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Iraq Monitorعين على العراقPrimary-source intelligence

Gas flared at oil fields

24.122latest · 2025

LATEST ON WORLD BANK GGFR · 2025 · CHECKED 2026-10-04

Gas burned off at Iraq’s oil fields each year, in billion cubic metres, as the World Bank estimates it from satellite images of every flare. In 2025 Iraq flared the third most of any country, after Russia and Iran — while importing gas from Iran to run its power stations.

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VS PREVIOUS+0.6%HIGH · FULL RECORD31.5252017LOW · FULL RECORD21.0432012OBSERVATIONS14
010203040201520172020202320252015: 27.6782016: 31.1652017: 31.5252018: 28.1042019: 29.1372020: 23.8192021: 23.6822022: 23.9382023: 24.2792024: 23.9732025: 24.122
24.122 bcm · 2025 · LATEST