Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Undetermined

Methane emitter ETH_S_001

Landfill in Ethiopia. Satellites have detected 6 methane plumes here since 3 Mar 2024, most recently on 23 Feb 2026.

6
Plumes
1
Plumes, last 12 months
3,472 kg/h
Largest detected rate
2,630 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
3 Mar 2024
Last seen
23 Feb 2026
Coordinates
8.97711, 38.71237 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

23 Feb 2026: 3,215 kg/h18 Feb 2025: 3,472 kg/h16 Dec 2024: 2,198 kg/h21 Oct 2024: 3,061 kg/h1 Apr 2024: 2,157 kg/h3 Mar 2024: 1,803 kg/h 3 Mar 2024 23 Feb 2026 3,472 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
23 Feb 2026Waste / landfill 3,215 kg/h Not yet attributed View
18 Feb 2025Waste / landfill 3,472 kg/h Not yet attributed View
16 Dec 2024Waste / landfill 2,198 kg/h Not yet attributed View
21 Oct 2024Waste / landfill 3,061 kg/h Not yet attributed View
1 Apr 2024Waste / landfill 2,157 kg/h Not yet attributed View
3 Mar 2024Waste / landfill 1,803 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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