natural gas flaring worldwide saw a decrease to some 138.5 billion cubic meters in 2022.
Russia emits the most greenhouse gases through gas flaring. In 2022, the natural gas producer flared 25.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas. Gas flaring is a safety measure implemented at refineries and processing plants to prevent over-pressuring of equipment and to dispose of unwanted gas components. Total Gas flaring volume worldwide in 2022, by country (in billion cubic meters)
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World Bank. "Gas flaring volume worldwide in 2022, by country (in billion cubic meters)." Chart. July 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018991/gas-flaring-volume-globally-by-country/
World Bank. (2023). Gas flaring volume worldwide in 2022, by country (in billion cubic meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018991/gas-flaring-volume-globally-by-country/
World Bank. "Gas Flaring Volume Worldwide in 2022, by Country (in Billion Cubic Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018991/gas-flaring-volume-globally-by-country/
World Bank, Gas flaring volume worldwide in 2022, by country (in billion cubic meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018991/gas-flaring-volume-globally-by-country/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Gas flaring volume worldwide in 2022, by country (in billion cubic meters) [Graph], World Bank, July 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018991/gas-flaring-volume-globally-by-country/