January 2022 edition Database documentation

1 Energy Prices January 2022 edition Database documentationIEA Energy prices 2022 edition Database documentation PAGE | 2 IEA. All rights reserved. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY The IEA examines the full spectrum of energy issues including oil, gas and coal supply and demand, renewable energy technologies, electricity markets, energy efficiency, access to energy, demand side management and much more. Through its work, the IEA advocates policies that will enhance the reliability, affordability and sustainability of energy in its 30 member countries, 8 association countries and beyond. Please note that this publication is subject to specific restrictions that limit its use and distribution. The terms and conditions are available online at This publication and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area.

2 Source: IEA. All rights reserved. International Energy Agency Website: IEA member countries: Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Japan Korea Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States The european Commission also participates in the work of the IEA IEA association countries: Brazil China India Indonesia Morocco Singapore South Africa Thailand IEA Energy prices 2022 edition Database documentation PAGE | 3 IEA. All rights reserved. This document provides information regarding the 2022 IEA Energy prices package. The Energy prices package is the IEA global prices Database which covers data for end-use prices for different energy products and across sectors for 135 countries in the world.

3 The Energy Prices package is composed by two main databases: World energy prices (WEP) Database which covers 135 countries in the world Energy prices and taxes for OECD countries (EPT) Database which focuses on data for OECD countries, with details about the end-use prices taxation breakdown. Please refer to this document for the assumptions used for this package. Please address your inquiries to Please note that all IEA data is subject to the following Terms and Conditions found on the IEA s website. IEA Energy prices 2022 edition PAGE | 4 IEA. All rights reserved. Acknowledgements Data are collected and compiled by the Energy Data Centre (EDC) headed by Nick Johnstone. Roberta Quadrelli had overall production and editorial responsibility. The Database and its statistics were produced by Alexandre Bizeul, Pedro Carvalho and Domenico Lattanzio.

4 The IEA would like to thank and acknowledge the dedication and professionalism of the statisticians working on energy data in countries, particularly to those who have voluntarily shared energy prices data to be included in this edition . Many government officials and international experts also reviewed and provided comments on the data presented here. The EDC at the IEA greatly appreciates the valuable input they provided. The 2021 edition also benefited from important contributions from IEA colleagues including from the Energy Data Centre, Zakia Adam (IEA Africa statistics manager), Markus Fager-Pintila (EU4 Energy programme), Alan Searl, Rebecca McKimm, Lishuo Li, Erpu Zhu (IEA Office of global energy relations) and Astha Gupta (IEA Office of global energy relations India).

5 IEA Energy prices 2022 edition PAGE | 5 IEA. All rights reserved. Table of contents Changes from last edition .. 6 Database structure .. 8 Sector definitions .. 35 Product definitions .. 36 Taxation and pricing framework definitions .. 38 Geographical coverage .. 40 Country notes and sources .. 48 IEA Energy prices 2022 edition PAGE | 6 IEA. All rights reserved. Changes from last edition Light update In an effort to enhance timeliness, the IEA is glad to release a January light update of this annual Database , integrating data from the latest quarterly OECD release and giving a preview of the full May relase with updated data for key countries. The full version is set to be released in May 2022 and other light updates are planned throughout the year. Time granularity The IEA is glad to note that the 2022 edition of the Energy Prices package consolidated the enhanced granularity from the previous edition , covering weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly data.

6 Geographical coverage The 2022 edition of the Energy Prices package covers 135 countries in the world. Note that the work on data for 9 countries from Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia region (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan) has been made possible with the financial assistance of the european Union, as part of the EU4 Energy project ( ). Taxation The IEA is glad to note that the 2022 edition includes an additional data file on taxation up to 2020, covering 7 categories of taxes across sectors and products for 57 countries, of which 22 non-OECD, depending on availability. The file contains also regulation data for gasoline, automotive diesel, LPG and electricity. These data are derived from research and in some instances may differ from data on total taxation submitted by national administrations and published within the EPT Database .

7 IEA Energy prices 2022 edition PAGE | 7 IEA. All rights reserved. Revisions World energy prices Prices may slightly differ compared with previous editions due to: revisions of the primary data by relevant agencies (prices and economic indicators); source changes; or methodological changes. Energy prices and taxes for OECD countries Revisions for the latest publication of OECD Energy Prices and Taxes quarterly product: Prices and taxes for Natural Gas for Electricity Generation in Austria from 1Q2019 onwards were revised. Prices and taxes for Natural Gas for Industry in Austria from 1Q2021 onwards were revised. Prices and taxes for Natural Gas for Industry, in Colombia for 2Q2021 were revised. Prices and taxes for Steam Coal for Industry and Electricity Generation in Finland for 4Q2020 onwards were revised. Prices and taxes for LSFO for Industry in Italy for 2Q2020 onwards were revised.

8 Prices and taxes for LPG for Households and Steam Coal for Industry in Turkey for 2Q2021 onwards were revised. Energy prices 2022 edition PAGE | 8 IEA. All rights reserved. Database structure The Energy Prices package is composed by two main databases; Energy prices package Name of the Database World energy prices (WEP) Energy prices and taxes for OECD countries (EPT) Type of data End-use prices End-use prices and taxation breakdown Time granularity Weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly depending on the availability Quarterly, yearly Coverage Global, 135 countries currently covered OECD countries Notes End-use prices for industrial, commercial and electricity generation sectors include VAT End-use prices for industrial and electricity generation sectors exclude VAT The overall methodology and assumptions apply to both databases with minor differences.

9 Please note that data included in the Energy prices and taxes Database for industry and electricity generation sector are reported as VAT exempt because for the final users VAT is refunded. On the contrast in the World energy price Database data include VAT also for those sectors to guarantee international comparability. Refer to this document to understand the differences in the definitions. In each section you will find the applicability of the definition to the two databases or to a specific dataset. Please note that all yearly prices included in Energy prices and taxes for OECD countries are not necessarily present in the World Energy Database Database . For complete details on data availability by country, product, sector and year, please refer to the accompanying Excel files. The EPT Database covers all the OECD countries, except for Costa Rica which joined the OECD in May 2021.

10 However, selected data for this country are available in the WEP Database . Energy prices 2022 edition PAGE | 9 IEA. All rights reserved. World energy prices (WEP) Database The World energy prices Database includes annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly for 135 countries and regional aggregates. The Database includes the following files in two formats (IVT and TXT): IEA Energy Prices Transport Fuels End-use energy prices for transport fuels in national currencies and US dollars It comprises four files for the four time granularities available: weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly Products included: Regular motor gasoline; Mid-grade motor gasoline; High-grade motor gasoline; Automotive Diesel. Units: national currency/l; USD/l, USD (PPP)/l; 2015 USD/l; 2015 USD (PPP)/l). IEA Energy Prices Transport Fuels - Subnational End-use energy prices for transport fuels in national currencies and US dollars for selected subnational regions Products included: Regular motor gasoline, Mid-grade motor gasoline, High-grade motor gasoline, Automotive Diesel.