PMS (Petrol) Sales

Latest Value

20,220,000,000

as of 2023

Year-on-Year

-16.96%

vs same period prior year

Month-on-Month

-16.96%

vs prior period

CAGR

-0.81%

compound annual growth rate

Rolling 3-Period

22,306,666,667

avg · Litres

Rolling 12-Period

—

avg · Litres

PMS (Petrol) Sales — Time Series

30 records · Litres

Compare

Data source: NBS Petroleum Products Distribution Statistics / NMDPRA · Committed to NEDB via Staff Upload Portal · Unit: Litres

Statistical Analysis

What Is This?

The total volume of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) sold through licensed filling stations and bulk outlets across Nigeria each month, in million litres.

How to Read

Higher values reflect greater transport and economic activity. Sudden drops may signal supply disruptions, price shocks, or fuel scarcity. Seasonal peaks typically occur around public holidays.

Why It Matters

PMS is the most consumed petroleum product in Nigeria and the primary fuel for road transport. Its availability and price directly affect household costs, inflation, and the productivity of the informal economy.

Current Signal

PMS sales dropped 17.0% from last period — possible supply constraint or demand shock.

Statistical Analysis

4 periods · mean 21,952,500,000 Litres · volatility 7% · CAGR -0.8%

Year-on-Year Change

Each bar compares a period to the same period one year earlier, stripping out seasonal effects. Green is growth, red is decline.

Reading:Latest year-on-year change: -17.0% (2023). Output is below where it was a year ago.

Period-on-Period Change

Short-term momentum: how each period compares to the one immediately before it. Useful for spotting turning points earlier than the annual view.

Reading:Most recent move: -17.0% versus the prior period (2023).

3-Period Rolling Average

The faint line is raw data; the bold line is a 3-period trailing average that smooths out noise so the underlying direction is visible.

Reading:Smoothing window set to 3 periods (annual data). The averaged line filters short-term spikes to expose the trend.

All analyses computed at query time from committed NEDB records for PMS (Petrol) Sales. Percentages are in percentage points; ±2σ covers ~95% of normal variation.

Full Data Table — PMS (Petrol) Sales30 records

Showing 30 of 30 recordsUnit: Litres

#	Period	Region	Value	Unit	Data Source	Notes
1	2019	NGA	20,890,000,000	Litres	NBS Petroleum Products Distribution Statistics / NMDPRA	Annual national truck-out volume (20.89 billion litres). 2020 omitted — subsidy-era figures disputed
2	2021	NGA	22,350,000,000	Litres	NBS Petroleum Products Distribution Statistics / NMDPRA	Annual national truck-out volume (22.35 billion litres). 2020 omitted — subsidy-era figures disputed
3	2022	NGA	24,350,000,000	Litres	NBS Petroleum Products Distribution Statistics / NMDPRA	Annual national truck-out volume (24.35 billion litres). 2020 omitted — subsidy-era figures disputed
4	2023	NGA	20,220,000,000	Litres	NBS Petroleum Products Distribution Statistics / NMDPRA	Annual national truck-out volume (20.22 billion litres). 2020 omitted — subsidy-era figures disputed
5	2025-06	Kaduna	43,130,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
6	2025-06	Edo	43,100,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
7	2025-06	Niger	40,700,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
8	2025-06	Sokoto	37,040,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
9	2025-06	Osun	35,480,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
10	2025-06	Lagos	205,700,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
11	2025-06	Ogun	88,700,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
12	2025-06	FCT (Abuja)	77,500,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
13	2025-06	Oyo	72,800,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
14	2025-06	Delta	68,500,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
15	2025-06	Kano	68,220,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
16	2025-06	Rivers	44,600,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
17	2025-06	Ondo	35,050,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
18	2025-06	Kwara	34,800,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
19	2025-06	Akwa Ibom	33,800,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
20	2025-06	Kebbi	30,310,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
21	2025-06	Benue	25,700,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
22	2025-06	Nasarawa	25,100,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
23	2025-06	Katsina	24,800,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
24	2025-06	Kogi	24,100,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
25	2025-06	Cross River	23,000,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
26	2025-06	Plateau	19,400,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
27	2025-06	Zamfara	17,040,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
28	2025-06	Ekiti	15,260,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
29	2025-06	Bayelsa	11,900,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025
30	2025-06	Jigawa	9,400,000	Litres	NMDPRA monthly distribution data	State truck-out, June 2025

About this Series

Volume of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) sold through NMDPRA-licensed retail stations and bulk outlets across Nigeria, reported monthly.

Source agency: NMDPRA (Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority)

Methodology Note

Sales volumes are compiled from downstream product movement reports submitted by major marketers, NNPC Limited, and depots to NMDPRA. Data represents ex-depot sales and does not include informal cross-border flows.