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Waste / landfill · 14 Dec 2025

Methane plume detected in Bangladesh

On 14 Dec 2025, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 47,000 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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47,000 kg/h
± 14,000 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 1,128 tonnes of methane.

Detected
14 Dec 2025 · 07:43 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 0.9 m/s
Coordinates
23.89, 90.17
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UNEP plume ID
a4cdc1bb-9f34-4494-aa2e-63b5ee62bf14

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a4cdc1bb-9f34-4494-aa2e-63b5ee62bf14, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a4cdc1bb-9f34-4494-aa2e-63b5ee62bf14), accessed 6 Oct 2026.