Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Frequent

Methane emitter CHL_S_007

Landfill in Chile. Satellites have detected 11 methane plumes here since 7 Jan 2023, most recently on 30 May 2026.

11
Plumes
2
Plumes, last 12 months
4,794 kg/h
Largest detected rate
2,326 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
7 Jan 2023
Last seen
30 May 2026
Coordinates
-33.53026, -70.87034 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

30 May 2026: 2,253 kg/h26 May 2026: 1,764 kg/h2 Jul 2025: 2,854 kg/h15 May 2025: 4,794 kg/h2 May 2025: 3,385 kg/h22 Mar 2025: 839 kg/h18 Mar 2025: 3,661 kg/h20 Jan 2025: 3,048 kg/h16 Jan 2025: 1,973 kg/h17 Nov 2024: 2,326 kg/h7 Jan 2023: 1,046 kg/h 7 Jan 2023 30 May 2026 4,794 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
30 May 2026Waste / landfill 2,253 kg/h Not yet attributed View
26 May 2026Waste / landfill 1,764 kg/h Not yet attributed View
2 Jul 2025Waste / landfill 2,854 kg/h Not yet attributed View
15 May 2025Waste / landfill 4,794 kg/h Not yet attributed View
2 May 2025Waste / landfill 3,385 kg/h Not yet attributed View
22 Mar 2025Waste / landfill 839 kg/h Not yet attributed View
18 Mar 2025Waste / landfill 3,661 kg/h Not yet attributed View
20 Jan 2025Waste / landfill 3,048 kg/h Not yet attributed View
16 Jan 2025Waste / landfill 1,973 kg/h Not yet attributed View
17 Nov 2024Waste / landfill 2,326 kg/h Not yet attributed View
7 Jan 2023Waste / landfill 1,046 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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