Methane Leaks

New methane plumes: week of 1 Jul 2024

UNEP published 226 new methane plume detections this week across 23 countries.

226
Plumes
23
Countries
235,310 kg/h
Largest detected rate
88
With a likely operator

Biggest new plumes

Detected CountrySite Emission rate Likely operator
13 May 2024Waste / landfill Pakistan— 235,310 kg/h Not yet attributed View
15 May 2024Waste / landfill India— 178,920 kg/h Not yet attributed View
10 May 2024Waste / landfill Pakistan— 164,900 kg/h Not yet attributed View
9 May 2024Oil & gas United States— 158,780 kg/h Not yet attributed View
19 May 2024Waste / landfill Pakistan— 154,680 kg/h Not yet attributed View
7 May 2024Waste / landfill Pakistan— 138,590 kg/h Not yet attributed View
11 May 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 135,590 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
20 May 2024Waste / landfill Pakistan— 133,570 kg/h Not yet attributed View
9 May 2024Oil & gas United States— 129,460 kg/h Not yet attributed View
9 May 2024Waste / landfill India— 115,680 kg/h Not yet attributed View
19 May 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 113,100 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
14 May 2024Waste / landfill Pakistan— 104,610 kg/h Not yet attributed View
20 May 2024Oil & gas Russia— 88,030 kg/h Not yet attributed View
12 May 2024Waste / landfill United States— 84,950 kg/h Not yet attributed View
8 May 2024Oil & gas Algeria— 82,860 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View

New plumes by country

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