Lowest fuel sales in two years: what’s happening at gas stations
20 March 15:42
In February 2025, the total value of fuel sold at Ukrainian gas stations reached UAH 28.4 billion, which remained almost unchanged compared to January. At the same time, the volume of sales in liters decreased to 551.4 million liters, which is the lowest figure in the last almost two years of observations. This information is based on the data of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, which were analyzed by Naftogaz, Komersant ukrainskyi reports.
The negative dynamics of retail fuel sales has been observed for the fourth month in a row after a short-term increase recorded in October. Compared to January 2025, sales in February decreased by 1.2%, and compared to February 2024, the drop was 7.3%. It is worth noting that in January 2025, an even sharper drop was recorded – by 14.2%.
In the regional context, the largest decline in sales over the year was observed in Donetsk region – about 40%. A significant drop was also recorded in Odesa region (-21.9%) and Kherson region (-17.7%). Only two regions showed an increase in fuel sales compared to the previous year: Volyn region (15.7%) and Kyiv city (2.2%).
Among Ukrainian cities in February, the largest volume of fuel sales was reported by Kyiv filling stations – 60.6 million liters. The capital is followed by Kharkiv (17.2 million liters), Dnipro (14.7 million liters), Odesa (13.7 million liters) and Lviv (12.6 million liters). Kryvyi Rih also recorded significant sales of about 7 million liters.
At the regional level, Kyiv region remains the leader in fuel sales (60.2 million liters), followed by Dnipropetrovska (47.6 million liters), Lviv (43.6 million liters), Odesa (33.1 million liters) and Kharkiv (29.1 million liters) regions.
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Why fuel sales fell
“NaftoRynok identifies four main reasons for the decline in fuel sales at Ukrainian gas stations:
- High fuel prices – the decline in prices on the global oil market and wholesale prices in the country did not lead to a proportional reduction in the cost of petroleum products at gas stations, so the population did not feel any changes.
- Increased tax burden – starting from December 2024, gas stations were obliged to pay income tax in advance, and from January 2025, excise taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel and LPG increased.
- The impact of mobilization measures – men of military age have significantly reduced their movements, which has affected fuel consumption.
- Decrease in the population of Ukraine as a result of the war with Russia – some citizens are at the front, some have been killed, and some have been evacuated abroad, where they consume petroleum products.
