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Waste / landfill · 21 Oct 2025

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 21 Oct 2025, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 18,000 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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18,000 kg/h
± 5,000 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 432 tonnes of methane.

Detected
21 Oct 2025 · 07:57 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 0.8 m/s
Coordinates
33.68, 73.04
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UNEP plume ID
24d68e63-498f-438e-bf62-7fe167066c69

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 24d68e63-498f-438e-bf62-7fe167066c69, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/24d68e63-498f-438e-bf62-7fe167066c69), accessed 4 Oct 2026.