Methane plume detected in Yemen
On 9 Dec 2025, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,140 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 51.4 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 9 Dec 2025 · 07:44 UTC
- Satellite
- PRISMA - ASI
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NE · 1.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- 15.47439, 44.15514
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
811f689d-4c58-4c12-a8b2-42f634cc8c9e
Likely operator
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Emitting site
YEM_S_019 · Landfill
9 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 811f689d-4c58-4c12-a8b2-42f634cc8c9e, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/811f689d-4c58-4c12-a8b2-42f634cc8c9e), accessed 5 Oct 2026.