Nigeria, Libya and Algeria have been listed among the world’s biggest gas-flaring countries, raising fresh concerns over Africa’s ability to turn its oil and gas resources into power, revenue and industrial growth.
The three African countries appeared in the World Bank’s June 2026 Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report among nine countries that dominate global gas flaring.
The report said Russia, Iran, Iraq, Venezuela, Mexico, Libya, Algeria, Nigeria and the United States accounted for 83% of global flare volumes in 2025, while producing only 46% of the world’s oil.
That means a small group of countries is responsible for most of the world’s gas flaring.
The World Bank said the concentration also means targeted action by a few governments and operators could produce major results.
