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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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First submittedJune 7, 2017
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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
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
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
CMJ
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Level 54
Jun 30, 2017
Hmm. Why did I read "export" as import?
Jorissie
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Level 89
Sep 22, 2017
Imagine when oil reserves are depleted and there is no more oil for them.. Most of these countries will be broke!
CapitalAce
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Level 58
Nov 22, 2019
Many of them are anyway. Nigeria, I am looking at you.
GlassMonkeyCode
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Level 67
Apr 19, 2023
If we are still burning fossil fuels by the time the fields run dry, the earth will be uninhabitable for humans.
Watpo54
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Level 58
Oct 15, 2023
That's why many are diversifying their economies like UAE or Norway.
Rowand33
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Level 51
Oct 5, 2017
Gah... Scandinavia.
Jared0309
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Level 76
Sep 18, 2020
Do you mean Norway?
NorwegianQMaster
+21
Level 54
Jul 7, 2019
Wtf i forgot norway and i live in it. Good lord help me
AlmostAGenius
+12
Level 80
Aug 9, 2022
Username checks out
GreenFriday
+7
Level 85
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.
toowise
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Level 78
Jul 31, 2019
As long as the pipelines remain intact then yes..
markthoma
+4
Level 73
Aug 5, 2019
Deferred or improper maintenance catches up to you pretty quickly, though; look at the downward spiral of Venezuela's oil industry.
gustavo11
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Level 70
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.
CardinalSin
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Level 77
Jul 31, 2019
Surprised not to see Bahrain and Qatar (and possibly UAE) on there. What else do they sell?
JWatson24
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Level 71
Jul 31, 2019
Qatar is on here, but no Bahrain. I was also curious about why there wasn't UAE.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
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.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Nov 22, 2019
Was Qatar not on the list before? They're on now.
daanone
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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?
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Aug 1, 2019
Fixed
Azuca
+1
Level 64
Aug 2, 2019
I typed in Nigeria as a wild guess and I had no idea they were so dependent on hydrocarbons.
bluesdjben
+10
Level 74
Mar 5, 2020
I heard somewhere that 94% of Nigeria's GNP came from internet ventures. Oh wait, that was the Onion.
noname2
+2
Level 38
Mar 20, 2020
Got 100% on my 1st try
Anderis
+1
Level 69
Nov 9, 2020
Got all but one- forgot Saudi Arabia. XD
JWatson24
+6
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.
CaptainUnderpant
+1
Level 79
Nov 9, 2023
Well the global reality is that we're nowhere near even thinking about phasing out fossil fuels on a large scale in the next few decades so Nigeria's fine.
gustavo11
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Level 70
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).
CanadianGeo96
+2
Level 57
Sep 20, 2022
Basically it's the Middle East + countries in conflict + Gabon.
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 89
Sep 20, 2022
And Norway.
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 88
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…

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