The World Bank said on Nigeria and nine other countries were responsible for 75 percent of global gas flaring in 2021, IgbereTV reports
The other countries are Algeria, China, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mexico, Russia, the United States, and Venezuela.
In a report released on Thursday, the Bretton Wood institution said the 10 countries had held this position consistently for the last 10 years while Mexico, Libya, and China recorded a significant increase in recent years.
In the ranking, Nigeria was rated 7th in flare volume despite a 31 percent reduction between 2012 and 2021.
The World Bank, however, noted that Nigeria’s flare intensity increased by 10 percent in the same period.
The report read: ” Nigeria had made significant progress in flare reduction since observations began, in no small part due to the commissioning and startup of several major projects to recover and export associated gas, including associated gas processing and export via the Bonny liquefied natural gas plant
