In 2023, Africa's oil production amounted to 7.2 million barrels of oil per day, up from approximately 7.1 million barrels daily in the previous year. Oil production in the African continent peaked in 2008, at some 10.3 million barrels of oil per day. Since then, figures have been on a mostly downward trend.
Oil production in Africa from 1998 to 2023
(in 1,000 barrels per day)
This report was previously published by BP.
Figures include crude oil, shale oil, oil sands, condensates and NGLs. Liquid fuels from other sources such as biofuels and synthetic derivatives of coal and natural gas are excluded, as well as oil shales/kerogen extracted in solid form.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures were restated based on the latest report.
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Energy Institute. (June 20, 2024). Oil production in Africa from 1998 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265197/oil-production-in-africa-in-barrels-per-day/
Energy Institute. "Oil production in Africa from 1998 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265197/oil-production-in-africa-in-barrels-per-day/
Energy Institute. (2024). Oil production in Africa from 1998 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265197/oil-production-in-africa-in-barrels-per-day/
Energy Institute. "Oil Production in Africa from 1998 to 2023 (in 1,000 Barrels per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265197/oil-production-in-africa-in-barrels-per-day/
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