Nigeria's oil output has recovered since 2023 but remains below its 2015 level
Nigeria's average crude oil production each year, excluding condensate, as reported to and estimated by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) publishes two measures of each member’s output: the figure the country reports itself (direct communication) and an estimate from independent sources (secondary sources). Both show output in 2023 well below its 2015 level and rising in each year since.
Source: OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report (February 2017, February 2018, January 2019, December 2020, January 2025 and August 2026 editions); OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin 2022, Table 3.5. Gaps are years for which a primary OPEC figure could not be confirmed. Before 2020 the figures reported by Nigeria include some blended condensate.
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| Year | Secondary sources | Reported by Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.861 | 1.748 |
| 2016 | 1.556 | 1.427 |
| 2017 | 1.658 | 1.536 |
| 2018 | 1.718 | 1.602 |
| 2019 | 1.786 | 1.737 |
| 2020 | 1.493 | |
| 2021 | 1.323 | |
| 2022 | ||
| 2023 | 1.315 | 1.187 |
| 2024 | 1.429 | 1.345 |
| 2025 | 1.510 | 1.432 |
OPEC set Nigeria’s required production at 1.5 million barrels a day for both 2024 and 2025. On secondary sources, Nigeria averaged 1.51 million barrels a day in 2025; on its own figures, 1.43 million.