South Africa Diesel prices, 07-Sep-2026

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The current price of diesel fuel in South Africa is ZAR 31.88 per liter or USD 1.99 per liter based on the latest update from 07-Sep-2026. For comparison, the world average diesel price is USD 1.56 per liter.

South Africa	Diesel prices
Current price	1.99
Measure	USD/Liter
Last update	2026-09-07
Data availability from	2016-09-26
Data frequency	Weekly

Source: Central Energy Fund

We show diesel price data for South Africa from 2016-09-26 to 2026-09-07. The average diesel price during that period is ZAR 19.25 per liter with a minimum of ZAR 11.91 on 2016-09-26 and a maximum of ZAR 33.89 on 2026-05-04. Our data are obtained from official government sources, regulatory agencies, petroleum companies, and major media sources. We update the series for South Africa every week.

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Diesel prices	Price (ZAR/Liter)	Percent change
Current price	31.88	-
One month ago	28.89	10.3 %
Three months ago	30.64	4.0 %
One year ago	22.02	44.8 %

South Africa Diesel prices: The last eight weeks

South Africa Diesel prices, liter, South African Rand

South Africa Diesel prices: Historical graph; 2016-09-26-2026-09-07

* A long flat line means that the government fixes the prices.

South Africa: Diesel price analytics	Value
Percent of world average diesel price	106.63%
Correlation with crude oil prices	0.58
Percent change if oil prices increase 10%	3.97%
Correlation with USD exchange rate	-0.54
Price flexibility index: 0 (low) - 1 (high)	0.24
Correlation with gasoline prices	0.92
Percent of gasoline price	107.13%
Cost of 40 liter tank, percent of income	11.84%