminary figures. See also Statistics Norway’s principles for revisions.

On the 14th of April 2021 yearly figures for marine gas oils and dutiable auto diesel were corrected for the period 2012-2019. Previously collected sales figures for these products had been too low.

Monthly sales figures (preliminary statistics) were corrected back to 2020. This correction means that monthly figures for dutiable auto diesel and marine gas oils (and the total) from 2020 onwards are not comparable with periods before 2020.

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