Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Undetermined

Methane emitter CHL_S_017

Landfill in Chile. Satellites have detected 5 methane plumes here since 1 Jul 2024, most recently on 8 Dec 2025.

5
Plumes
1
Plumes, last 12 months
2,255 kg/h
Largest detected rate
1,539 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
1 Jul 2024
Last seen
8 Dec 2025
Coordinates
-33.80824, -71.31652 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

8 Dec 2025: 1,539 kg/h9 Mar 2025: 1,517 kg/h4 Sep 2024: 2,255 kg/h31 Aug 2024: 1,309 kg/h1 Jul 2024: 1,854 kg/h 1 Jul 2024 8 Dec 2025 2,255 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
8 Dec 2025Waste / landfill 1,539 kg/h Not yet attributed View
9 Mar 2025Waste / landfill 1,517 kg/h Not yet attributed View
4 Sep 2024Waste / landfill 2,255 kg/h Not yet attributed View
31 Aug 2024Waste / landfill 1,309 kg/h Not yet attributed View
1 Jul 2024Waste / landfill 1,854 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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