Crude oil output during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister 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.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gro Harlem Brundtland | 3 Nov 1990 – 25 Oct 1996 from Jan 1991 | +64.6% Jan 1991 → Sep 1996 | +9.2%/yr | |
| 2 |  Erna Solberg | 16 Oct 2013 – 14 Oct 2021 | +30.2% Sep 2013 → Sep 2021 | +3.3%/yr | |
| 3 |  Kjell Magne Bondevik | 17 Oct 1997 – 17 Mar 2000 | +15.7% Sep 1997 → Feb 2000 | +6.2%/yr | |
| 4 | Jonas Gahr Støre | 14 Oct 2021 – now | +3.0% Sep 2021 → Jun 2026 | +0.6%/yr | |
| 5 | Jens Stoltenberg | 17 Mar 2000 – 19 Oct 2001 | −4.1% Feb 2000 → Sep 2001 | −2.6%/yr | |
| 6 | Thorbjørn Jagland | 25 Oct 1996 – 17 Oct 1997 | −6.7% Sep 1996 → Sep 1997 | −6.7%/yr | |
| 7 | Kjell Magne Bondevik | 19 Oct 2001 – 17 Oct 2005 | −16.8% Sep 2001 → Sep 2005 | −4.5%/yr | |
| 8 | Jens Stoltenberg | 17 Oct 2005 – 16 Oct 2013 | −48.3% Sep 2005 → Sep 2013 | −7.9%/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 · Norway data · as of Oct 2026.