Petrol prices fall on La Palma but diesel stays high

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Super 95 has fallen by 3.7 cents on La Palma within a week, a sharper drop than on any other Canary Island.
Diesel costs 16.7 cents more on La Palma than the Canary Islands average and therefore remains expensive.
La Gomera has the highest prices for both fuels, whilst Fuerteventura offers the cheapest diesel and Gran Canaria the cheapest petrol.

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Super 95 has fallen by 3.7 cents on La Palma in the space of a week – a sharper drop than on any other island. However, diesel remains expensive on La Palma: motorists are paying 17 cents more than the Canary Islands average.

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Across all the islands, the price of premium petrol fell from 1.559 to 1.555 euros per litre week-on-week. Diesel remains unchanged at 1.710 euros. In the preceding weeks, fuel prices in the Canary Islands had already remained largely stable.

The most expensive island for both fuels is La Gomera. The price difference compared to the cheapest island is 31.1 cents per litre for diesel and 29.4 cents for petrol. Which island is at the other end of the scale, however, depends on the fuel.

Canary Islands: Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria top the price comparison

Fuerteventura has the lowest average diesel price across the islands, whilst Gran Canaria leads the way for Super 95. For diesel, four of the seven islands are above the Canary Islands average; for petrol, the figure is five. The first table ranks the islands by diesel price:

Place	Island	Average price	Cheapest station	Distance to the Canary Islands average	Petrol stations
1	Fuerteventura	1.665 euros	1.569 euros	4.5 cents lower	27
2	Gran Canaria	1.675 euros	1.545 euros	3.5 cents below	184
3	Lanzarote	1,710 euros	1,527 euros	Canary Islands average	47
4	Tenerife	1,718 euros	1,575 euros	0.8 cents above that	210
5	La Palma	1.877 euros	1.699 euros	16.7 cents above that	20
6	El Hierro	1,965 euros	1.893 euros	25.5 cents above that	4
7	La Gomera	1.976 euros	1.969 euros	26.6 cents above	7

For premium petrol, the order in the middle of the table changes: Tenerife is ahead of Lanzarote here, whilst for diesel it is the other way round. The second table ranks the islands according to the petrol price:

Place	Island	Average price	Cheapest station	Distance to the Canary Islands average	Petrol stations
1	Gran Canaria	1.514 euros	1.349 euros	4.1 cents lower	184
2	Fuerteventura	1,528 euros	1.415 euros	2.7 cents below	27
3	Tenerife	1.564 euros	1.385 euros	0.9 cents above	210
4	Lanzarote	1.573 euros	1.477 euros	1.8 cents above	47
5	La Palma	1.696 euros	1.535 euros	14.1 cents above	20
6	El Hierro	1.788 euros	1.709 euros	23.3 cents above	4
7	La Gomera	1.808 euros	1.805 euros	25.3 cents above that	7

The cheapest petrol stations for diesel and petrol in the Canary Islands

The cheapest individual petrol station selling diesel in the Canary Islands is on Lanzarote and charges 1.527 euros per litre. That is 18.3 cents less than the island average.

Super 95 is cheapest at a petrol station on Gran Canaria, at 1.349 euros per litre. The station is 16.5 cents below the island average and 20.6 cents below the Canary Islands average. A few weeks ago, petrol prices in the Canary Islands had risen.