The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the average retail price of refiling a Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) declined in July 2025.
NBS, in its LPG Price Watch Report for July 2025 released on Tuesday, shows that the average retail price for refiling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by 0.96% on a month-on-month basis from N8,323.95 recorded in June 2025 to N8,243.79 in July 2025.
On a year-on-year basis, this increased by 37.98% from N5,974.55 in July 2024.
On state profile analysis, the Bureau said Adamawa recorded the highest average price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N9,011.36, followed by Rivers with N9,005.00 and Taraba with N8,945.43.
On the other hand, it said Yobe recorded the lowest price with N7,612.00, followed by Niger and Nasarawa with N7,662.00 and N8,000.25 respectively.
In addition, analysis by zone showed that the South-South recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N8,511.26, followed by the South-East with N8,321.16 while the South-West recorded the lowest with N8,073.92.
Also, the average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by 1.91% on a month-on-month basis from N21,010.56 in June 2025 to N20,609.48 in July 2025.
On a year-on-year basis, this rose by 44.51% from N14,261.57 in July 2024.
On state profile analysis, Adamawa recorded the highest average retail price for the refilling of a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N22,528.39 followed by Rivers with N22,512.49 and Taraba with N22,363.57.
Conversely, the lowest average price was recorded in Yobe with N19,030.00, followed by Niger and Nasarawa with N19,154.99 and N20,000.62 respectively.
Analysis by zone showed that the South-South recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N21,278.14, followed by the South-East with N20,802.89 while the South-West recorded the lowest price with N20,184.79.
