Excise clearances of marked gas oil, also known as green diesel, decreased in the 12-month rolling period of July 2025 to June 2026.

Clearances declined by 1% compared with July 2024 to June 2025, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.

Clearances for green diesel stood at 107 million litres in June 2026 compared to 102 million litres in June 2025.

Excise clearances

Commenting on the release, CSO statistician in the climate and energy division, Dr. Robert Stapleton said: "Kerosene clearances were 11% lower in the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025.

"In the 12-month rolling period of July 2025 to June 2026 compared with July 2024 to June 2025, kerosene clearances have decreased by 6%.

Stapleton said autodiesel clearances have also decreased this year. In the 12-month rolling period of July 2025 to June 2026 compared with July 2024 to June 2025 they were 3% lower.

"This equates to a decrease of around 96 million litres in autodiesel clearances," he said.

"Unleaded petrol clearances rose by 6% over the same 12-month rolling period.

"This equates to an increase of around 65 million litres in unleaded petrol clearances."

He added: "Marked gas oil clearances declined by 2% in the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, a reduction of around 13 million litres".

Clearances are the duty paid on the quantity of oil removed from bonded warehouses and provide a proxy for sales.