Kerosene prices by state (per gallon)

Average retail price of household kerosene per gallon in each state, cheapest first.

National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria) — Household Kerosene Price WatchPeriod: May 2026Retrieved 2026-10-16T08:31:05+00:00

Ranked ascending: the lowest state average price per gallon ranks first. State figures are the published NBS state average retail prices for the stated period; they are averages across surveyed outlets, not pump prices at a specific station. MoM and YoY are computed against the matching previous releases. Full methodology

Ranks are competition ranks computed across the full set. State averages are not LGA or market-level figures.

Rank	State	Price per gallon	MoM change	YoY change
1	Bayelsa	₦7,084.56	-13.3%	4.3%
2	Ekiti	₦9,300.92	-18.8%	28.9%
3	Kwara	₦9,419.85	-14.0%	14.3%
4	Kogi	₦9,569.65	7.3%	34.9%
5	Rivers	₦9,570.76	-18.5%	3.3%
6	Yobe	₦9,850.79	-2.1%	5.6%
7	Kano	₦10,193	-5.0%	30.6%
8	Enugu	₦10,290	-13.8%	10.0%
9	Anambra	₦10,369	-3.9%	25.0%
10	Cross River	₦10,384	-14.4%	15.1%
11	Abuja	₦10,575	-13.3%	25.6%
12	Ondo	₦11,300	-22.4%	38.9%
13	Imo	₦11,327	-15.5%	26.1%
14	Osun	₦11,345	-5.7%	30.7%
15	Benue	₦11,345	-4.7%	40.5%
16	Abia	₦11,400	2.8%	79.8%
17	Delta	₦11,659	-15.2%	18.6%
18	Ogun	₦11,713	3.3%	28.2%
19	Ebonyi	₦11,776	-9.1%	19.2%
20	Oyo	₦11,911	-8.0%	72.0%
21	Plateau	₦12,238	-20.6%	42.5%
22	Zamfara	₦12,368	-19.2%	45.0%
23	Borno	₦12,482	3.2%	50.8%
24	Gombe	₦12,511	-5.2%	40.0%
25	Kaduna	₦12,666	-14.1%	32.2%
26	Adamawa	₦12,965	-5.3%	61.9%
27	Bauchi	₦13,127	-19.2%	83.5%
28	Jigawa	₦13,211	-15.7%	47.1%
29	Akwa Ibom	₦13,639	-10.2%	53.1%
30	Nasarawa	₦13,822	-3.3%	82.4%
31	Katsina	₦13,887	-17.6%	60.4%
32	Edo	₦14,062	-14.1%	52.0%
33	Taraba	₦14,180	-7.8%	51.3%
34	Lagos	₦14,336	-16.0%	71.8%
35	Niger	₦14,465	-10.0%	60.9%
36	Kebbi	₦15,856	-7.5%	61.1%
37	Sokoto	₦15,928	-10.7%	99.1%

37 ranked entries.