Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Undetermined

Methane emitter BRA_S_030

Landfill in Brazil. Satellites have detected 5 methane plumes here since 3 Jul 2024, most recently on 12 Nov 2025.

5
Plumes
1
Plumes, last 12 months
14,104 kg/h
Largest detected rate
2,202 kg/h
Typical (median) rate
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Response so far

Source type
Landfill
UNEP notified
Not applicable
Operator responded to UNEP
Not applicable
First seen
3 Jul 2024
Last seen
12 Nov 2025
Coordinates
-23.68128, -46.48528 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

12 Nov 2025: 14,104 kg/h26 Jul 2025: 3,750 kg/h7 Mar 2025: 1,787 kg/h24 Jul 2024: 2,202 kg/h3 Jul 2024: 1,109 kg/h 3 Jul 2024 12 Nov 2025 14,104 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
12 Nov 2025Waste / landfill 14,104 kg/h Not yet attributed View
26 Jul 2025Waste / landfill 3,750 kg/h Not yet attributed View
7 Mar 2025Waste / landfill 1,787 kg/h Not yet attributed View
24 Jul 2024Waste / landfill 2,202 kg/h Not yet attributed View
3 Jul 2024Waste / landfill 1,109 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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