Methane Leaks

New methane plumes: week of 9 Jun 2025

UNEP published 552 new methane plume detections this week across 38 countries.

552
Plumes
38
Countries
205,000 kg/h
Largest detected rate
175
With a likely operator

Biggest new plumes

Detected CountrySite Emission rate Likely operator
2 May 2025Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 205,000 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
9 May 2025Oil & gas United States— 201,000 kg/h Not yet attributed View
10 May 2025Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 197,000 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
2 Apr 2025Waste / landfill Pakistan— 197,000 kg/h Not yet attributed View
26 Apr 2025Oil & gas Uzbekistan— 196,000 kg/h Uzbekneftegaz Plausible View
3 Apr 2025Waste / landfill Pakistan— 181,000 kg/h Not yet attributed View
8 Apr 2025Waste / landfill Pakistan— 161,000 kg/h Not yet attributed View
10 May 2025Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 160,000 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
23 Apr 2025Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_364 156,000 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
24 Apr 2025Waste / landfill Pakistan— 148,000 kg/h Not yet attributed View
5 May 2025Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 142,000 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
31 Mar 2025Waste / landfill Pakistan— 141,000 kg/h Not yet attributed View
23 Apr 2025Waste / landfill Pakistan— 140,000 kg/h Not yet attributed View
8 Apr 2025Oil & gas United States— 138,000 kg/h Not yet attributed View
9 Apr 2025Oil & gas United States— 130,000 kg/h Not yet attributed View

New plumes by country

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