Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Persistent

Methane emitter KGZ_S_002

Landfill in Kyrgyzstan. Satellites have detected 6 methane plumes here since 13 Aug 2025, most recently on 16 Aug 2026.

6
Plumes
5
Plumes, last 12 months
2,890 kg/h
Largest detected rate
2,074 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
13 Aug 2025
Last seen
16 Aug 2026
Coordinates
42.9683, 74.59052 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

16 Aug 2026: 205 kg/h25 Jul 2026: 1,413 kg/h22 Jun 2026: 2,890 kg/h2 Apr 2026: 1,951 kg/h29 Sep 2025: 2,197 kg/h13 Aug 2025: 2,371 kg/h 13 Aug 2025 16 Aug 2026 2,890 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
16 Aug 2026Waste / landfill 205 kg/h Not yet attributed View
25 Jul 2026Waste / landfill 1,413 kg/h Not yet attributed View
22 Jun 2026Waste / landfill 2,890 kg/h Not yet attributed View
2 Apr 2026Waste / landfill 1,951 kg/h Not yet attributed View
29 Sep 2025Waste / landfill 2,197 kg/h Not yet attributed View
13 Aug 2025Waste / landfill 2,371 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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