India's April LPG consumption falls 16.2% year-on-year

NEW DELHI: India’s liquefied petroleum gas consumption in April fell by  16.2% to 2.2 million metric tons, preliminary government data show, as supplies were hit by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz after Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran.

India consumed 33.15 million tons of LPG, mostly used as cooking gas, in 2025, with imports accounting for about 60% of demand. About 90% of those imports came from the Middle East.

Supply of LPG to industries has been hit due to the shortage, and the government is pushing customers to use piped gas.

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India’s jet fuel demand declined by 1.37% to 761,000 tons in April, as airlines passed on the higher fuel prices to consumers.

In contrast, gasoline and gasoil consumption rose in April, according to the preliminary data released by the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the oil ministry.

India’s gasoline consumption in April was about 3.7 million metric tons, up 6.36% from a year earlier.

Local gasoil sales increased by 0.25% to about 8.3 million tons in April.