Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Frequent

Methane emitter KWT_S_025

Landfill in Kuwait. Satellites have detected 3 methane plumes here since 29 Mar 2025, most recently on 24 Aug 2026.

3
Plumes
1
Plumes, last 12 months
10,126 kg/h
Largest detected rate
4,568 kg/h
Typical (median) rate
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Who likely operates it

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Response so far

Source type
Landfill
UNEP notified
Not applicable
Operator responded to UNEP
Not applicable
First seen
29 Mar 2025
Last seen
24 Aug 2026
Coordinates
29.16963, 47.91773 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

24 Aug 2026: 10,126 kg/h25 Apr 2025: 4,568 kg/h29 Mar 2025: 1,400 kg/h 29 Mar 2025 24 Aug 2026 10,126 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
24 Aug 2026Waste / landfill 10,126 kg/h Not yet attributed View
25 Apr 2025Waste / landfill 4,568 kg/h Not yet attributed View
29 Mar 2025Waste / landfill 1,400 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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