The graph below shows the oil production (in barrels) in several African countries from 2000 to 2004. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
| Countries | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Nigeria | 2,000,000 | 2,100,000 | 1,900,000 | 2,100,000 | 2,200,000 |
| Chad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 | 290,000 |
| Congo Brazaville | 280,000 | 270,000 | 250,000 | 235,000 | 205,000 |
| Cote d’lvoire | 8,000 | 7,000 | 15,000 | 25,000 | 45,000 |
The table compares the oil production in four different African countries, Nigeria, Chad, Congo Brazaville and Cote d’Ivoire from 2000 to 2004.
Overall, it can be seen that Nigeria registered the highest oil production in all the years. Also, while the oil production in Chad and Cote d’Ivoire increased, it fell in Congo Brazaville and fluctuated in Nigeria.
There was no oil production in Chad from 2000 to 2002. In 2003, Chad produced about 50,000 barrels, and this increased and reached 290,000 barrels in 2004. Similarly, Cote d’Ivoire’s production also increased from 8000 barrels in 2000, to 45,000 barrels by 2004. On the other hand, the production of oil in Congo Brazaville decreased continuously. In 2000, 280,000 barrels of oil were produced in Congo and its production fell by 10,000-20,000 barrels year by year and reached 205,000 barrels in 2004.
Finally, oil production in Nigeria varied. In 2000, 2,000,000 barrels were produced and this increased slightly to 2,100,000 by 2001. However, in the next year production fell by 200,000 barrels. 2002 onwards production increased continuously and in 2004, a production of 2,200,000 barrels was recorded.
Written by Indroop Singh Makkar
