The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) announced Tuesday that Nigeria’s domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consumption exceeded 1 million metric tonnes in 2020, making 2020 the first year in the nation’s history where LPG consumption reached the one million MT threshold.
Nigeria consumed 840,594.37 MT LPG in 2019, indicating an increase of 60.5% over 635,452.061MT recorded in 2018. The steady pattern of growth culminating in the over 1 million metric tonnes of LPG domestic consumption milestone in 2020 has placed the country 1st in West Africa and one of the leading LPG consuming nations on the continent.
Already, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, has increased its allocation of LPG to the domestic market from 350,000MT to 450, 000MT in 2021
