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Household kerosene retail price

Petroleum products · Source: NBS · monthly

International comparability — CSA: Economic (Energy) · IRES (International Recommendations for Energy Statistics)

Average retail price of household kerosene (National Household Kerosene, NHK) in Nigeria, in nominal Naira, published monthly by the National Bureau of Statistics in its National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price Watch. Kerosene is surveyed on two separate pricing bases — per litre and per gallon — carried side by side, each with its own unit; the two are independent survey averages and are not converted into one another. 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 May 2026. Source: National Bureau of Statistics.

Household kerosene retail price: 2,971.937, May 2026, down 5 points on April 2026.

Observations

2,728

November 2023 – May 2026

Coverage

36 states + FCT + 6 zones

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2,971.94

May 2026

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Every published value — 31 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.

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Household kerosene retail price — 31 periods by state, 37 states plus 1 total column. The most recent 5 periods are shown; use the button above for the full history.
PeriodAbiaAdamawaAkwa IbomAnambraBauchiBayelsaBenueBornoCross RiverDeltaEbonyiEdoEkitiEnuguFederal Capital TerritoryGombeImoJigawaKadunaKanoKatsinaKebbiKogiKwaraLagosNasarawaNigerOgunOndoOsunOyoPlateauRiversSokotoTarabaYobeZamfaraNigeriatotal
January 20262,185.772,606.092,543.452,195.121,954.082,183.662,171.132,355.632,075.512,804.232,316.212,420.672,051.92,112.451,981.632,6502,371.172,2502,572.322,360.562,3302,487.51,982.022,631.162,076.022,367.462,501.22,345.992,324.222,408.32,278.332,029.192,194.382,218.782,5752,558.32,214.492,315.78
February 20262,086.352,060.461,963.282,297.782,234.911,833.352,295.592,323.932,194.382,350.412,258.922,860.571,838.42,086.532,151.182,161.52,249.12,153.252,581.632,200.092,302.92,701.561,982.022,125.242,640.322,414.422,574.142,531.442,363.722,541.012,139.392,518.572,257.092,579.882,883.632,007.372,372.882,300.46
March 20262,023.542,392.72,527.412,037.412,703.371,346.522,095.892,645.82,063.152,546.842,257.332,887.541,935.992,079.772,261.732,616.562,221.162,881.772,423.131,929.052,787.693,433.991,982.021,840.33,016.432,756.83,087.42,329.82,455.922,253.322,494.52,618.582,004.733,415.063,024.91,897.022,6492,430.38
April 20262,464.033,042.853,377.012,398.533,609.231,815.42,646.812,687.952,695.253,054.512,879.893,639.162,546.162,651.862,711.612,931.942,978.713,482.243,275.212,385.533,743.093,808.751,982.022,433.793,790.93,177.823,572.572,520.573,237.752,674.512,877.193,425.22,609.633,965.13,418.132,235.773,400.112,976.94
May 20262,977.812,881.073,030.882,970.972,917.172,018.792,743.372,996.032,529.83,035.333,061.293,124.942,511.312,731.043,016.733,002.412,739.353,824.682,814.562,709.563,130.413,523.52,348.812,537.743,185.713,071.663,214.542,825.092,955.582,965.533,069.112,941.732,926.843,984.093,595.642,633.513,415.062,971.94

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.

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Household kerosene retail price — geopolitical zones — 31 periods by zone, 6 zones. The most recent 12 periods are shown; use the button above for the full history.
PeriodNorth CentralNorth EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth SouthSouth West
June 20252,102.852,221.112,238.712,199.492,336.692,065.38
July 20252,095.72,227.282,241.472,216.442,339.262,069.59
August 20251,980.922,221.992,176.222,150.482,249.572,062.08
September 20251,790.571,941.41,911.441,767.441,948.011,832.52
October 20252,702.83,080.942,899.912,541.372,808.442,713.79
November 20252,578.392,736.442,662.552,394.342,606.922,633.86
December 20252,561.812,751.522,663.552,413.72,569.852,636.72
January 20262,237.682,449.852,347.662,236.152,370.322,247.46
February 20262,294.452,278.632,413.172,195.742,243.182,342.38
March 20262,377.532,546.722,788.532,123.842,229.372,414.32
April 20262,849.972,987.653,437.152,674.612,865.162,941.18
May 20262,839.233,004.33,343.122,896.092,777.762,918.72

Methodology and provenance

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Source document

Last updated 6 August 2026

National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price WatchNBS

  • National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price Watch — average retail price, monthly (state + 6 zones + national), per_litre + per_gallon (price_basis), Nov 2024–May 2026, 19 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. Fuel 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 fuel and the actual prices of liters or gallon bought by the households. 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: "actual prices of liters or gallon bought by the households"); NO third-party originator. Assembled from 19 monthly XLSX vintages; per-observation vintage/file/sheet/cell provenance in dimensions._source_*. Dual basis carried as price_basis {per_litre, per_gallon}; series-level unit NULL (mixed-unit), per-sale unit on each price_basis member.

