Petroleum product sales in Cyprus rose by 1.3% in July to 146,656 tonnes

Petroleum product sales in Cyprus returned to growth in July: 146,656 tonnes were sold during the month, 1.3% more than a year earlier. The data was published by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (CyStat). In June, the figure had fallen by 8% year on year to 129,479 tonnes, while by July sales had risen by as much as 13.3% compared with the previous month.

The increase coincided with a noticeable slowdown in prices at petrol stations. According to Eurostat, fuel and lubricants for personal transport in Cyprus cost 9.9% more in July than a year earlier, compared with a gap of 18.6% in June and 20.5% in May. Across the EU as a whole, prices rose by 16.9%. Over the month, diesel in Cyprus became 7.9% cheaper — the sharpest decline in any EU country — while petrol fell by 5.4%.

Petrol stations sold 66,187 tonnes, compared with 62,497 tonnes in July 2025, an increase of 5.9%. Unleaded petrol remained the largest category at 33,748 tonnes, up 6.2%. Road transport diesel amounted to 28,290 tonnes, up 4.2%. Together, these two types accounted for more than 93% of all petrol station sales.

Across the island as a whole, aviation kerosene remained the largest item at 41,993 tonnes, up 3.2%. Sales of fuel oil jumped the most, rising by 166.9% to 1,572 tonnes, while agricultural diesel sales increased by 44% to 2,283 tonnes. Marine fuel was the only category to decline, with deliveries falling by 35.3% to 11,786 tonnes.

In the first seven months of 2026, Cyprus sold 880,590 tonnes of petroleum products, compared with 870,170 tonnes over the same period last year — an increase of 1.2%.

The July price drop at petrol stations did not continue in August. According to the Consumer Protection Service, on 17 August the average price of 95-octane petrol was €1.595 per litre, while diesel cost €1.804. Both figures remain below the EU averages, where a litre of petrol costs €1.924 and a litre of diesel €2.033. However, compared with July, petrol in Cyprus became 9.8 cents per litre more expensive, while diesel rose by 16.7 cents.