Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Undetermined

Methane emitter NPL_S_001

Landfill in Nepal. Satellites have detected 4 methane plumes here since 15 Feb 2024, most recently on 27 Apr 2025.

4
Plumes
0
Plumes, last 12 months
5,223 kg/h
Largest detected rate
2,734 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
15 Feb 2024
Last seen
27 Apr 2025
Coordinates
27.77594, 85.22907 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

27 Apr 2025: 1,990 kg/h23 Apr 2025: 5,223 kg/h28 Apr 2024: 2,050 kg/h15 Feb 2024: 3,417 kg/h 15 Feb 2024 27 Apr 2025 5,223 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
27 Apr 2025Waste / landfill 1,990 kg/h Not yet attributed View
23 Apr 2025Waste / landfill 5,223 kg/h Not yet attributed View
28 Apr 2024Waste / landfill 2,050 kg/h Not yet attributed View
15 Feb 2024Waste / landfill 3,417 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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