Ghana: It’s Outrageous That Petrol Consumption In Upper East Rose By 86.39% In Just Half A Year; Something Is Wrong – COMAC

The 2025 Midyear Industry Report on Ghana’s petroleum downstream sector has stirred controversy among oil marketing companies, who are questioning the sharp increase in petrol, diesel, and LPG consumption in the Upper East and Upper West regions despite relatively low economic activity in those areas.

For the first half of the year, Ghana’s petroleum consumption across all products reached over 3.62 billion litres, representing a 17.65% increase over the 3.07 billion litres consumed during the same period in 2024.

Surprisingly, the Upper East Region recorded an exceptional 80.2% growth, followed by the Ashanti Region with 22.2%, Upper West with 21.7%, and the Eastern Region with 21.2%.

The Brong Ahafo Region followed with 19.2%, the Western Region with 17.9%, and the Central Region with 16.2%, while Greater Accra recorded 6.9% growth. The Northern and Volta Regions recorded 9.4% and 3.4% growth respectively.

In terms of products breakdown, the report revealed that petrol consumption in the Upper East Region grew by 86.39%, while diesel increased by 68.54%, alongside a 32.37% rise in LPG consumption and a dramatic 571.53% surge in Cell Site Gasoil.

However, kerosene usage declined by 50%, indicating that households are shifting to cleaner fuels.

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