Nigeria · Statistic
Cooking gas refill price
Petroleum products · Source: NBS · monthly
International comparability — CSA: Economic (Energy) · IRES (International Recommendations for Energy Statistics)Average retail refill price of cooking gas (Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG) in Nigeria, in nominal Naira, published monthly by the National Bureau of Statistics in its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch. Refills are surveyed for two cylinder sizes — a 5kg cylinder and a 12.5kg cylinder — carried side by side, each with its own unit; the two are independent survey averages and are not convertible into one another (a 12.5kg refill is not 2.5 times a 5kg refill). Prices are surveyed across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory; the national figure and the six geopolitical-zone figures are averages of the surveyed outlets, not sums of the states, and should not be added together. Data run monthly from November 2023 to April 2026. Source: National Bureau of Statistics.
Observations
2,640
November 2023 – April 2026
Coverage
36 states + FCT + 6 zones
state+zone+national
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Latest national figure
8,706.93
April 2026
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Full historical data
Every published value — 30 periods across 36 states + FCT + 6 zones. The most recent periods are shown by default; expand the table for the full history, or use the downloads above for everything.
Showing the latest 5 of 30 periods. The downloads above carry every observation.
| Period | Abia | Adamawa | Akwa Ibom | Anambra | Bauchi | Bayelsa | Benue | Borno | Cross River | Delta | Ebonyi | Edo | Ekiti | Enugu | Federal Capital Territory | Gombe | Imo | Jigawa | Kaduna | Kano | Katsina | Kebbi | Kogi | Kwara | Lagos | Nasarawa | Niger | Ogun | Ondo | Osun | Oyo | Plateau | Rivers | Sokoto | Taraba | Yobe | Zamfara | Nigeriatotal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 5,755.98 | 5,578.16 | 5,715.33 | 5,276.25 | 5,045.63 | 5,048.19 | 5,221.52 | 5,500.04 | 4,891 | 5,757.27 | 5,403.75 | 4,905.01 | 5,459.39 | 5,683.71 | 4,935.16 | 4,885.64 | 5,169.89 | 5,825.09 | 5,838.66 | 5,579.1 | 4,855.8 | 5,368.11 | 5,449.07 | 5,438.93 | 5,283.08 | 5,405.79 | 5,215.86 | 5,336.86 | 5,272.72 | 5,777.8 | 5,475.92 | 5,464.35 | 5,220.81 | 5,098.24 | 5,322.22 | 5,282.28 | 5,593.15 | 5,360.43 |
| January 2026 | 5,829.17 | 5,354.4 | 5,789.85 | 5,378.6 | 5,054 | 4,891.87 | 5,279.42 | 5,318.75 | 5,089.13 | 5,763.2 | 5,283.6 | 5,034.76 | 5,604.81 | 5,785.83 | 5,077.46 | 5,111.61 | 5,232.53 | 5,892.88 | 5,772.7 | 5,313.67 | 5,013.8 | 5,222.46 | 5,601.67 | 5,592.68 | 5,445.61 | 5,611.96 | 5,307.37 | 5,495 | 5,300.12 | 5,618.25 | 5,474.57 | 5,522 | 5,420.18 | 5,008.36 | 5,566.67 | 5,511.07 | 5,384.93 | 5,404.19 |
| February 2026 | 6,872.67 | 6,855.77 | 6,854.12 | 6,839.66 | 6,448.78 | 5,954.59 | 6,518.68 | 6,858.89 | 6,289.7 | 6,819.38 | 6,633.67 | 5,854 | 6,908 | 7,349.12 | 6,555 | 6,620.26 | 6,469.35 | 7,621.27 | 7,542.1 | 6,639.02 | 6,507.34 | 6,754.85 | 7,028.52 | 6,949.41 | 7,239.49 | 7,040.68 | 6,556.88 | 6,729.84 | 6,739 | 7,073.5 | 6,956.95 | 7,064.09 | 6,506.58 | 6,554.51 | 7,177.78 | 7,165.17 | 7,020.98 | 6,799.18 |
| March 2026 | 7,055.43 | 8,056.34 | 7,126.7 | 6,779.5 | 6,295.4 | 7,266.77 | 7,709.01 | 7,965.22 | 7,402.83 | 7,408.14 | 7,347.09 | 7,305.42 | 7,689.44 | 8,195.09 | 7,276.81 | 8,064.22 | 7,488.15 | 8,102.69 | 9,212.21 | 8,158.03 | 8,681.3 | 7,869.93 | 7,899.07 | 7,266.16 | 8,909.73 | 8,367.25 | 7,661.4 | 7,509.97 | 6,598.1 | 6,457.35 | 7,463.32 | 7,475.52 | 7,295.83 | 7,579.79 | 8,802.78 | 8,159.21 | 7,360.71 | 7,655.73 |
| April 2026 | 8,285.6 | 9,003.19 | 8,749.99 | 7,204.76 | 8,071.55 | 9,422.74 | 8,805.7 | 8,965.22 | 9,072.89 | 8,534.35 | 8,537.47 | 8,711.95 | 8,763.63 | 8,845.31 | 8,055.06 | 8,775.59 | 8,248.71 | 9,173.81 | 9,119.29 | 9,081.12 | 9,038.69 | 8,441.6 | 8,523.3 | 8,733.26 | 9,745.1 | 9,451.7 | 8,827.39 | 7,825.75 | 7,239.49 | 8,229.08 | 8,699.21 | 9,026.39 | 8,359.22 | 8,949.52 | 9,039.21 | 9,228.23 | 9,371.44 | 8,706.93 |
Geopolitical zones
The six geopolitical zones are regional reference averages, shown separately from the 37 states above — they are not additive peers of the states and do not appear on the map.
