Oil Export Dependent Countries

Try to name the countries where at least 50% of their exports consist of oil, gas, and petroleum products.

For the year 2021 or latest available year. Source

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%	Country
98.7	South Sudan
96.9	Iraq
96.1	Libya
94.1	Angola
92.4	Chad
91.8	Kuwait
91.8	East Timor
89.9	Equatorial Guinea
89.1	Nigeria

%	Country
88.4	Azerbaijan
88.3	Algeria
85.0	Qatar
78.7	Brunei
77.0	Saudi Arabia
72.1	Oman
69.1	Guyana
67.5	Venezuela

%	Country
66.9	Norway
64.7	Yemen
63.7	Gabon
59.6	Turkmenistan
58.2	Cameroon
55.1	Rep. of the Congo
53.4	Iran
52.2	United Arab Emirates

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32 Comments

Level 53

Jun 30, 2017

Hmm. Why did I read "export" as import?

+10

Level 93

Sep 22, 2017

Imagine when oil reserves are depleted and there is no more oil for them.. Most of these countries will be broke!

Level 57

Nov 22, 2019

Many of them are anyway. Nigeria, I am looking at you.

Level 69

Apr 19, 2023

If we are still burning fossil fuels by the time the fields run dry, the earth will be uninhabitable for humans.

Level 61

Oct 15, 2023

That's why many are diversifying their economies like UAE or Norway.

Level 75

Jun 5, 2024

Any millisecond now

Level 51

Oct 5, 2017

Gah... Scandinavia.

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Level 77

Sep 18, 2020

Do you mean Norway?

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Level 53

Jul 7, 2019

Wtf i forgot norway and i live in it. Good lord help me

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Level 88

Aug 9, 2022

Username checks out

Level 86

Jul 31, 2019

Iraq, Libya, South Sudan. All areas with recent civil war, and all at the top of the list. I assume that oil is one of the easier things to keep exporting during periods of unrest.

Level 81

Jul 31, 2019

As long as the pipelines remain intact then yes..

Level 72

Aug 5, 2019

Deferred or improper maintenance catches up to you pretty quickly, though; look at the downward spiral of Venezuela's oil industry.

Level 73

Feb 7, 2022

Very ingenuous of you to assume these "unrest" has nothing to do with who controls the pipelines. That's why they are spared: whoever wins will need them working just fine.

Level 82

Jul 31, 2019

Surprised not to see Bahrain and Qatar (and possibly UAE) on there. What else do they sell?

Level 71

Jul 31, 2019

Qatar is on here, but no Bahrain. I was also curious about why there wasn't UAE.

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Level 80

Jul 31, 2019

The UAE exports a lot of gold, diamonds, minerals and other raw and scrap materials, some electronics, some agricultural products, and a lot of other stuff. Their economy is a lot more diverse than other Gulf countries. Bahrain doesn't export much of anything - some aluminum and textiles and a few other products. Their total exports are a small fraction of the UAE's, but their oil reserves have been pretty well depleted at this point. That's the main reason Bahrain doesn't show up.

Level 80

Nov 22, 2019

Was Qatar not on the list before? They're on now.

Level 66

Aug 1, 2019

Could you allow the usual type-ins for Congo and maybe change the answer to clarify which Congo it is?

Level ∞

Aug 1, 2019

Fixed

Level 65

Aug 2, 2019

I typed in Nigeria as a wild guess and I had no idea they were so dependent on hydrocarbons.

Level 59

Sep 24, 2025

Old comment, but OH YEAH. I live in Greater Houston & we have a lot of Nigerian immigrants who almost always work in two sectors:

- oil & gas

- healthcare

The Niger River Delta - especially near Port Harcourt - is a MASSIVE petrochemical hub.

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Level 74

Mar 5, 2020

I heard somewhere that 94% of Nigeria's GNP came from internet ventures. Oh wait, that was the Onion.

Level 39

Mar 20, 2020

Got 100% on my 1st try

Level 76

Nov 9, 2020

Got all but one- forgot Saudi Arabia. XD

Level 71

Jan 3, 2021

Some of these countries are somewhat concerning, especially Nigeria. While it isn't the poorest country on this list, it's by far the biggest population-wise, and still growing. While I really want fossil fuels to be phased out as soon as possible, it's also probably important to have a conversation about how to do so in a way that gives many of these countries enough time to transition away from the oil industry and diversify.

Level 73

Feb 7, 2022

Pretty sad how you just have to think about civil wars to get most of the countries here. Greed over oil is a real problem for the last decades (and even centuries).

Level 61

Sep 20, 2022

Basically it's the Middle East + countries in conflict + Gabon.

Level 93

Sep 20, 2022

And Norway.

Level 94

Mar 24, 2024

It would seem that inhabiting an oil-rich country is a double-edged sword.

Yay to capitalist geo-politics!

And if you’re feeling smug that it’s all third world countries fighting over dwindling resources, remember where most of the end-users reside…

Level 48

Sep 12, 2025

Level 56

Sep 16, 2025

Ah, how did I forget Norway?! Great quiz.