<p>Cooking gas consumption in India dipped by over 16% in April as supply disruptions due to the West Asia conflict hit availability for both commercial users and households, official data showed on Monday.</p><p>Consumption of LPG declined to 21.98 lakh tonnes in April, which is 16.16% lower than 26.22 lakh tonnes recorded in the same month last year, according to data released by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.</p><p>When compared with April 2024, it was lower by 10.51%. It was also lower on a month-on-month basis. In March 2026, the first month of the US-Israel-Iran conflict, LPG consumption in India stood at 23.8 lakh tonnes.</p>.West Asia Conflict | Commercial LPG price hiked by Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder.<p>ATF consumption in April fell to 7.61 lakh tonnes, 1.37% lower when compared to the same month last year.</p><p>However, petrol and diesel consumption rose. Petrol consumption jumped from 34.49 lakh tonnes in April 2025 to 36.69 lakh tonnes in April 2026, registering a growth of 6.36%.</p><p>Diesel consumption rose marginally from 82.61 lakh tonnes in April 2025 to 82.82 lakh tonnes in April 2026, a growth of 0.25%.</p><p>While the prices of LPG and jet fuel have gone up sharply since the beginning of the war on February 28, petrol and diesel prices remain largely unchanged.</p>
<p>Cooking gas consumption in India dipped by over 16% in April as supply disruptions due to the West Asia conflict hit availability for both commercial users and households, official data showed on Monday.</p><p>Consumption of LPG declined to 21.98 lakh tonnes in April, which is 16.16% lower than 26.22 lakh tonnes recorded in the same month last year, according to data released by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.</p><p>When compared with April 2024, it was lower by 10.51%. It was also lower on a month-on-month basis. In March 2026, the first month of the US-Israel-Iran conflict, LPG consumption in India stood at 23.8 lakh tonnes.</p>.West Asia Conflict | Commercial LPG price hiked by Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder.<p>ATF consumption in April fell to 7.61 lakh tonnes, 1.37% lower when compared to the same month last year.</p><p>However, petrol and diesel consumption rose. Petrol consumption jumped from 34.49 lakh tonnes in April 2025 to 36.69 lakh tonnes in April 2026, registering a growth of 6.36%.</p><p>Diesel consumption rose marginally from 82.61 lakh tonnes in April 2025 to 82.82 lakh tonnes in April 2026, a growth of 0.25%.</p><p>While the prices of LPG and jet fuel have gone up sharply since the beginning of the war on February 28, petrol and diesel prices remain largely unchanged.</p>