Methane leaks in Turkmenistan

Satellites have detected 6,850 methane plumes at 501 sites in Turkmenistan since 2021, 2,280 of them in the 12 months to 1 Sep 2026.

2,280

Plumes, last 12 months

501

Sites

488,100 kg/h

Largest plume, last 12 months

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Notified sites where the operator responded to UNEP

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Biggest plumes in the last 12 months

Detected	Site	Emission rate	Likely operator
3 Oct 2025Oil & gas	TKM_S_435	488,100 kg/h	Turkmengaz Plausible	View
30 Jul 2026Oil & gas	—	324,000 kg/h	Turkmennebit Plausible	View
31 Jul 2026Oil & gas	—	305,000 kg/h	Turkmennebit Plausible	View
17 Nov 2025Oil & gas	—	290,000 kg/h	Turkmennebit Plausible	View
15 Jul 2026Oil & gas	TKM_S_520	269,230 kg/h	Turkmengaz Plausible	View
13 Jul 2026Oil & gas	—	265,000 kg/h	Turkmengaz Plausible	View
1 Oct 2025Oil & gas	TKM_S_433	264,000 kg/h	Turkmengaz Plausible	View
13 Jun 2026Oil & gas	—	258,000 kg/h	Turkmennebit Plausible	View
29 Jun 2026Oil & gas	—	251,000 kg/h	Turkmennebit Plausible	View
29 Jul 2026Oil & gas	—	250,000 kg/h	Turkmennebit Plausible	View

Who operates these sites

Turkmennebit	4,411 plumes
Turkmengaz	1,256 plumes

Plumes at sites we attribute to each company. Most attributions here rely on who operates a field or region, not on site-level confirmation; see each site for the evidence. What do confidence levels mean?

Plumes by sector, last 12 months

Oil & gas2,264

Waste / landfill16

Sites that leak most often

Site	Plumes, last 12 months	Largest detected rate	Last seen	Likely operator
TKM_S_029Pipeline · Frequent	118260 total	19,090 kg/h	29 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_022Gas disposal facility · Persistent	80225 total	41,998 kg/h	28 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_438O&G facility (generic) · Persistent	7596 total	14,571 kg/h	28 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_020Gas disposal facility · Persistent	74138 total	8,959 kg/h	26 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_018Flare · Frequent	59167 total	24,529 kg/h	31 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_026Flare · Frequent	58129 total	25,976 kg/h	28 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_367Flare · Persistent	5263 total	24,878 kg/h	28 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_203Gas disposal facility · Frequent	47101 total	8,917 kg/h	27 Jul 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_355Gas disposal facility · Frequent	4674 total	20,961 kg/h	31 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_493O&G source (generic) · Frequent	4646 total	26,733 kg/h	27 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_012Gas disposal facility · Frequent	45122 total	13,317 kg/h	29 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_420Transmission Pipelines · Frequent	4245 total	5,533 kg/h	26 Jul 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_025Flare · Persistent	4191 total	12,586 kg/h	23 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_406Transmission Pipelines	3947 total	9,617 kg/h	6 Feb 2026	Turkmengaz Plausible
TKM_S_478Gas disposal facility · Frequent	3939 total	8,223 kg/h	29 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_047Flare	38245 total	88,000 kg/h	17 Feb 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_083O&G facility (generic) · Frequent	3896 total	18,744 kg/h	26 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_045Gas disposal facility	34216 total	35,801 kg/h	2 Jun 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_019Flare · Frequent	33208 total	21,150 kg/h	3 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_501O&G source (generic) · Frequent	3131 total	12,119 kg/h	23 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_509Transmission Pipelines · Frequent	2929 total	7,854 kg/h	24 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_505Pipeline · Frequent	2626 total	8,942 kg/h	28 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_027Gas disposal facility · Frequent	2045 total	15,831 kg/h	26 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_454Transmission Pipelines · Frequent	2020 total	6,528 kg/h	2 Jun 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_021Gas disposal facility · Frequent	19128 total	43,763 kg/h	28 Aug 2026	Turkmennebit Plausible

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Authorities you can notify

State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources

Of 309 sites UNEP notified in Turkmenistan, operators responded on 51.

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