Methane leaks by country
31,090 methane plumes detected by satellite in 96 countries. Sorted by plumes in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026.
| # | Country | Plumes, last 12 months | Plumes | Sites | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 2,318 | 7,114 | 518 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 2 | China | 1,346 | 3,941 | 704 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 3 | United States | 829 | 2,888 | 732 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 4 | Algeria | 773 | 2,643 | 377 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 5 | Iran | 513 | 1,688 | 211 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 478 | 1,089 | 138 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 7 | Russia | 336 | 1,103 | 103 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 8 | Syria | 315 | 939 | 64 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 9 | India | 305 | 892 | 62 | 25 Sep 2026 |
| 10 | Egypt | 237 | 494 | 52 | 22 Sep 2026 |
| 11 | Mexico | 226 | 607 | 93 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 12 | Pakistan | 213 | 688 | 27 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 13 | Libya | 208 | 679 | 109 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 193 | 636 | 146 | 29 Sep 2026 |
| 15 | Yemen | 142 | 651 | 33 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 16 | Australia | 142 | 533 | 74 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 17 | Argentina | 140 | 392 | 58 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| 18 | Venezuela | 132 | 310 | 126 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| 19 | Poland | 104 | 303 | 43 | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 20 | Iraq | 97 | 394 | 83 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 21 | Brazil | 87 | 259 | 63 | 26 Sep 2026 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 79 | 209 | 50 | 1 Sep 2026 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 54 | 202 | 18 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 24 | Azerbaijan | 53 | 158 | 43 | 26 Sep 2026 |
| 25 | Morocco | 52 | 102 | 7 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 26 | South Africa | 48 | 210 | 13 | 1 Sep 2026 |
| 27 | Jordan | 48 | 132 | 14 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 28 | Spain | 46 | 176 | 15 | 21 Sep 2026 |
| 29 | Bahrain | 39 | 126 | 35 | 15 Sep 2026 |
| 30 | Chile | 38 | 131 | 15 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| 31 | Kuwait | 36 | 144 | 43 | 25 Sep 2026 |
| 32 | Oman | 32 | 93 | 20 | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 33 | Türkiye | 30 | 108 | 17 | 24 Sep 2026 |
| 34 | Thailand | 25 | 52 | 9 | 13 Jun 2026 |
| 35 | Myanmar | 19 | 44 | 7 | 1 May 2026 |
| 36 | Italy | 19 | 41 | 3 | 4 Sep 2026 |
| 37 | Malaysia | 18 | 63 | 6 | 29 Sep 2026 |
| 38 | Canada | 18 | 25 | 7 | 12 Sep 2026 |
| 39 | Israel | 15 | 73 | 7 | 26 Sep 2026 |
| 40 | Tunisia | 15 | 48 | 6 | 23 Aug 2026 |
| 41 | Indonesia | 15 | 38 | 11 | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 42 | Peru | 14 | 48 | 8 | 16 Jul 2026 |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 13 | 43 | 13 | 26 Sep 2026 |
| 44 | Romania | 13 | 31 | 4 | 18 Sep 2026 |
| 45 | Mongolia | 12 | 23 | 0 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| 46 | Colombia | 11 | 31 | 12 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| 47 | Mozambique | 10 | 33 | 5 | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 48 | Bolivia | 10 | 23 | 4 | 20 Aug 2026 |
| 49 | Greece | 8 | 26 | 2 | 10 Aug 2026 |
| 50 | Angola | 8 | 25 | 6 | 19 Jul 2026 |
| 51 | Palestine | 6 | 37 | 2 | 2 Aug 2026 |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 19 | 0 | 22 Aug 2026 |
| 53 | Vietnam | 5 | 12 | 5 | 29 Sep 2026 |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 May 2026 |
| 55 | Philippines | 4 | 19 | 3 | 2 Dec 2025 |
| 56 | Uruguay | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| 57 | Czechia | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 Aug 2026 |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 Aug 2026 |
| 59 | El Salvador | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 Apr 2026 |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 3 | 58 | 2 | 14 Dec 2025 |
| 62 | Senegal | 3 | 17 | 1 | 21 Jun 2026 |
| 63 | Portugal | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 Aug 2026 |
| 64 | Albania | 3 | 9 | 2 | 29 Sep 2026 |
| 65 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 Aug 2026 |
| 66 | Nigeria | 2 | 55 | 22 | 17 Jan 2026 |
| 67 | Serbia | 2 | 14 | 3 | 5 Aug 2026 |
| 68 | Cambodia | 2 | 8 | 2 | 21 Dec 2025 |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 Mar 2026 |
| 70 | Georgia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 Sep 2026 |
| 71 | Belarus | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 Aug 2026 |
| 72 | France | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 Jun 2026 |
| 73 | Ethiopia | 1 | 9 | 1 | 23 Feb 2026 |
| 74 | Qatar | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 Oct 2025 |
| 75 | Guatemala | 1 | 4 | 1 | 27 Apr 2026 |
| 76 | Honduras | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 Feb 2026 |
| 77 | Botswana | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 Oct 2025 |
| 78 | Lebanon | 1 | 3 | 2 | 23 Aug 2026 |
| 79 | Cyprus | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 Jun 2026 |
| 80 | Ecuador | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 Dec 2025 |
| 81 | Armenia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| 82 | Chad | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 Nov 2025 |
| 83 | Rwanda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 Jun 2026 |
| 84 | Jammu and Kashmir | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 Apr 2026 |
| 85 | Singapore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 Mar 2026 |
| 86 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 Feb 2026 |
| 87 | Nepal | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 Apr 2025 |
| 88 | Mauritius | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 Apr 2025 |
| 89 | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 Mar 2025 |
| 90 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 Sep 2025 |
| 91 | Namibia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 Jun 2025 |
| 92 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 Mar 2025 |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 Oct 2024 |
| 94 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 Jun 2024 |
| 95 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 May 2023 |
| 96 | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 Feb 2023 |