Lagos households and businesses devour 15.6 billion litres of fuel annually – Report

NAIRAMETRICS
Households and businesses in Lagos consume a combined 15.6 billion litres of petrol yearly according to a new report.

The report produced by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), in collaboration with the Lagos State Government, highlights progress in advancing the energy transition in Lagos State and across Nigeria.

The report reveals that households consume approximately 9 billion litres of fuel annually, while Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) consume 6.6 billion litres of fuel each year.

The report noted that the average estimated fuel consumption per household in Lagos is about 2000L resulting in almost 45,000 kg of carbon equivalent emissions per year.

According to the report, the 9 billion litres of petrol consumed by households translates to 21 million tons of carbon equivalents (tCO2e) emission annually. This figure for businesses stood at ~ 17.8 million tons of carbon equivalents of emission every year.

Furthermore, the report noted that 54% of households in Nigeria’s economic nerve centre consume less than 1.5 litres of fuel daily while 17% consume between 1 to 3 litres daily and 29% consume more than 3 litres of fuel daily.