West Africa was the main source of crude oil exports from the African continent as of 2022. Some 169.7 million metric tons of crude oil were exported to the world with origin in the westernmost region of the continent. Precisely, West Africa houses two leading oil producers in Africa, Nigeria and Angola. In its turn, exports of oil products were in higher quantities in North African countries, reaching 25.7 million metric tons.
Besides, oil products were imported in large quantities across all African regions. The import volume reached 53.6 million metric tons in East and Southern Africa, 53.1 million metric tons in West Africa, and 34.1 million metric tons in North Africa.
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According to the source, countries were grouped as following:
- North Africa: territories on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to Western Sahara;
- West Africa: territories on the west coast of Africa from Mauritania to Angola, including Cape Verde, Chad;
- East and Southern Africa: territories on the east coast of Africa from Sudan to
Republic of South Africa. Also Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Oil trade in Africa as of 2022, by region (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207880/oil-trade-in-africa-by-region/
Energy Institute. "Oil trade in Africa as of 2022, by region (in million metric tons)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207880/oil-trade-in-africa-by-region/
Energy Institute. (2023). Oil trade in Africa as of 2022, by region (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207880/oil-trade-in-africa-by-region/
Energy Institute. "Oil Trade in Africa as of 2022, by Region (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207880/oil-trade-in-africa-by-region/
Energy Institute, Oil trade in Africa as of 2022, by region (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207880/oil-trade-in-africa-by-region/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Oil trade in Africa as of 2022, by region (in million metric tons) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207880/oil-trade-in-africa-by-region/