Showing the latest 12 of 30 periods. The downloads above carry every observation.
| Period | North Central | North East | North West | South East | South South | South West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | 7,759.38 | 8,278.47 | 7,920.5 | 8,724.7 | 8,760.51 | 7,763.06 |
| June 2025 | 8,072.91 | 8,421.39 | 8,101.08 | 8,649.55 | 8,871.63 | 7,960.42 |
| July 2025 | 8,078.83 | 8,285.26 | 8,234.3 | 8,321.16 | 8,511.26 | 8,073.92 |
| August 2025 | 6,387.15 | 6,465.63 | 6,473.63 | 6,413.11 | 6,331.29 | 6,346.07 |
| September 2025 | 6,335.72 | 6,353.32 | 6,471.47 | 6,421.67 | 6,408.59 | 6,385.87 |
| October 2025 | 8,153.21 | 8,054.56 | 8,188.55 | 7,975.34 | 7,956.61 | 8,114.82 |
| November 2025 | 5,506.89 | 5,270.5 | 5,482.42 | 5,410.97 | 5,382.7 | 5,475.82 |
| December 2025 | 5,304.38 | 5,269 | 5,451.16 | 5,457.92 | 5,256.27 | 5,434.3 |
| January 2026 | 5,427.51 | 5,319.42 | 5,372.68 | 5,501.95 | 5,331.5 | 5,489.73 |
| February 2026 | 6,816.18 | 6,854.44 | 6,948.58 | 6,832.89 | 6,379.73 | 6,941.13 |
| March 2026 | 7,665.03 | 7,890.53 | 8,137.81 | 7,373.05 | 7,300.95 | 7,437.99 |
| April 2026 | 8,774.69 | 8,847.16 | 9,025.07 | 8,224.37 | 8,808.52 | 8,417.04 |
Methodology and provenance
Where this data comes from and when Prism last updated it. Any narrative below is the data provider’s own wording, reproduced with its source reference — Prism adds no interpretation.
Source document
Last updated 6 August 2026
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch — average retail refill price, monthly (state + 6 zones + national), 5kg + 12.5kg (price_basis), Nov 2024–Apr 2026, 18 vintages · Fieldwork is done solely by over 700 NBS Staff in all the States of the federation, supported by supervisors whom internal and external observers monitor. Gas Prices are collected across all the 774 local governments across all States and the FCT from over 10,000 respondents and outlets and the estimates reflect the weights derived from estimates of household expenditures on gas and the actual prices households bought different KG of gases. The average prices are reported for each state and the country. The NBS audit team subsequently conducts randomly selected verification of prices recorded.
Publisher = NBS (provider 1). Originator = NBS (provider 1) — self-collected field survey, methodology caption confirmed (abstract: refilling a "5kg Cylinder" and a "12.5kg Cylinder", weights from "the actual prices households bought different KG of gases"); NO third-party originator. Assembled from 18 monthly XLSX vintages; per-observation vintage/file/sheet/cell provenance in dimensions._source_*. Dual basis carried as price_basis {5kg, 12.5kg}; series-level unit NULL (mixed-unit), per-cylinder unit (₦/5kg-refill, ₦/12.5kg-refill) on each price_basis member.
