U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2021
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021
Last updated
- Average
- $3.033
- High
- $3.408
- Nov 15
- Low
- $2.458
- Jan 4
- Against 2020
- Up +$0.498 (+19.6%)
- change in average
In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $3.033 a gallon, from a low of $2.458 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.408 on November 15, 2021.
The average was 19.6% above 2020’s $2.535.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2021
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.458Jan 11 $2.504Jan 18 $2.558Jan 25 $2.569 | $2.522 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.602Feb 8 $2.667Feb 15 $2.744Feb 22 $2.808 | $2.705 |
| March | Mar 1 $2.852Mar 8 $2.884Mar 15 $2.903Mar 22 $2.880Mar 29 $2.863 | $2.876 |
| October | Oct 4 $3.175Oct 11 $3.284Oct 18 $3.366Oct 25 $3.397 | $3.306 |
| November | Nov 1 $3.395Nov 8 $3.405Nov 15 $3.408Nov 22 $3.384Nov 29 $3.363 | $3.391 |
| December | Dec 6 $3.321Dec 13 $3.350Dec 20 $3.344Dec 27 $3.366 | $3.345 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.