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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. The Kerosene 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 Kerosene and the actual prices of liters or gallon bought by the households. The average prices are reported for each state and the country. The NBS audit team subsequently conducts randomly selected verification of prices recorded.
Source: National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price Watch, May 2026 — Methodology, p.3

Summary

In the source publication’s own words.

The average retail price per litre of Household Kerosene (HHK) paid by consumers in May 2026 was NGN2,971.94, showing a decrease of 0.17% compared to NGN2,976.94 recorded in April 2026. On a year-on-year basis, the average retail price per litre of the product increased by 36.62% from NGN2,175.29 in May 2025. On state profile analysis, the highest average price per litre in May 2026 was recorded in Sokoto with NGN3,984.09, followed by Jigawa with NGN3,824.68 and Taraba with NGN3,595.64. On the other hand, the lowest price was recorded in Bayelsa with NGN2,018.79, followed by Kogi with NGN2,348.81 and Ekiti with NGN2,511.31. In addition, analysis by zone showed that the North-West recorded the highest average retail price per litre of Household Kerosene with NGN3,343.12, followed by the North-East with NGN3,004.30, while the South-South recorded the lowest with NGN2,777.76. The average retail price per gallon of Household Kerosene paid by consumers in May 2026 was NGN11,949.39 indicating a decrease of 10.80% from NGN13,396.23 in April 2026. On a year-on-year basis, this increased by 40.88% from NGN8,482.22 in May 2025. On state profile analysis, Sokoto recorded the highest average retail price per gallon of Household Kerosene with NGN15,928.39 followed by Kebbi with NGN15,855.73 and Niger with NGN14,465.43. On the other hand, Bayelsa recorded the lowest price with NGN7,084.56, followed by Ekiti and Kwara with NGN9,300.92 and NGN9,419.85 respectively. Analysis by zone showed that the North-West recorded the highest average retail price per gallon of Household Kerosene with NGN13,444.05, followed by the North-East with NGN12,519.36 while the South-East recorded the lowest with NGN11,032.42.
Source: National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price Watch, May 2026 — Executive Summary, p.4

Highlights

In the source publication’s own words.

Analysis by zone showed that the North-West recorded the highest average retail price per gallon of Household Kerosene with NGN13,444.05, followed by the North-East with NGN12,519.36 while the South-East recorded the lowest with NGN11,032.42.
Source: National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price Watch, May 2026 — Executive Summary, p.4
The average retail price per gallon of Household Kerosene paid by consumers in May 2026 was NGN11,949.39 indicating a decrease of 10.80% from NGN13,396.23 in April 2026. On a year-on-year basis, this increased by 40.88% from NGN8,482.22 in May 2025.
Source: National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price Watch, May 2026 — Executive Summary, p.4
On state profile analysis, Sokoto recorded the highest average retail price per gallon of Household Kerosene with NGN15,928.39 followed by Kebbi with NGN15,855.73 and Niger with NGN14,465.43. On the other hand, Bayelsa recorded the lowest price with NGN7,084.56, followed by Ekiti and Kwara with NGN9,300.92 and NGN9,419.85 respectively.
Source: National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price Watch, May 2026 — Executive Summary, p.4
The average retail price per litre of Household Kerosene (HHK) paid by consumers in May 2026 was NGN2,971.94, showing a decrease of 0.17% compared to NGN2,976.94 recorded in April 2026. On a year-on-year basis, the average retail price per litre of the product increased by 36.62% from NGN2,175.29 in May 2025.
Source: National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price Watch, May 2026 — Executive Summary, p.4
On state profile analysis, the highest average price per litre in May 2026 was recorded in Sokoto with NGN3,984.09, followed by Jigawa with NGN3,824.68 and Taraba with NGN3,595.64. On the other hand, the lowest price was recorded in Bayelsa with NGN2,018.79, followed by Kogi with NGN2,348.81 and Ekiti with NGN2,511.31.
Source: National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price Watch, May 2026 — Executive Summary, p.4
In addition, analysis by zone showed that the North-West recorded the highest average retail price per litre of Household Kerosene with NGN3,343.12, followed by the North-East with NGN3,004.30, while the South-South recorded the lowest with NGN2,777.76.
Source: National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price Watch, May 2026 — Executive Summary, p.4

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Originator & publisher
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Publication
National Household Kerosene (NHK) 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. Fuel 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 fuel and the actual prices of liters or gallon bought by the households. 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-NHK
Catalog record
Catalog 159
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"Household kerosene retail price", NBS, National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price Watch, ref. NGA-NBS-NHK. Catalogued by Prism, https://prism-portal-sooty.vercel.app/statistics/nbs-prices-nhk-kerosene-retail-price-monthly-nga.
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Source: NBS. Source publication: National Household Kerosene (NHK) Price Watch. Publisher: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Catalogued by Prism; May 2026.