Azerbaijan produced just 4,060 tonnes of AI-95 petrol in the first nine months of 2026, a 65.6% drop from a year earlier, according to calculations based on State Statistics Committee data. Output of AI-92 petrol fell by only 0.3% over the same period.
Production of AI-95 grade petrol in Azerbaijan fell sharply in the first nine months of 2026. According to calculations based on figures from the State Statistics Committee, the country produced just 4.06 thousand tonnes of AI-95 petrol during the period, down from 11.8 thousand tonnes in the same period last year. That marks an annual decline of 7.74 thousand tonnes, or 65.6%.
All of the AI-95 petrol produced was classified as marketable output. Shipments of AI-95 totalled 5.52 thousand tonnes over the nine months, and stocks at the end of the period stood at 0.54 thousand tonnes.
AI-92 grade petrol fared comparatively better. Production over the nine months totaled 1,064.47 thousand tonnes, down just 3.07 thousand tonnes, or 0.3%, from 1,067.54 thousand tonnes a year earlier. Marketable output held steady at 1,064.47 thousand tonnes, with 1,088.75 thousand tonnes delivered to the market and 44.95 thousand tonnes in stock at the end of the period.
Diesel output also declines
Output of diesel fuel for vehicles also fell during the reporting period. Production reached 1,799.01 thousand tonnes, down from 1,861.91 thousand tonnes a year earlier — a decline of 62.9 thousand tonnes, or 3.4%.
Diesel shipments totalled 1,799.74 thousand tonnes, with 137.47 thousand tonnes in stock at the end of the period.
Overall, diesel fuel accounted for the largest share of vehicle fuel production in Azerbaijan in the January-September period of 2026.
