The annual World Bank Global Gas Flaring report for 2026 reveals that global gas flaring rose for the third consecutive year in 2025, reaching 167 billion cubic meters (bcm), the highest recorded level since 2019. The gas wastefully burned could have powered homes and industries, created jobs, reduced import bills, and extended electricity access and clean cooking fuels for communities that still lack it.
The 167 bcm of gas flared in 2025 exceeds the volume of LNG (liquified natural gas) that transited the Persian Gulf last year; a resource large enough to equal the gas consumption of Africa, yet burned without benefit.
The US$54 billion worth of gas flared in 2025 represents an annual loss that compounds with every year of inaction. The estimated cost of eliminating routine flaring globally is US$70–100 billion in upfront investment, roughly twice the annual value of the gas currently being wasted.
The report says Canada, as of 2025 had with small average flares, has lower volume compared to other countries.

World Bank news release on 2026 flaring report

You can read the World Bank report (pdf) at this link

Northwest Coast Energy News will have a comprehensive report ona busy week the incudes LNG Canada's presentation to District of Kitimat Council on Monday, June 24 and today's news conference the released data on on flaring and air pollution that was previouly discussed in a forum in Kitimat