Gas in Colorado averaged $1.46 in 2001 — $2.65 in today’s money
Average, that year
$1.46
In 2025 dollars
$2.65
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Colorado across 2001, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Colorado prices moved through 2001
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $1.77 the week of June 4, 2001; the low was $1.04 the week of December 17, 2001 — a swing of 70.8%.
View the weekly data (53 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2001 | $1.42 | $2.61 |
| January 8, 2001 | $1.41 | $2.59 |
| January 15, 2001 | $1.43 | $2.62 |
| January 22, 2001 | $1.45 | $2.66 |
| January 29, 2001 | $1.46 | $2.67 |
| February 5, 2001 | $1.48 | $2.70 |
| February 12, 2001 | $1.47 | $2.69 |
| February 19, 2001 | $1.47 | $2.69 |
| February 26, 2001 | $1.46 | $2.67 |
| March 5, 2001 | $1.44 | $2.63 |
| March 12, 2001 | $1.43 | $2.61 |
| March 19, 2001 | $1.42 | $2.60 |
| March 26, 2001 | $1.43 | $2.61 |
| April 2, 2001 | $1.49 | $2.71 |
| April 9, 2001 | $1.51 | $2.75 |
| April 16, 2001 | $1.54 | $2.81 |
| April 23, 2001 | $1.61 | $2.95 |
| April 30, 2001 | $1.64 | $2.99 |
| May 7, 2001 | $1.73 | $3.15 |
| May 14, 2001 | $1.75 | $3.17 |
| May 21, 2001 | $1.74 | $3.16 |
| May 28, 2001 | $1.76 | $3.19 |
| June 4, 2001 | $1.77 | $3.21 |
| June 11, 2001 | $1.74 | $3.15 |
| June 18, 2001 | $1.71 | $3.10 |
| June 25, 2001 | $1.66 | $3.00 |
| July 2, 2001 | $1.61 | $2.92 |
| July 9, 2001 | $1.55 | $2.82 |
| July 16, 2001 | $1.50 | $2.72 |
| July 23, 2001 | $1.44 | $2.61 |
| July 30, 2001 | $1.38 | $2.51 |
| August 6, 2001 | $1.35 | $2.44 |
| August 13, 2001 | $1.34 | $2.43 |
| August 20, 2001 | $1.45 | $2.62 |
| August 27, 2001 | $1.58 | $2.87 |
| September 3, 2001 | $1.66 | $3.00 |
| September 10, 2001 | $1.63 | $2.95 |
| September 17, 2001 | $1.62 | $2.93 |
| September 24, 2001 | $1.59 | $2.87 |
| October 1, 2001 | $1.53 | $2.78 |
| October 8, 2001 | $1.48 | $2.69 |
| October 15, 2001 | $1.43 | $2.59 |
| October 22, 2001 | $1.36 | $2.46 |
| October 29, 2001 | $1.30 | $2.35 |
| November 5, 2001 | $1.23 | $2.23 |
| November 12, 2001 | $1.19 | $2.15 |
| November 19, 2001 | $1.15 | $2.09 |
| November 26, 2001 | $1.12 | $2.03 |
| December 3, 2001 | $1.07 | $1.95 |
| December 10, 2001 | $1.06 | $1.92 |
| December 17, 2001 | $1.04 | $1.88 |
| December 24, 2001 | $1.06 | $1.93 |
| December 31, 2001 | $1.07 | $1.94 |
Year over year
How 2001 compares, adjusted for inflation
2001 was Colorado’s 26th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 2nd-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Colorado fuel prices by grade in 2001
Year-average price per grade. Premium figures are the spread drivers paid for higher-octane fuel that year.
| Grade | Avg / gal | 2025 $ | vs. regular |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | $1.46 | $2.65 | — |
| Midgrade | $1.57 | $2.86 | +11.6¢ |
| Premium | $1.68 | $3.05 | +22.3¢ |
Common questions
Colorado gas prices in 2001, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Colorado in 2001?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Colorado in 2001 was $1.46 per gallon — about $2.65 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Colorado during 2001?
- Colorado's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $1.77 the week of June 4, 2001 and bottomed out at $1.04 the week of December 17, 2001 — a swing of 70.8% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Colorado higher in 2001 than in 2000?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Colorado was cheaper in 2001 than in 2000, down 8.7% year over year.
- How does 2001 rank for gas prices in Colorado history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2001 was the 26th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Colorado out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).