Number of petrol stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2023

The United Kingdom is home to 8,353 operational petrol stations and those under development. Numbers have fallen by over 36 percent since 2000. 2013 is the only year recorded here which shows a year-on-year increase. As of 2022, the UK was among the leading ten European countries by number of petrol stations, while Italy ranks first with over 20,000 service stations. Ownership by brandBritish multinational oil and gas firm Shell operates the second greatest number of forecourts. BP, ESSO, and Shell are the only companies to operate more than 1,000 sites. Of the so-called hypermarket-owned petrol stations, Tesco offers the most stations, at 512 as of December 2023. Despite owning fewer petrol stations, hypermarket retailers sold a greater volume of fuel, accounting for approximately 58.7 percent of fuel sold in the UK as of 2023. Petrol pricesBetween 2016 and 2020, prices for premium unleaded petrol increased by some 18 percent. During this period, prices ranged from a low of 101.4 pence per liter in February 2016, to a high of 130.9 pence per liter in October 2018. Fuel prices are largely impacted by the price of crude oil and, in fact, saw a decline in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

英国拥有8,353家运营中的加油站及正在开发中的加油站，自2000年以来，其数量已下降超过36%。2013年是唯一记录在案的年度增长率，当年呈现同比增长。截至2022年，英国在欧洲国家中，按加油站数量计位列前十，而意大利以超过20,000家的服务站点位居第一。品牌拥有权方面，英国跨国石油和天然气公司壳牌运营着数量第二大的加油站。BP、ESSO和壳牌是唯一运营超过1,000家站点的公司。在所谓的超市连锁拥有的加油站中，截至2023年12月，特易购提供的加油站数量最多，达到512家。尽管拥有的加油站数量较少，但超市零售商销售的燃油量更大，占2023年英国燃油销售总量的约58.7%。汽油价格方面，在2016年至2020年期间，高级无铅汽油的价格上涨了约18%，价格区间从2016年2月的每升101.4便士的低点，上涨至2018年10月的每升130.9便士的高点。燃油价格主要受原油价格影响，实际上，由于新冠疫情的影响，2020年燃油价格出现了下降。

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该数据集统计了2000-2023年间英国加油站的数量变化情况，包含品牌所有权分布和汽油价格趋势等关键指标。数据显示加油站数量自2000年以来持续下降（2013年除外），且英国是欧洲加油站数量领先的国家之一。