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GAS FLARES OF THE WORLDGAS FLARES OF THE WORLD
IBRD 33949RJUNE 2006
Satellite picture of the world showing gas flares (shown as red dots) for the year 2003, courtesyU.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder, Colorado.Areas of the world with significant flare levels have been highlighted in ovals.Additional flaring not highlighted on the map: Asia 7.5%, Europe 3% of the world gas flaring.Please note the map represents annual composites from -65 to +65 latitude. We will be releasing an updated version in thefollowing months showing the flares in northern Alaska and northern Russian Federation (which are not visible in this depiction).
Russian Fed. and Central Asia21% of global flaring
(25 BCM)
Middle East24% of global flaring
(29 BCM)
Africa35% of global flaring
(41 BCM)
The Americas10% of global flaring (12 BCM)
Note: the numbers on the map only take into account the top 20 countries that flareassociated gas, and only accounts for approximately 108 BCM, or 90% of total global flaring.
This map was produced by the Map Design Unit of The World Bank.The boundaries, colors, denominations and any other information shownon this map do not imply, on the part of The World Bank Group, any judgmenton the legal status of any territory, or any endorsement or acceptance ofsuch boundaries.