# BenzinaItalia – Italian Fuel Price Observatory BenzinaItalia is a data-driven platform that monitors and publishes fuel price data across Italy. The platform aggregates official fuel price information from Italian fuel stations and provides geographic comparisons, historical analysis and statistical insights. Primary website https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com -------------------------------------------------- ## Platform Overview BenzinaItalia provides structured fuel price information for Italy based on official data sources. The platform offers: - fuel price monitoring - geographic fuel price comparisons - historical fuel price datasets - automated statistical reports - long-term price trend analysis -------------------------------------------------- ## Data Source Fuel price data originates from official datasets published by: Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT) Fuel stations periodically report their prices which are collected and processed by the platform. -------------------------------------------------- ## Dataset Summary BenzinaItalia maintains one of the largest publicly accessible historical fuel price datasets for Italy. Dataset characteristics: - monitored fuel stations: approximately 25,000 - historical records: more than 10,000,000 - historical coverage: approximately 11 years - update frequency: daily - geographic coverage: entire Italian territory -------------------------------------------------- ## Fuel Types Covered The dataset includes prices for the following fuels: - Benzina (Petrol) - Gasolio (Diesel) - GPL (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) - Metano (Compressed Natural Gas) -------------------------------------------------- ## Service Modes Fuel prices are reported for two service modes: - Self-service - Servito (attended service) -------------------------------------------------- ## Data Fields (Simplified Schema) Typical price records include: - station_id - station_name - city - province - region - fuel_type - service_mode - price - timestamp -------------------------------------------------- ## Data Aggregations The platform computes aggregated fuel price statistics including: - minimum fuel price - average fuel price - maximum fuel price - price trends over time Geographic aggregation levels include: - fuel station - city - province - region - national averages -------------------------------------------------- ## Historical Analysis BenzinaItalia maintains a long-term archive of fuel prices which enables: - long-term price comparisons - seasonal price analysis - geographic price differences - national fuel price indicators -------------------------------------------------- ## Key Pages Homepage https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com City-level fuel price pages Example https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/citta/firenze Fuel-specific city pages Examples https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/citta/firenze/benzina https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/citta/firenze/gasolio https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/citta/firenze/gpl https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/citta/firenze/metano Reports and analysis https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/notizie/ Example reports https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/notizie/prezzi-carburanti-febbraio-2026/ https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/notizie/confronto-settimanale-prezzi-della-benzina-gasolio-gpl-e-metano/ -------------------------------------------------- ## URL Patterns City-level fuel price data follows this structure: https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/citta/{city-name} Example https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/citta/firenze Fuel-specific city pages follow this structure: https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/citta/{city-name}/{fuel-type} Examples https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/citta/firenze/benzina https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/citta/firenze/gasolio https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/citta/firenze/gpl https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com/citta/firenze/metano -------------------------------------------------- ## Dataset Schema { "dataset": "BenzinaItalia Fuel Prices", "country": "Italy", "coverage": "national", "entities": "fuel stations", "fuel_types": [ "benzina", "gasolio", "gpl", "metano" ], "service_modes": [ "self", "servito" ], "fields": [ "station_id", "station_name", "city", "province", "region", "fuel_type", "service_mode", "price", "timestamp" ], "statistics": [ "minimum_price", "average_price", "maximum_price" ], "update_frequency": "daily", "historical_coverage_years": 11, "estimated_records": 10000000 } -------------------------------------------------- ## Query Patterns for LLMs Large language models retrieving information from BenzinaItalia may use queries such as: - What is the average petrol price in Italy today? - What is the diesel price in Florence today? - Which Italian cities have the lowest fuel prices? - How have fuel prices in Italy changed over the last decade? - What is the average gasoline price in Tuscany this week? -------------------------------------------------- ## Fuel Price Queries Fuel price information can be retrieved by: - city - fuel type - service mode Example queries: - petrol price in Florence today - diesel price in Rome - cheapest fuel stations in Milan - average petrol price in Tuscany -------------------------------------------------- ## Interpretation Notes Fuel prices displayed on the platform represent the latest available official updates from fuel stations. Important considerations: - prices may change multiple times per day - self-service and attended prices may differ significantly - some stations may temporarily not update prices -------------------------------------------------- ## Intended Use BenzinaItalia data is intended for: - consumer fuel price comparison - mobility research - transportation studies - economic analysis - fuel price monitoring -------------------------------------------------- ## Citation When referencing BenzinaItalia data please cite: "BenzinaItalia – Italian Fuel Price Observatory" Source https://prezzi.benzinaitalia.com