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Waste / landfill · 27 Apr 2025

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 27 Apr 2025, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,774 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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2,774 kg/h
± 1,176 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 66.6 tonnes of methane.

Detected
27 Apr 2025 · 06:08 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 6.2 m/s
Coordinates
25.03112, 67.03203
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UNEP plume ID
b972639a-2db1-4bac-9b6b-312f826ed1be

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Emitting site

PAK_S_007 · Landfill
11 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b972639a-2db1-4bac-9b6b-312f826ed1be, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b972639a-2db1-4bac-9b6b-312f826ed1be), accessed 4 Oct 2026.