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Global flaring and methane emissions from oil and gas operations, 1990-2022

Last updated 10 Jul 2023

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Flaring refers to the volumes of gas sent to flares. Methane emissions include all sources from oil and gas operations as detailed in the Global Methane Tracker [https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/methane-tracker-data-explorer].

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