Average retail price per litre of kerosene increases by 0.16% in July 2025, says NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday disclosed that the average retail price per litre of Household Kerosene (HHK) paid by consumers in July 2025 was N2,196.19, showing an increase of 0.16 per cent compared to N2,192.63 recorded in June 2025.

NBS in its “National Household Kerosene Price Watch” report stated that on a year-on-year basis, the average retail  price per litre of the product rose by 24.09per cent from N1,769.86 in July 2024.

According to the report  “On state profile analysis, the highest average price per litre in July 2025 was recorded in Delta with N2598.21, fol[1]lowed by Edo with N2,574.57 and Rivers with N2,560.72.

“On the other hand, the lowest price was recorded in Abia  with N1,679.31, followed by Oyo with N1,763.40 and Bayelsa with N1,797.46.”

The bureau report explained further that analysis by zone showed that the South-South recorded the highest average retail price per litre of kerosene with N2,339.26, followed by the North-West with N2,241.47, while the South-West recorded  the lowest with N2,069.59.

“The average retail price per gallon of kerosene paid by consumers in July 2025 was N8,695.90 indicating  an increase of 0.14per cent from N8,684.15 in June 2025. On a year-on-year basis, this increased by 50.92% from N5,762.10  in July 2024.

“On state profile analysis, Edo recorded the highest average retail price per gallon of Household Kerosene with  N10,285.57, followed by Kebbi with N9,733.55 and Delta with N9,691.96. On the other hand, Abia recorded the low[1]est price with N6,746.89, followed by Bayelsa and Oyo with N7,088.56 and N7,135.29 respectively.

“Analysis by zone showed that the South-South recorded the highest average retail price per gallon of Household Ker[1]osene with N9,067.65, followed by the North-East with N8,917.74, while the South-West recorded the lowest with N8,301.49,” the report added.