The given table compares the daily oil production across Nigeria, Chad, Congo, and Somalia between 2000 and 2004. Overall, Nigeria and Congo were the most dominant oil producers despite considerable differences, while the remaining countries saw an upward trend in their oil production during the same period.
As shown in the table, the initial figure for Nigeria stood at 205,000 barrels in 2000. It gradually decreased to 201,000 and 190,000 barrels in the two following years before climbing to 210,000 and 213,000 barrels in 2003 and 2004, recording the highest production by the end of the period. In comparison, Congo witnessed the highest oil output at 275,000 barrels at the beginning of the period. Its figures steadily dropped over time until reaching its lowest point at 203,000 barrels by 2004, yet it still ranked second among the surveyed countries.
In contrast, the initial data for Chad showed zero production from 2000 to 2002. By 2003, its daily oil production was recorded at nearly 8,000 barrels before dramatically surging to 50,000 barrels after just one year. Similarly, the initial number for Somalia was 5,000 barrels per day, experiencing a gradual upward trend over time before reaching the same figure as Chad’s counterpart in the same year at 50,000 barrels.