Petrol price in 2021: R14.86 → R20.29
95 unleaded in Gauteng, first and last adjustment of 2021. Peak R20.29 in December.
2021 · Gauteng averages
95avgUnleaded 9512 adjustmentsR17.56
95maxHighestDecemberR20.29
95minLowestJanuaryR14.86
2021 at the pump
Johannesburg and Pretoria paid R14.86 for 95 when 2021 started and R20.29 when it ended, setting a new high for the series of R20.29 in December.
Peak: R20.29 (December). Trough: R14.86 (January). November brought the largest monthly move of the year, +R1.21. 9 increases and 3 cuts: that was the 2021 record for 95 in Gauteng.
Diesel and the coast
On average, inland 50ppm diesel cost R15.17 at wholesale in 2021, 238.67 c/l cheaper relative to unleaded 95. Paraffin (Gauteng wholesale) averaged R9.25; the 93 grade ran 20 c/l under 95.
Coastal 95 averaged R16.84, 71.5 c/l below the inland price.
Year on year, the Gauteng average for 95 moved R2.81 higher from 2020 (+19.1%).
| Effective | 95 inl. | 93 inl. | 95 coast | D50 inl. | D500 inl. | IP inl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2021 | 14.86 | 14.69 | 14.16 | 13.02 | 13.00 | 7.40 |
| 3 February 2021 | 15.67 | 15.50 | 14.97 | 13.61 | 13.58 | 7.99 |
| 3 March 2021 | 16.32 | 16.15 | 15.62 | 14.17 | 14.12 | 8.46 |
| 7 April 2021 | 17.32 | 17.10 | 16.60 | 14.80 | 14.78 | 8.80 |
| 5 May 2021 | 17.23 | 17.01 | 16.51 | 14.50 | 14.47 | 8.57 |
| 2 June 2021 | 17.13 | 16.91 | 16.41 | 14.71 | 14.67 | 8.77 |
| 7 July 2021 | 17.39 | 17.20 | 16.67 | 15.12 | 15.09 | 9.13 |
| 4 August 2021 | 18.30 | 18.11 | 17.58 | 15.67 | 15.64 | 9.63 |
| 1 September 2021 | 18.34 | 18.15 | 17.62 | 15.52 | 15.49 | 9.48 |
| 6 October 2021 | 18.33 | 18.11 | 17.61 | 15.75 | 15.72 | 9.80 |
| 3 November 2021 | 19.54 | 19.32 | 18.82 | 17.23 | 17.20 | 11.25 |
| 1 December 2021 | 20.29 | 20.07 | 19.57 | 17.98 | 17.92 | 11.68 |