The table illustrates how much oil was produced everyday in four different nations namely Nigeria, Chad, Congo and Somalia over the period of four years starting from 2000.
Overall, It is clear that , there was an upward trend in the amount of the production of daily oil in Nigeria, Chad and Somalia, while the opposite tendency was true for the others. In addition, Congo generally reached the highest point throughout the period.
In 2000, Congo led with 275,000 barrels per day, but its output declined steadily each subsequent year, reaching 203,000 barrels by 2004, a drop of 72,000 barrels. Similarly, Nigeria’s production varied, starting at 205,000 barrels in 2000, dipping to 190,000 in 2002, then recovering to 213,000 in 2004, a net increase of 8,000 barrels over the period.
Regarding countries with comparatively small amounts of oil being extracted daily, Chad recorded no production between 2000 and 2002, before output rose modestly to 8,000 barrels per day in 2003 and then increased sharply to 50,000 in 2004. Similarly, Somalia saw a steady upward trend, with daily production rising from 5,000 barrels in 2000 to 50,000 barrels per day in the final year.
