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 | APC Bola Tinubu | 29 May 2023 – now | +32.9% Apr 2023 → Jun 2026 | +9.4%/yr | |
| 2 | N Sani Abacha | 17 Nov 1993 – 9 Jun 1998 | +16.2% Oct 1993 → May 1998 | +3.3%/yr | |
| 3 | PDP Olusegun Obasanjo | 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | +12.5% Apr 1999 → Apr 2007 | +1.5%/yr | |
| 4 | PDP Umaru Musa Yar'Adua | 29 May 2007 – 9 Feb 2010 | +10.6% Apr 2007 → Jan 2010 | +3.7%/yr | |
| 5 | PDP Goodluck Jonathan | 9 Feb 2010 – 29 May 2015 | −9.9% Jan 2010 → Apr 2015 | −2.0%/yr | |
| 6 | APC Muhammadu Buhari | 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | −41.2% Apr 2015 → Apr 2023 | −6.4%/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 · Nigeria data · as of Aug 2026.