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Fuel prices in Africa today: petrol, diesel and kerosene

Pump prices per litre in 15 African countries, taken from the regulator or statistics office that publishes them. Prices are in local currency, with a US dollar comparison where an official exchange rate is available.

9 of 15 countries have a current official price in our data. 3 are market priced, so no official pump price exists. For 3, the regulator's current notice could not be retrieved, so we show no price. Each country page has the latest change, the price history and a link to the regulator.

Petrol price per litre in US dollars

Petrol price per litre in US dollarsHorizontal bar chart, highest to lowest, of petrol price per litre in US dollars: South Africa US$1.83, Senegal US$1.69, Cameroon US$1.44.South AfricaUS$1.83SenegalUS$1.69CameroonUS$1.44

Exchange rates: Fixed CFA franc peg of 655.957 per euro, converted with the ECB euro reference rate (1 EUR = 1.1206 USD), 9 Oct 2026; ECB euro reference rates (1 EUR = 18.5270 ZAR, 1 EUR = 1.1206 USD), 9 Oct 2026. Countries without an official rate are shown in local currency only.

Petrol, diesel and kerosene prices per litre by country, in local currency
CountryPricingPetrolDieselKerosenePetrol in US dollarsDiesel in US dollarsCurrencyEffectiveSource
Official prices
CameroonRegulatedFCFA 840FCFA 828FCFA 350US$1.44US$1.41XAF1 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026csph.cm
Democratic Republic of the CongoRegulatedFC 2,640FC 2,635FC 2,600CDFfrom April 2026economie.gouv.cd
EgyptRegulatedE£ 22.25E£ 20.50E£ 20.50EGPfrom 10 Mar 2026petroleum.gov.eg
KenyaRegulatedKSh 214.03KSh 217.86KSh 191.38KES15 Sept 2026 to 14 Oct 2026epra.go.ke
NigeriaOfficial average₦1,596.25NGNMay 2026microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng
SenegalRegulatedFCFA 990FCFA 755FCFA 410US$1.69US$1.29XOFfrom 12 Sept 2026crse.sn
South AfricaRegulatedR30.25R31.9549R31.82US$1.83US$1.93ZARfrom 7 Oct 2026dmpr.gov.za
TanzaniaRegulatedTSh 4,057TSh 4,086TSh 4,067TZSfrom 7 Oct 2026ewura.go.tz
ZambiaRegulatedK31.46K33.27K29.76ZMWfrom 1 Oct 2026erb.org.zm
Market priced
GhanaMarket pricedNPA price floor, not a pump price: petrol GH₵ 16.45, diesel GH₵ 17.97, kerosene GH₵ 17.57 per litre.GHS1 Oct 2026 to 15 Oct 2026npa.gov.gh
MoroccoMarket pricedFuel prices are set by the market and no official body publishes a current average pump price.MADconseil-concurrence.ma
UgandaMarket pricedFuel prices are set by the market and no official current average price is published.UGXenergyandminerals.go.ug
No official price available
Cote d'IvoireRegulatedPump prices are set by the government each month. The current official notice could not be retrieved from an official site, so no price is shown.XOFenergie.gouv.ci
EthiopiaRegulatedPump prices are set by the government. The current official notice could not be retrieved from an official site, so no price is shown.ETBmotri.gov.et
RwandaRegulatedPump prices are capped by the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority. The current official notice could not be retrieved, so no current price is shown.RWFrura.rw

Source: each regulator or statistics office linked in the table, retrieved 10 Oct 2026. Prices are per litre in local currency, with a US dollar equivalent only where we hold an official exchange rate. Diesel in South Africa is the wholesale price the regulator publishes. See our methods.

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