Kerosene price in Japan
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥2,357 Tokorozawa
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥2,884 Fukui
See all 52 cities, cheapest first
| # | City | Price (JPY) · per 18 L |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kobe | ¥2,394 |
| 2 | Otsu | ¥2,399 |
| 3 | Maebashi | ¥2,406 |
| 4 | Kitakyushu | ¥2,418 |
| 5 | Akita | ¥2,430 |
| 6 | Nagoya | ¥2,442 |
| 7 | Yamagata | ¥2,443 |
| 8 | Kochi | ¥2,466 |
| 9 | Saga | ¥2,470 |
| 10 | Sendai | ¥2,483 |
| 11 | Mito | ¥2,485 |
| 12 | Tsu | ¥2,490 |
| 13 | Sakai | ¥2,490 |
| 14 | Saitama | ¥2,507 |
| 15 | Morioka | ¥2,508 |
| 16 | Miyazaki | ¥2,508 |
| 17 | Aomori | ¥2,538 |
| 18 | Niigata | ¥2,538 |
| 19 | Toyama | ¥2,538 |
| 20 | Nagano | ¥2,538 |
| 21 | Wakayama | ¥2,538 |
| 22 | Yamaguchi | ¥2,538 |
| 23 | Tottori | ¥2,544 |
| 24 | Nagasaki | ¥2,549 |
| 25 | Kanazawa | ¥2,550 |
| 26 | Fukushima | ¥2,556 |
| 27 | Kofu | ¥2,568 |
| 28 | Nara | ¥2,574 |
| 29 | Osaka | ¥2,579 |
| 30 | Fukuoka | ¥2,586 |
| 31 | Tokushima | ¥2,592 |
| 32 | Oita | ¥2,596 |
| 33 | Sapporo | ¥2,616 |
| 34 | Gifu | ¥2,622 |
| 35 | Kumamoto | ¥2,622 |
| 36 | Hamamatsu | ¥2,622 |
| 37 | Kyoto | ¥2,628 |
| 38 | Sagamihara | ¥2,640 |
| 39 | Yokohama | ¥2,643 |
| 40 | Tokyo (23 wards) | ¥2,646 |
| 41 | Okayama | ¥2,652 |
| 42 | Takamatsu | ¥2,652 |
| 43 | Chiba | ¥2,658 |
| 44 | Kawasaki | ¥2,682 |
| 45 | Hiroshima | ¥2,688 |
| 46 | Matsuyama | ¥2,703 |
| 47 | Utsunomiya | ¥2,721 |
| 48 | Matsue | ¥2,742 |
| 49 | Kagoshima | ¥2,808 |
| 50 | Naha | ¥2,843 |
| 51 | Shizuoka | ¥2,868 |
| 52 | Fukui | ¥2,884 |
Retail price survey conducted by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. This is a survey average, not a shop price — actual prices vary by store. 総務省統計局 小売物価統計調査 · Surveyed items and specifications
Key facts
Kerosene costs ¥2,577 per 18 L in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 13.5% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for kerosene reads 174.0 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 15.1% year on year and up 48.5% over five years.
Kerosene sits in the utilities (fuel & water) group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 174.1 in August 2026 and bottomed at 18.9 in January 1970; the latest reading is -0.1% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +131.4%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.2 | -22.6% | 12 |
| 2016 | 75.5 | -22.3% | 12 |
| 2017 | 93.6 | +24.0% | 12 |
| 2018 | 110.0 | +17.5% | 12 |
| 2019 | 110.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -9.1% | 12 |
| 2021 | 114.4 | +14.4% | 12 |
| 2022 | 137.5 | +20.2% | 12 |
| 2023 | 139.0 | +1.1% | 12 |
| 2024 | 142.1 | +2.2% | 12 |
| 2025 | 151.7 | +6.8% | 12 |
| 2026 | 166.8 | +10.0% | 9 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-09 | ¥2,577 |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | ¥2,578 |
| 2026-07 | ¥2,578 |
| 2026-06 | ¥2,570 |
| 2026-05 | ¥2,565 |
| 2026-04 | ¥2,551 |
| 2026-03 | ¥2,446 |
| 2026-02 | ¥2,227 |
| 2026-01 | ¥2,219 |
| 2025-12 | ¥2,239 |
| 2025-11 | ¥2,254 |
| 2025-10 | ¥2,266 |
| 2025-09 | ¥2,271 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does kerosene cost in Japan?
- ¥2,577 per 18 L, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest kerosene?
- Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Tokorozawa was cheapest at ¥2,357 and Fukui the most expensive at ¥2,884.
- How much have kerosene prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of September 2026, +15.1% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have kerosene prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +48.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 174.0.
- When were kerosene prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 174.1 in August 2026. The latest reading is -0.1% against that peak.
- What is the difference between the index and the yen price?
- This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局 消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).