Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Undetermined

Methane emitter ESP_S_012

Landfill in Spain. Satellites have detected 2 methane plumes here since 16 Aug 2025, most recently on 2 Aug 2026.

2
Plumes
1
Plumes, last 12 months
4,267 kg/h
Largest detected rate
2,884 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
16 Aug 2025
Last seen
2 Aug 2026
Coordinates
41.53071, 1.79967 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

2 Aug 2026: 4,267 kg/h16 Aug 2025: 1,501 kg/h 16 Aug 2025 2 Aug 2026 4,267 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
2 Aug 2026Waste / landfill 4,267 kg/h Not yet attributed View
16 Aug 2025Waste / landfill 1,501 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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