The table gives information about how many barrels of oil were produced on a daily basis in Nigeria, Chad, Congo, and Somalia between 2000 and 2004.
What is most striking when looking at the data is that almost all countries examined saw their daily oil output increasing over the period, with the exception of Congo, whose production declined considerably. Notwithstanding / Despite this, Congo remained the largest oil producer almost throughout the period, leaving aside 2004, when it was overtaken by Nigeria.
Looking first at Congo and Nigeria, they significantly outnumbered Chad and Somalia in oil production in all surveyed years. Notably, Congo started with the highest figure on the whole chart, producing 275,000 barrels of oil each day in 2000. Thereafter, however, this figure fell markedly and ended up at 203,000 barrels per day (bpd), marking / representing a 25% decline over the period. By comparison, while Nigeria showed a general increase of 8,000 bpd over the period, its pattern was not consistent. Beginning at 205,000 bpd, Nigeria’s oil output recorded declines in two consecutive years only to bounce back and surpass that of Congo in 2004, with the former reaching 213,000 bpd.
Turning to the remaining nations, they were consistently the smallest producers in the report, despite registering / showing the most significant growth. The Somalian production expanded tenfold between 2000 and 2004, from 5,000 to 50,000 bpd. Chad even showed a more rapid increase in oil output. It was not until 2003 did this country start producing oil with a modest quantity of 8,000 bpd; however, this figure then rocketed, reaching parity with Somalia’s level in 2004. This represents an approximately sixfold expansion in oil production in just one year.