A lot of countries across the African continent have been benefiting from the production of crude oil.
Business Insider Africa has highlighted the 10 most African with the largest crude oil production output as of December 2021.
The production of crude oil in many African countries has served as a major source of revenue.
Below are ten (10) African countries that produced the most crude oil in 2021 according to Statista.
Nigeria:
Reports indicate that this West African country produced the largest crude oil in 2021. Its average daily crude production was 1/27 million barrels.
Libya:
This Northern African country followed Nigeria with an average of 1.21 million barrels of crude oil per day in 2021.
Angola:
Angola produced 1.11 million barrels of crude oil daily.
Algeria:
The oil-rich country produced an average of 959,000 barrels of crude oil each day in 2021.
Egypt:
Egypt produced 559,000 barrels of crude per day.
Republic of Congo:
In 2021, the Republic of Congo produced an average of 253,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
Gabon:
This country’s production output in 2021 stood at an average of 188,000 daily.
Ghana:
Ghana’s daily production output of crude in 2021 was 176,000 barrels.
Equatorial Guinea:
This country produced 71,000 barrels of crude oil daily in 2021.
Chad:
The average daily production output in this country was 70,000 barrels per day.
