Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Undetermined

Methane emitter PAK_S_021

Landfill in Pakistan. Satellites have detected 11 methane plumes here since 29 Apr 2023, most recently on 11 Jun 2025.

11
Plumes
0
Plumes, last 12 months
25,000 kg/h
Largest detected rate
1,375 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
29 Apr 2023
Last seen
11 Jun 2025
Coordinates
33.43438, 73.17255 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

11 Jun 2025: 675 kg/h3 Feb 2025: 836 kg/h26 Dec 2024: 25,000 kg/h28 Sep 2024: 1,494 kg/h5 Aug 2024: 1,789 kg/h14 Feb 2024: 1,480 kg/h2 Oct 2023: 1,186 kg/h28 Sep 2023: 1,375 kg/h22 Aug 2023: 962 kg/h9 Aug 2023: 2,868 kg/h29 Apr 2023: 881 kg/h 29 Apr 2023 11 Jun 2025 25,000 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
11 Jun 2025Waste / landfill 675 kg/h Not yet attributed View
3 Feb 2025Waste / landfill 836 kg/h Not yet attributed View
26 Dec 2024Waste / landfill 25,000 kg/h Not yet attributed View
28 Sep 2024Waste / landfill 1,494 kg/h Not yet attributed View
5 Aug 2024Waste / landfill 1,789 kg/h Not yet attributed View
14 Feb 2024Waste / landfill 1,480 kg/h Not yet attributed View
2 Oct 2023Waste / landfill 1,186 kg/h Not yet attributed View
28 Sep 2023Waste / landfill 1,375 kg/h Not yet attributed View
22 Aug 2023Waste / landfill 962 kg/h Not yet attributed View
9 Aug 2023Waste / landfill 2,868 kg/h Not yet attributed View
29 Apr 2023Waste / landfill 881 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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