386 industrial facilities across 35 countries in Africa — sector mix, biggest CO₂ emitters and a country breakdown from open data.
Facility counts by sector, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
| # | Facility | Type | Country | t CO₂e/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obajana Cement Plant | Cement Plant | Nigeria | 5,910,670 |
| 2 | National Cement New Beni Suef Cement Plant | Cement Plant | Egypt | 4,345,506 |
| 3 | Sokoto Cement Plant | Cement Plant | Nigeria | 4,320,860 |
| 4 | ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark Steel Works | Steel Plant | South Africa | 4,161,451 |
| 5 | Lafarge Attaka Cement Plant | Cement Plant | Egypt | 4,073,231 |
| 6 | Abu Qir Fertilizer Complex | Chemical Plant | Egypt | 3,605,693 |
| 7 | Sonatrach Skikda Refinery | Refinery | Algeria | 3,319,868 |
| 8 | Damietta Fertilizers Complex | Chemical Plant | Egypt | 3,277,903 |
| 9 | Ojibawo Cement Plant | Cement Plant | Nigeria | 3,202,735 |
| 10 | Port Harcourt Fertilizer Complex | Chemical Plant | Nigeria | 3,150,986 |
| 11 | Borg El Arab Cement Plant | Cement Plant | Egypt | 2,975,832 |
| 12 | Okpotu Cement Plant | Cement Plant | Nigeria | 2,874,721 |
| 13 | Dangote Petroleum Refinery | Refinery | Nigeria | 2,656,212 |
| 14 | Sagamu Cement Plant | Cement Plant | Nigeria | 2,479,710 |
| 15 | Arabian Cement Attaka Plant | Cement Plant | Egypt | 2,376,325 |
Ranked by estimated annual CO₂e (modelled). Placeholder sector defaults excluded. Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Egypt (99)
Tunisia (41)
Morocco (36)
South Africa (32)
Algeria (29)
Nigeria (27)
Libya (12)
Ethiopia (10)
Ghana (9)
Madagascar (9)
Sudan (8)
Kenya (8)
Zambia (7)
Angola (6)
Tanzania (6)
Mozambique (5)
Senegal (4)
Congo (4)
Cameroon (4)
Uganda (4)
Guinea (4)
Niger (3)
Zimbabwe (3)
Gabon (2)
Benin (2)
Eritrea (2)
Djibouti (2)
Liberia (1)
Equatorial Guinea (1)
Botswana (1)
Togo (1)
Namibia (1)
Malawi (1)
Sierra Leone (1)
Rwanda (1)