Natural gas flaring worldwide amounted to a total of 147.6 billion cubic meters in 2023, roughly the amount needed to power Sub-Saharan Africa. Gas flaring, also known as a flare stack, refers to the natural gas that is burned from devices installed in industrial facilities such as chemical plants, petroleum refineries, and natural gas processing plants in order to prevent the over-pressuring of plant equipment.
Natural gas flaring volume worldwide from 2014 to 2023
(in billion cubic meters)
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World Bank. (July 4, 2024). Natural gas flaring volume worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in billion cubic meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/653611/natural-gas-flaring-at-oil-production-sites-worldwide/
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Natural gas flaring volume worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in billion cubic meters) [Graph], World Bank, July 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/653611/natural-gas-flaring-at-oil-production-sites-worldwide/
