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Fuel · May 2026

Kerosene prices rose in 21 of 37 states in May 2026

The biggest rise was in Anambra (+23.9%); the biggest fall in Bauchi (−19.2%). Month-on-month change as published by NBS.

21 states

Change by state

  1. Anambra+23.9%
  2. Abia+20.9%
  3. Kogi+18.5%
  4. Yobe+17.8%
  5. Kano+13.6%
  6. Rivers+12.2%
  7. Ogun+12.1%
  8. Borno+11.5%
  9. FCT+11.3%
  10. Bayelsa+11.2%
  11. Osun+10.9%
  12. Jigawa+9.8%
  13. Oyo+6.7%
  14. Ebonyi+6.3%
  15. Taraba+5.2%
  16. Kwara+4.3%
  17. Benue+3.6%
  18. Enugu+3.0%
  19. Gombe+2.4%
  20. Sokoto+0.5%
  21. Zamfara+0.4%
  22. Delta-0.6%
  23. Ekiti-1.4%
  24. Nasarawa-3.3%
  25. Adamawa-5.3%
  26. Cross River-6.1%
  27. Kebbi-7.5%
  28. Imo-8.0%
  29. Ondo-8.7%
  30. Niger-10.0%
  31. Akwa Ibom-10.3%
  32. Kaduna-14.1%
  33. Plateau-14.1%
  34. Edo-14.1%
  35. Lagos-16.0%
  36. Katsina-16.4%
  37. Bauchi-19.2%

How we worked this out

We counted the states where NBS's month-on-month change was above zero (rising) or below zero (falling). The figures are the source's own; nothing here is estimated.

Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Source rows (37)
ValueWhere it comes from
0.48%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 23
9.83%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 18
5.19%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 15
-7.49%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 22
0.44%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 24
-10.02%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 8
-15.96%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 40
-16.37%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 21
-14.13%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 36
-3.34%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 7
6.67%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 44
6.30%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 28
-0.63%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 35
-10.25%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 32
11.25%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 3
2.40%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 14
11.46%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 13
20.85%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 26
23.87%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 27
10.88%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 43
-8.71%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 42
-14.12%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 9
12.16%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 37
-19.17%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 12
-5.32%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 11
12.08%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 41
-14.06%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 19
3.65%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 4
-8.04%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 30
2.99%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 29
13.58%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 20
17.79%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 16
4.27%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 6
-6.14%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 34
-1.37%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 39
18.51%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 5
11.20%HOUSEHOLD KEROSENE MAY 2026.xlsx, sheet “Sheet1”, row 33

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