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Waste / landfill · 22 May 2025

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 22 May 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,006 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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5,006 kg/h
± 1,990 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 120 tonnes of methane.

Detected
22 May 2025 · 09:57 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 6.8 m/s
Coordinates
25.03112, 67.03203
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UNEP plume ID
bb35d30b-91b0-48c1-b699-b97bdd111abf

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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 bb35d30b-91b0-48c1-b699-b97bdd111abf, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/bb35d30b-91b0-48c1-b699-b97bdd111abf), accessed 4 Oct 2026.