Gas in Colorado averaged $1.56 in 2000 — $2.90 in today’s money
Average, that year
$1.56
In 2025 dollars
$2.90
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Colorado across 2000, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U). EIA’s weekly series for Colorado begins mid-2000, so this year reflects 30 weeks of data.
Across the year
How Colorado prices moved through 2000
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $1.67 the week of June 26, 2000; the low was $1.44 the week of December 25, 2000 — a swing of 16.1%.
View the weekly data (30 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2000 | $1.52 | $2.84 |
| June 12, 2000 | $1.56 | $2.91 |
| June 19, 2000 | $1.63 | $3.05 |
| June 26, 2000 | $1.67 | $3.12 |
| July 3, 2000 | $1.66 | $3.09 |
| July 10, 2000 | $1.65 | $3.07 |
| July 17, 2000 | $1.63 | $3.03 |
| July 24, 2000 | $1.60 | $2.99 |
| July 31, 2000 | $1.58 | $2.95 |
| August 7, 2000 | $1.55 | $2.90 |
| August 14, 2000 | $1.52 | $2.84 |
| August 21, 2000 | $1.52 | $2.83 |
| August 28, 2000 | $1.51 | $2.82 |
| September 4, 2000 | $1.51 | $2.80 |
| September 11, 2000 | $1.58 | $2.93 |
| September 18, 2000 | $1.59 | $2.96 |
| September 25, 2000 | $1.59 | $2.94 |
| October 2, 2000 | $1.57 | $2.90 |
| October 9, 2000 | $1.56 | $2.88 |
| October 16, 2000 | $1.55 | $2.88 |
| October 23, 2000 | $1.58 | $2.92 |
| October 30, 2000 | $1.59 | $2.95 |
| November 6, 2000 | $1.58 | $2.92 |
| November 13, 2000 | $1.55 | $2.87 |
| November 20, 2000 | $1.55 | $2.86 |
| November 27, 2000 | $1.54 | $2.85 |
| December 4, 2000 | $1.53 | $2.83 |
| December 11, 2000 | $1.50 | $2.76 |
| December 18, 2000 | $1.47 | $2.70 |
| December 25, 2000 | $1.44 | $2.65 |
Year over year
How 2000 compares, adjusted for inflation
vs. prior year
No earlier year on record.
vs. following year · 2001
+9.6%
2001 averaged $2.65 in 2025 dollars.
2000 was Colorado’s 21st-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 7th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Colorado fuel prices by grade in 2000
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 | $1.56 | $2.90 | — |
| Midgrade | $1.68 | $3.13 | +12.1¢ |
| Premium | $1.79 | $3.32 | +22.3¢ |
Common questions
Colorado gas prices in 2000, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Colorado in 2000?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Colorado in 2000 was $1.56 per gallon — about $2.90 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 2000?
- Colorado's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $1.67 the week of June 26, 2000 and bottomed out at $1.44 the week of December 25, 2000 — a swing of 16.1% across the year.
- How does 2000 rank for gas prices in Colorado history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2000 was the 21st-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Colorado out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).