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This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Egypt leads in this group. Can you make a guess as to why there three North African Countries in the top six places? Nigeria is the 8th biggest oil producer in the world.

Country	Africa Rank	World Rank	Amount (bbl/day)
Egypt	1	27	562,000
South Africa	2	31	460,000
Nigeria	3	43	275,000
Libya	4	52	216,000
Algeria	5	55	209,000
Tunisia	6	75	87,000
Kenya	7	88	57,000
Sudan	8	93	50,000
Ghana	9	101	38,000
Cote D'Ivoire	10	103	32,000
Senegal	11	106	31,000
Mauritania	12	115	24,000
Zimbabwe	13	117	23,000
Ethiopia	14	118	23,000
Cameroon	15	120	22,000
Mauritius	16	121	21,000
Tanzania	17	129	17,000
Botswana	18	131	16,000
Congo, DR	19	134	14,000
Madagascar	20	137	13,000
Namibia	21	139	13,000
Gabon	22	140	13,000
Benin	23	141	11,500
Djibouti	24	142	11,300
Zambia	25	146	11,000
Togo	26	149	10,000
Uganda	27	151	8,750
Guinea	28	153	8,600
Mozambique	29	154	8,500
Burkina Faso	30	155	8,000
Sierra Leone	31	157	6,500
Eritrea	32	159	6,000
Malawi	33	162	5,400
Rwanda	34	163	5,300
Niger	35	165	5,000
Congo, Rep	35	165	5,000
Mali	37	170	4,000
Seychelles	37	170	4,000
Somalia	37	170	4,000
Swaziland	40	178	3,500

Test your Knowledge on Africa

1. Is Nigeria the biggest oil producer in Africa?

2. If Nigeria is the biggest Oil producer in Africa, why is the West African Country ranked 3rd even though it has the biggest population?

3. Can you find Egypt on the Map of Africa? Hint: Egypt is located in North Africa. Click on map of Africa to see a bigger version of the African Map

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