Petrol price in 2024: R22.49 → R21.47
95 unleaded in Gauteng, first and last adjustment of 2024. Peak R25.49 in May.
2024 · Gauteng averages
95avgUnleaded 9512 adjustmentsR23.12
95maxHighestMayR25.49
95minLowestOctoberR21.05
2024 at the pump
Gauteng’s regulated 95 price started 2024 at R22.49 and finished at R21.47.
Between the October low of R21.05 and the May high of R25.49 lay R4.44. Largest one-month adjustment: −R1.24, effective in June. In 2024 the 95 price went up on 6 first Wednesdays and down on 6.
Diesel and the coast
The diesel-petrol gap averaged 239.11 c/l cheaper: R20.73 for 50ppm wholesale against R23.12 for 95. 93 unleaded averaged 34.5 c/l less than 95 in Gauteng; paraffin wholesale averaged R14.79.
Coastal motorists paid R22.35 on average for 95, saving 77.25 c/l a litre on Gauteng.
Relative to 2023, a litre of 95 averaged R0.02 lower over the year: -0.1%.
| Effective | 95 inl. | 93 inl. | 95 coast | D50 inl. | D500 inl. | IP inl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 2024 | 22.49 | 22.17 | 21.77 | 20.73 | 20.63 | 15.31 |
| 7 February 2024 | 23.24 | 22.92 | 22.52 | 21.43 | 21.36 | 15.84 |
| 6 March 2024 | 24.45 | 24.13 | 23.73 | 22.61 | 22.42 | 16.48 |
| 3 April 2024 | 25.12 | 24.78 | 24.33 | 22.59 | 22.45 | 16.19 |
| 1 May 2024 | 25.49 | 25.15 | 24.70 | 22.23 | 22.15 | 16.00 |
| 5 June 2024 | 24.25 | 23.91 | 23.46 | 21.15 | 20.97 | 15.20 |
| 3 July 2024 | 23.26 | 22.86 | 22.47 | 20.91 | 20.66 | 15.02 |
| 7 August 2024 | 23.11 | 22.71 | 22.32 | 20.74 | 20.38 | 14.80 |
| 4 September 2024 | 22.19 | 21.79 | 21.40 | 19.69 | 19.59 | 13.77 |
| 2 October 2024 | 21.05 | 20.73 | 20.26 | 18.57 | 18.45 | 12.66 |
| 6 November 2024 | 21.30 | 20.98 | 20.51 | 18.77 | 18.66 | 12.87 |
| 4 December 2024 | 21.47 | 21.15 | 20.68 | 19.32 | 19.21 | 13.36 |