Methane plume detected in Uganda
On 20 Feb 2023, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,331 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 31.9 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 20 Feb 2023 · 08:52 UTC
- Satellite
- EnMAP - DLR
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 2.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- 0.41057, 32.57652
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
b0fecfb1-25cf-4d04-845b-de9a8e195058
Likely operator
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Emitting site
UGA_S_001 · Landfill
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b0fecfb1-25cf-4d04-845b-de9a8e195058, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b0fecfb1-25cf-4d04-845b-de9a8e195058), accessed 5 Oct 2026.