Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Undetermined

Methane emitter CHN_S_284

Landfill in China. Satellites have detected 6 methane plumes here since 21 Sep 2023, most recently on 29 Nov 2025.

6
Plumes
2
Plumes, last 12 months
27,437 kg/h
Largest detected rate
6,716 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
21 Sep 2023
Last seen
29 Nov 2025
Coordinates
22.42143, 113.93446 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

29 Nov 2025: 6,747 kg/h25 Nov 2025: 27,437 kg/h31 Jan 2025: 4,939 kg/h15 Feb 2024: 1,900 kg/h2 Feb 2024: 6,686 kg/h21 Sep 2023: 7,186 kg/h 21 Sep 2023 29 Nov 2025 27,437 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
29 Nov 2025Waste / landfill 6,747 kg/h Not yet attributed View
25 Nov 2025Waste / landfill 27,437 kg/h Not yet attributed View
31 Jan 2025Waste / landfill 4,939 kg/h Not yet attributed View
15 Feb 2024Waste / landfill 1,900 kg/h Not yet attributed View
2 Feb 2024Waste / landfill 6,686 kg/h Not yet attributed View
21 Sep 2023Waste / landfill 7,186 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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