In 2021, the region of Northern Africa had the highest volume of crude oil production in Africa. It produced around **** billion barrels of crude oil per day. Conversely, the region with the lowest oil production was Eastern Africa. On a global scale, Africa accounts for one of the lowest shares of global oil production.
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