Nigeria, Libya, and Algeria collectively flared more than 25 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas in 2025, according to reports from Channels Television and La Libre Belgique.
The volume underscores the persistent inefficiency in African gas infrastructure, where vast quantities of associated gas are burned off rather than captured for domestic use or export, despite widespread electricity shortages across the continent.
83 billion in 2023, according to data released by the Presidency.
The flaring figures come as Nigeria’s gross gas production has climbed to 7.63 billion standard cubic feet per day, up from approximately 6.83 billion in 2023, according to data released by the Presidency.
This production growth has not translated into proportional domestic supply; instead, the gap between extraction and utilization continues to widen, reinforcing the continent’s reliance on flaring as a default disposal method.
For energy markets, the data highlights a structural constraint on African gas supply.
While global LNG markets have seen increased competition from new projects in the US and Qatar, African producers remain hampered by infrastructure deficits.