Total sales of petroleum products in Cyprus climbed to 124,647 tonnes in April 2025, marking an 8.4 per cent increase compared to the same month in 2024, according to data released on Monday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).

The sharpest annual growth was recorded in the provisions of marine gasoil, which soared by 136.6 per cent, while aviation kerosene sales rose by 12.7 per cent.

Sales of kerosene also jumped significantly, up by 82.9 per cent year-on-year.

Increases were also noted in heavy fuel oil (58.2 per cent), heating gasoil (34.9 per cent), liquefied petroleum gases (8.9 per cent), motor gasoline (3.0 per cent) and road diesel (2.8 per cent).

By contrast, sales of light fuel oil plummeted by 56.9 per cent, and asphalt dropped by 7.3 per cent.

Sales from filling stations alone reached 54,739 tonnes in April, reflecting an annual rise of 3.2 per cent.

Compared with March 2025, total petroleum sales in April rose by 16.2 per cent.

This monthly increase was mainly driven by marine gasoil, which surged by 143.0 per cent, and aviation kerosene, which grew by 69.3 per cent.

Sales of motor gasoline and road diesel were relatively stable, with marginal increases of 0.6 and 0.3 per cent, respectively.

Total petroleum stocks at the end of April dropped by 13.7 per cent compared to the previous month.

Petroleum sales for the period from January to April 2025 reached 450,250 tonnes, up by 0.4 per cent compared with the same period in 2024.

At the filling station level, cumulative sales over the four-month period stood at 224,167 tonnes, representing a year-on-year increase of 1.9 per cent.

The data, collected monthly by Cystat, include sales to filling stations, government departments, the British bases, the United Nations, ships, and other commercial clients.

They also cover stocks held at the end of each month, as well as imports by the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) and the manufacturing sector.