Top 50 landfills with the largest methane emissions

See the list of states that have a landfill as their #1 industrial methane emitter

Industrious Labs recently launched a website that provides interactive maps of landfills in all 50 states and dashboards that compare landfills to other large industrial emitters. Our analysis of EPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program data from 2021 (the latest available), found that a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill was the number one largest industrial emitter of methane in 2021 in 37 states.  The top five states for landfill methane emissions are: Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia.

In each state, we provide as much of the raw data on landfills as possible.  But here’s a few additional cuts of the data, based on popular request:

Top 50 landfills in the U.S., by largest methane emissions: Check out this spreadsheet.

States where a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill was the number one largest industrial emitter of methane in 2021:

Arkansas

Arizona

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana 

Massachusetts

Maryland

Michigan

Missouri

Mississippi

Montana

North Carolina

North Dakota

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Nevada

New York

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Rhode Island

South Carolina 

South Dakota

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Washington

Wisconsin

Wyoming