In 2024, gas averaged $3.31 nationally — $3.39 in today’s money
regular, at the pump in 2024
inflation-adjusted (CPI-U)
The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular gasoline across 2024, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars.
How 2024 ranks in the 1970–2025 record
The 20th-most-expensive year on record — the 37th-cheapest of 56 years.
The 7th-highest pump price on record — before adjusting for inflation.
How U.S. prices moved through 2024
Weekly U.S. average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $3.67 the week of April 22, 2024; the low was $3.01 the week of December 30, 2024 — a swing of 22.0%.
2024 vs. the years on either side
U.S. gas prices in 2024, answered
- What was the average price of gas in 2024?
- The U.S. average price of regular gasoline in 2024 was $3.31 per gallon — about $3.39 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data.
- How does 2024 rank for gas prices in U.S. history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2024 was the 20th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline out of the 56 years on record (1970–2025). In raw at-the-pump dollars it ranks 7th.
- Were gas prices higher in 2024 than in 2023?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline was cheaper in 2024 than in 2023, down 8.7% year over year ($3.72 → $3.39 in 2025 dollars).
- How high did gas prices get during 2024?
- The U.S. weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $3.67 the week of April 22, 2024 and bottomed at $3.01 the week of December 30, 2024 during 2024.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2024 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.