Fuel prices for December 2023
The UAE Fuel Price Committee has released the petrol and diesel prices for December 2023. The revised rates will come into effect on December 1 and are outlined below:
- Special 95 petrol will be priced at AED2.85 per litre, compared to AED2.92 in the previous month.
- Super 98 petrol will be priced at AED2.96 per litre, compared to AED3.03 in November.
- E-Plus 91 petrol will be priced at AED2.77 per litre, compared to AED2.85 in last month.
- Diesel will be available at AED3.19 per litre, drop from AED3.42 in the preceding month.
Petrol prices in the UAE have decreased by nearly 10 fils for December 2023, as compared to the previous month. This comes after seeing a drop in two consecutive months.
Petrol and Diesel prices in the past year
| Prices in AED per litre | E-Plus 91 | Special 95 | Super 98 | Diesel |
| November 2023 | 2.85 | 2.92 | 3.03 | 3.42 |
| October 2023 | 3.26 | 3.33 | 3.44 | 3.57 |
| September 2023 | 3.23 | 3.31 | 3.42 | 3.40 |
| August 2023 | 2.95 | 3.02 | 3.14 | 2.95 |
| July 2023 | 2.81 | 2.89 | 3 | 2.76 |
| June 2023 | 2.76 | 2.84 | 2.95 | 2.68 |
| May 2023 | 2.97 | 3.05 | 3.16 | 2.91 |
| April 2023 | 2.82 | 2.9 | 3.01 | 3.03 |
| March 2023 | 2.9 | 2.97 | 3.09 | 3.14 |
| February 2023 | 2.86 | 2.93 | 3.05 | 3.38 |
| January 2023 | 2.95 | 2.67 | 2.78 | 3.29 |
| December 2022 | 3.11 | 3.18 | 3.3 | 3.74 |
| November 2022 | 3.13 | 3.2 | 3.32 | 4.01 |
| October 2022 | 2.85 | 2.92 | 3.03 | 3.76 |
| September 2022 | 3.22 | 3.3 | 3.41 | 3.87 |
| August 2022 | 3.84 | 3.92 | 4.03 | 4.14 |
| July 2022 | 4.44 | 4.52 | 4.63 | 4.76 |
Since December 2015, the UAE‘s Ministry of Energy started determining fuel prices by considering average global prices. Before that, the government used to subsidize petrol prices in the UAE, providing consumers protection against fluctuations in the global petrol costs.
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Fuel price for Compact Cars
Average fuel tank capacity: 51 litres
| Category | Full tank cost (December) |
| Super 95 | AED 145.35 |
| Special 98 | AED 150.96 |
| E-plus | AED 141.27 |
Fuel price for Sedan
Average fuel tank capacity: 62 litres
| Category | Full tank cost (December) |
| Super 95 | AED 176.7 |
| Special 98 | AED 183.52 |
| E-plus | AED 171.74 |
Fuel price for SUV
Average fuel tank capacity: 74 litres
| Category | Full tank cost (December) |
| Super 95 | AED 210.9 |
| Special 98 | AED 219.04 |
| E-plus | AED 204.98 |
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