Methodology
Fieldwork is done solely by over 700 NBS Staff in all the States of the federation, supported by supervisors whom internal and external observers monitor. Gas Prices are collected across all the 774 local governments across all States and the FCT from over 10,000 respondents and outlets and the estimates reflect the weights derived from estimates of household expenditures on gas and the actual prices households bought different KG of gases. The average prices are reported for each state and the country. The NBS audit team subsequently conducts randomly selected verification of prices recorded.
Summary
In the source publication’s own words.
The average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 13.73% on a month-on-month basis from NGN7,655.73 recorded in March 2026 to NGN8,706.93 in April 2026. On a year-on-year basis, this increased by 10.42% from NGN7,885.60 in April 2025. On state profile analysis, Lagos recorded the highest average price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with NGN9,745.10, followed by Nasarawa with NGN9,451.70 and Bayelsa with NGN9,422.74. On the other hand, Anambra recorded the lowest price with NGN7,204.76, followed by Ondo and Ogun with NGN7,239.49 and NGN7,825.75 respectively. In addition, analysis by zone showed that the North-West recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with NGN9,025.07, followed by the North-East with NGN8,847.16 while the South-East recorded the lowest with NGN8,224.37. Also, the average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 13.89% on a month-on-month basis from NGN19,652.83 in March 2026 to NGN22,382.20 in April 2026. On a year-on-year basis, this increased by 10.43% from NGN20,268.06 in April 2025. On state profile analysis, Katsina recorded the highest average retail price for the refilling of a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with NGN25,596.71, followed by Kogi with NGN24,558.25 and Gombe with NGN24,438.97. Conversely, the lowest average price was recorded in Ogun with NGN19,564.36, followed by Bauchi and Anambra with NGN20,178.87 and NGN20,511.90 respectively. Analysis by zone showed that the North-West recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with NGN23,276.95, followed by the North-Central with NGN22,865.29 while the South-East recorded the lowest price with NGN21,060.92.
Highlights
In the source publication’s own words.
Analysis by zone showed that the North-West recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with NGN23,276.95, followed by the North-Central with NGN22,865.29 while the South-East recorded the lowest price with NGN21,060.92.
Also, the average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 13.89% on a month-on-month basis from NGN19,652.83 in March 2026 to NGN22,382.20 in April 2026. On a year-on-year basis, this increased by 10.43% from NGN20,268.06 in April 2025.
On state profile analysis, Katsina recorded the highest average retail price for the refilling of a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with NGN25,596.71, followed by Kogi with NGN24,558.25 and Gombe with NGN24,438.97. Conversely, the lowest average price was recorded in Ogun with NGN19,564.36, followed by Bauchi and Anambra with NGN20,178.87 and NGN20,511.90 respectively.
The average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 13.73% on a month-on-month basis from NGN7,655.73 recorded in March 2026 to NGN8,706.93 in April 2026. On a year-on-year basis, this increased by 10.42% from NGN7,885.60 in April 2025.
On state profile analysis, Lagos recorded the highest average price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with NGN9,745.10, followed by Nasarawa with NGN9,451.70 and Bayelsa with NGN9,422.74. On the other hand, Anambra recorded the lowest price with NGN7,204.76, followed by Ondo and Ogun with NGN7,239.49 and NGN7,825.75 respectively.
In addition, analysis by zone showed that the North-West recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with NGN9,025.07, followed by the North-East with NGN8,847.16 while the South-East recorded the lowest with NGN8,224.37.
Source and citation
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- Originator & publisher
- National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
- Publication
- Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch
- Printed source caption
- Fieldwork is done solely by over 700 NBS Staff in all the States of the federation, supported by supervisors whom internal and external observers monitor. Gas Prices are collected across all the 774 local governments across all States and the FCT from over 10,000 respondents and outlets and the estimates reflect the weights derived from estimates of household expenditures on gas and the actual prices households bought different KG of gases. The average prices are reported for each state and the country. The NBS audit team subsequently conducts randomly selected verification of prices recorded.
- Publication reference
- NGA-NBS-LPG
- Catalog record
- Catalog 160
"Cooking gas refill price", NBS, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch, ref. NGA-NBS-LPG. Catalogued by Prism, https://prism-portal-sooty.vercel.app/statistics/nbs-prices-lpg-cooking-gas-retail-price-monthly-nga.
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Source: NBS. Source publication: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch. Publisher: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Catalogued by Prism; April 2026.