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Waste / landfill · 31 Jan 2025

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 31 Jan 2025, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,743 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,743 kg/h
± 398 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 41.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
31 Jan 2025 · 06:25 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 1.0 m/s
Coordinates
25.03112, 67.03203
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UNEP plume ID
c2434b07-7594-4778-b7a8-eb953ae029a0

Likely operator

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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 c2434b07-7594-4778-b7a8-eb953ae029a0, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/c2434b07-7594-4778-b7a8-eb953ae029a0), accessed 4 Oct 2026.