Largest fuel station operators by market share in the Netherlands 2022

Shell is the market leader in passenger car fuel sales in the Netherlands. As of June 2022, it held a 18.6 percent share in the fuel station market. Counting Shell Express station sales, this market share is as much as 21.4 percent. As a local company, it is unsurprising that the oil supermajor is also the largest gas and petrol station operator in the Netherlands by number of stations. There were 412 Shell-branded stations spread across the country, not including express stations.

Gasoline prices in the Netherlands

In recent years, drivers in the country have had to dig deeper into their pockets when purchasing motor fuels. Unleaded gasoline prices in the Netherlands amounted to 1.61 euros per liter in early 2021. As crude oil prices have been rising in recent months, it is expected that the final 2021 annual average will be even higher than initially forecast. The Netherlands has some of the highest automotive unleaded premium prices of any country in the world.

Estimated revenue of petrol stations

In 2020, the estimated revenue of petrol stations in the Netherlands amounted to a total of roughly 16.1 billion euros. This was a decrease compared to the previous year and comes as the coronavirus pandemic resulted in lower motor fuel demand. In the period of consideration, the highest estimated revenue was reached in 2012 when petrol stations generated a revenue of 20.7 billion euros.