natural gas flaring worldwide increased to 143 billion cubic meters in 2021.
Russia emits the most greenhouse gases through gas flaring. In 2021, the natural gas producer flared 25.41 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 2021, by country (in billion cubic meters)
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World Bank. (May 3, 2022). Gas flaring volume worldwide in 2021, by country (in billion cubic meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018991/gas-flaring-volume-globally-by-country/
World Bank. "Gas flaring volume worldwide in 2021, by country (in billion cubic meters)." Chart. May 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018991/gas-flaring-volume-globally-by-country/
World Bank. (2022). Gas flaring volume worldwide in 2021, by country (in billion cubic meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018991/gas-flaring-volume-globally-by-country/
World Bank. "Gas Flaring Volume Worldwide in 2021, by Country (in Billion Cubic Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018991/gas-flaring-volume-globally-by-country/
World Bank, Gas flaring volume worldwide in 2021, by country (in billion cubic meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018991/gas-flaring-volume-globally-by-country/ (last visited June 03, 2023)
Gas flaring volume worldwide in 2021, by country (in billion cubic meters) [Graph], World Bank, May 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018991/gas-flaring-volume-globally-by-country/