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Waste / landfill · 5 Nov 2025

Methane plume detected in Iran

On 5 Nov 2025, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,634 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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2,634 kg/h
± 865 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 63.2 tonnes of methane.

Detected
5 Nov 2025 · 07:45 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the N · 2.4 m/s
Coordinates
35.45736, 51.33346
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UNEP plume ID
33277dfb-5b76-4ef1-9882-97eb963698a4

Likely operator

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Emitting site

IRN_S_052 · Landfill
31 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 33277dfb-5b76-4ef1-9882-97eb963698a4, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/33277dfb-5b76-4ef1-9882-97eb963698a4), accessed 5 Oct 2026.