The given table illustrates how many barrels of oil produced per day in four different countries over a 4-year period, starting from 2000.
Overall, while the number of oil barrels of Nigeria, Chad and Somalia experienced an upward trend, a reversed pattern was observed in that of Congo over the surveyed timeframe. Although the number of oil barrel of Congo was the highest in the initial year, it was surpassed by Nigeria in the final year.
In 2000, the number of oil barrel of Congo was the highest, standing at 275,000 barrels. In addition, the figure for Nigeria’s was lower, which was 205,000 barrels at the same time. The number of oil barrel of Somalia was the lowest, accounting for 5,000 barrels. Furthermore, Chad registered no data until 2002 and started in 2003 at 8000 barrels per day.
In the subsequent year, the figures for oil barrels of Congo experienced a slight rise in their barrels to 203.000 in 2004. By contrast, the number of Nigeria’s oil barrels hovered between 190.000 and 210.000 oil barrels until 2003 before reaching the highest point in 213.000 in the final year examined. There was a steadier trend in Somalia, there was a dramatic jump in 2004, after rising to 5.000 in 2000 and 21.000 in 2003. Similarly, after remaining stable, a considerable climb was seen in Chad, which was 50.000 as many as Somalia in 2004.