Methane leaks in Ecuador

Satellites have detected 3 methane plumes at 1 sites in Ecuador since 2025, 1 of them in the 12 months to 1 Sep 2026.

Plumes, last 12 months

Sites

3,984 kg/h

Largest plume, last 12 months

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Biggest plumes in the last 12 months

Detected	Site	Emission rate	Likely operator
20 Dec 2025Waste / landfill	ECU_S_001	3,984 kg/h	Not yet attributed	View

Who operates these sites

Not yet attributed

Plumes by sector, last 12 months

Waste / landfill1

Sites that leak most often

Site	Plumes, last 12 months	Largest detected rate	Last seen	Likely operator
ECU_S_001Landfill	13 total	7,418 kg/h	20 Dec 2025	Not yet attributed

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