Shafaq News- Washington
Iraq ranked alongside Russia and Iran among the world's largestgas-flaring countries in 2025, with the three nations collectively burningabout 84 billion cubic meters of gas, nearly half of all gas flared globally,the World Bank reported on Tuesday.
The Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Tracker found that the burned gas quantityrose for the third consecutive year, reaching 167 billion cubic meters, with anestimated market value of $54 billion. Iraq was among nine countriesresponsible for more than 80% the flaring.
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The World Bank noted that capturing gas currently burned at oil fieldscould help strengthen energy security, expand electricity generation, supporteconomic activity, and reduce emissions, adding that reducing flaring dependslargely on stronger regulations, investment, infrastructure, and politicalcommitment rather than technological limitations.
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