Oil production — all countries

Oil production — South Africa

Oil production in South Africa in 2025 — 0.4 kb/d. Ranked 91 in the world out of 214. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 85.2%.

2025 0.4 kb/d −18.28% vs 2024
World rank 91of 214
Period maximum 35.2 kb/d2004
Period minimum 0.4 kb/d2025

Trend over time

1993–2025 · thousand barrels per day

Oil production — South Africa, 1993–20250102030401993199720012005200920132017202120251993: 2.5 kb/d1997: 12.6 kb/d1998: 19 kb/d1999: 12 kb/d2000: 16 kb/d2001: 12 kb/d2002: 17.9 kb/d2003: 12.9 kb/d2004: 35.2 kb/d2005: 15.5 kb/d2006: 15.9 kb/d2007: 16.1 kb/d2008: 14.6 kb/d2009: 4 kb/d2010: 3.5 kb/d2011: 4 kb/d2012: 3.9 kb/d2013: 3.6 kb/d2014: 3 kb/d2015: 3 kb/d2016: 2 kb/d2017: 1.9 kb/d2018: 1.5 kb/d2019: 1.2 kb/d2020: 1 kb/d2021: 0.8 kb/d2022: 0.7 kb/d2023: 0.6 kb/d2024: 0.5 kb/d2025: 0.4 kb/d
Change over the period: −2.1 (−85.19%) Average annual rate: -5.79 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa

South Africa 0.4 kb/d
World computed 84,356.9 kb/d
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 3,977.4 kb/d
Southern Africa computed 0.4 kb/d
Upper-middle-income countries computed 23,328.4 kb/d
Oil production — South Africa, by year South Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year kb/d Change Change, %
2025 0.4 −0.1 −18.28%
2024 0.5 −0.1 −18.18%
2023 0.6 −0.1 −18.22%
2022 0.7 −0.2 −18.2%
2021 0.8 −0.2 −18.25%
2020 1 −0.2 −18.2%
2019 1.2 −0.3 −18.21%
2018 1.5 −0.3 −18.23%
2017 1.9 −0.1 −7.28%
2016 2 −1 −33.33%
2015 3 +0 +0%
2014 3 −0.6 −16.22%
2013 3.6 −0.3 −8.48%
2012 3.9 −0.1 −2.19%
2011 4 +0.5 +14.51%
2010 3.5 −0.5 −12.67%
2009 4 −10.6 −72.57%
2008 14.6 −1.5 −9.19%
2007 16.1 +0.1 +0.85%
2006 15.9 +0.4 +2.82%
2005 15.5 −19.7 −55.96%
2004 35.2 +22.2 +171.92%
2003 12.9 −4.9 −27.59%
2002 17.9 +5.9 +48.81%
2001 12 −4 −25%
2000 16 +4 +33.33%
1999 12 −7 −36.81%
1998 19 +6.4 +50.82%
1997 12.6
1993 2.5

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Crude oil production, including lease condensate, in thousands of barrels per day — the unit in which oil statistics are kept worldwide. The daily figure is no convention here: production is regulated by a valve, OPEC agreements are written in barrels per day, and it is in exactly these units that cuts and quota increases are announced. Refined products and other liquids are not included, so the figure is lower than total liquid hydrocarbon output in countries with large refining industries.

Important: Crude oil with gas condensate, without refined products and other liquid hydrocarbons. The unit is daily, as is customary in oil statistics: the annual volume is obtained by multiplying by 365.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).