In 2022, gas averaged $3.96 nationally — $4.35 in today’s money
regular, at the pump in 2022
inflation-adjusted (CPI-U)
The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular gasoline across 2022, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars.
How 2022 ranks in the 1970–2025 record
The 8th-most-expensive year on record — the 49th-cheapest of 56 years.
The 1st-highest pump price on record — before adjusting for inflation.
How U.S. prices moved through 2022
Weekly U.S. average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $5.01 the week of June 13, 2022; the low was $3.09 the week of December 26, 2022 — a swing of 62.0%.
2022 vs. the years on either side
2022 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the post-pandemic surge
2022 coincided with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the post-pandemic surge. The U.S. weekly average for regular gasoline ran from a low of $3.09 (December 26, 2022) to a high of $5.01 (June 13, 2022). Adjusted for inflation, the year’s average of $4.35 ranks 8th-highest in the 1970–2025 record, against the all-time adjusted peak of $5.08 in 2012.
U.S. gas prices in 2022, answered
- What was the average price of gas in 2022?
- The U.S. average price of regular gasoline in 2022 was $3.96 per gallon — about $4.35 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data.
- How does 2022 rank for gas prices in U.S. history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2022 was the 8th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline out of the 56 years on record (1970–2025). In raw at-the-pump dollars it ranks 1st.
- Were gas prices higher in 2022 than in 2021?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline was more expensive in 2022 than in 2021, up 22.1% year over year ($3.57 → $4.35 in 2025 dollars).
- How high did gas prices get during 2022?
- The U.S. weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $5.01 the week of June 13, 2022 and bottomed at $3.09 the week of December 26, 2022 during 2022.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2022 is the average of EIA’s twelve monthly U.S. regular (all-formulations) retail prices; the weekly figures above are EIA’s weekly U.S. retail series. Inflation adjustment uses the BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), constant 2025 dollars.