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Satellite-based flare volume, flaring intensity and crude oil production, 2012 to 2025

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2025 observationsGas flaring in four North African oil producers
Gas flaring in four North African oil producers
  1. Algeria8.943 billion m³
  2. Egypt1.029 billion m³
  3. Libya9.712 billion m³
  4. Tunisia0.075 billion m³

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Satellite-based flare volume, flaring intensity and crude oil production, 2012 to 2025

The June 2026 World Bank release recalibrated historical figures using a consistent revised method. Oil production includes crude oil and lease condensate. The markers use capitals to identify national records, rather than flare locations.

56 records
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Algeria20258.94321.4361,142.959Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria20248.50920.8221,119.617Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria20238.36519.3721,183.096Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria20228.82319.9461,211.863Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria20218.4520.4151,133.945Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria202011.15727.2321,122.432Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria201911.24824.4791,258.959Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria201810.94423.8211,258.658Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria201710.75322.6311,301.753Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria201612.00524.3931,348.361Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria201511.95122.9131,429Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria201412.03323.2161,420Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria201310.67920.0141,461.781Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Algeria20129.89417.6921,532.243Algiers36.73973.05097Source 1
Egypt20251.0295.53509.596Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20241.0575.394536.85Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20231.1685.673564.247Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20221.2355.96567.652Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20211.3896.784560.942Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20201.738.076586.735Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20191.9728.678622.641Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20181.8778.05638.849Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20171.858.086626.863Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20162.57510.832651.383Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20152.148.594682.356Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20141.948.24645.112Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20131.5896.751644.921Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Egypt20121.7427.438641.623Cairo30.098231.2461Source 1
Libya20259.71219.5211,363.041Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20248.43519.8661,163.273Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20238.93719.9811,225.43Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20226.35316.4531,057.89Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20217.35916.2881,237.808Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20202.67617.969408.074Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20196.88516.1391,168.671Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20185.81115.5041,026.959Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20174.5414.152878.89Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20162.67616.489444.686Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20153.09418.271463.973Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20143.3817.478529.836Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20134.61712.93978.329Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Libya20126.84513.0991,431.803Tripoli32.857813.1072Source 1
Tunisia20250.0758.15525.326Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20240.0747.32927.771Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20230.0887.66731.364Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20220.13911.4633.234Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20210.1369.65238.634Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20200.119.62531.195Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20190.1179.46633.994Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20180.15311.74435.678Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20170.1289.52336.7Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20160.15210.92438Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20150.22717.30736Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20140.28515.7249.597Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20130.29613.47260.148Tunis36.789910.21Source 1
Tunisia20120.37516.24563.294Tunis36.789910.21Source 1

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