Figures are valid for the beginning of each year indicated.
* Before 1956, motorway (Autobahn) petrol stations were not included.
The source "Tank & Rast" was founded in 1994. Its predecessors were the "Gesellschaft für Nebenbetriebe der Bundesautobahnen" and the "Ostdeutsche Autobahntankstellengesellschaft mbH".
Germany houses * petrol stations. The average annual number of filling stations has fluctuated, with a general trend of decline. Figures peaked in 1970, when there were over * sites. Ever since, numbers have been decreasing, falling below * petrol stations from 2008 onwards.
Petrol stations in the European Union
Germany has the second-highest number of petrol stations of any European country, second only to Italy, which has * sites. Germany is followed by Turkey, Spain, and France. The UK’s petrol stations presented a similar trend to the one observed in Germany, with an overall reduction of nearly sites from 2000 to 2023. In 2023, there were roughly filling stations in the UK.Â
Global contrast
The experience of both the UK and Germany are in line with that of other parts of the world, with PEMEX gas stations in Mexico drastically declining after reaching a peak of * gas stations in 2016. The Mexican state-owned petroleum company recorded approximately gas stations across the country in 2023, signifying a **** percent decline compared to 2016.
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