Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Frequent

Methane emitter EGY_S_018

Landfill in Egypt. Satellites have detected 3 methane plumes here since 30 Mar 2025, most recently on 22 Apr 2026.

3
Plumes
1
Plumes, last 12 months
1,834 kg/h
Largest detected rate
1,299 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
30 Mar 2025
Last seen
22 Apr 2026
Coordinates
30.28321, 31.35487 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

22 Apr 2026: 1,299 kg/h26 Aug 2025: 1,834 kg/h30 Mar 2025: 1,203 kg/h 30 Mar 2025 22 Apr 2026 1,834 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
22 Apr 2026Waste / landfill 1,299 kg/h Not yet attributed View
26 Aug 2025Waste / landfill 1,834 kg/h Not yet attributed View
30 Mar 2025Waste / landfill 1,203 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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