Crude oil output during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how crude oil output changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Atta Mills | 7 Jan 2009 – 24 Jul 2012 | +1,067% Dec 2008 → Jun 2012 | +102%/yr | |
| 2 | John Mahama | 24 Jul 2012 – 7 Jan 2017 | +77.1% Jun 2012 → Dec 2016 | +13.5%/yr | |
| 3 |  Nana Akufo-Addo | 7 Jan 2017 – 7 Jan 2025 | +51.6% Dec 2016 → Dec 2024 | +5.3%/yr | |
| 4 | John Mahama | 7 Jan 2025 – now | −6.4% Dec 2024 → Jun 2026 | −4.3%/yr | |
| 5 | John Kufuor | 7 Jan 2001 – 7 Jan 2009 | −14.3% Dec 2000 → Dec 2008 | −1.9%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. thousand barrels a day, monthly average · US Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics: crude oil including lease condensate, thousand barrels a day, monthly, the EIA's estimates from national, OPEC and industry sources · Ghana data · as of Sep 2026.