Africa accounted for roughly 40 percent of the global gas discoveries between 2011 and 2018. Most of the findings (33 percent) were in Sub-Saharan Africa, while eight percent were found in North Africa. In fact, major discoveries were registered in Egypt, Mozambique, Tanzania, Senegal, Mauritania, and South Africa in recent years.
Share of Africa in global gas new discoveries between 2011 and 2018
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