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Supply and Demand
According to data from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the latest gasoline consumption is shown for each member country. Gasoline accounted for an estimated 73% of total fuel consumed in land transport in 2023. Nigeria was the country with the highest gasoline consumption, representing 93% of its fuel consumed in land transport; this was followed by Benin with 76% gasoline market share. Countries such as Cape Verde, Gambia, Liberia and Senegal had a gasoline market share below 30%.
Diesel and gasoline consumption in West Africa
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Description: Supply and demand
Notes:
    •Reported data for Benin and Nigeria was for 2023
    •Reported data for Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo was for 2022
    •Reported data for Guinea-Bissau was for 2020
    •Reported data for Cape Verde, Liberia and
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Supply and Demand