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Industrial facilities in Australia

37 industrial facilities in Australia, across 9 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

29,681facilities
9sectors
30with CO₂ estimate
45.3M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (Australia)

Aluminium Smelter: 15 facilities15Aluminium …Refinery: 5 facilities5RefineryCement Plant: 5 facilities5Cement Pla…Steel Plant: 4 facilities4Steel PlantFood & Beverage: 3 facilities3Food & Bev…Petrochemical: 2 facilities2Petrochemi…Chemical Plant: 1 facilities1Chemical P…Lime Plant: 1 facilities1Lime PlantPulp & Paper Mill: 1 facilities1Pulp & Pap…

Facility counts by sector, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

The state of Australia's industrial emissions

Across the 30 Australia industrial facilities with an estimated CO₂ figure (Climate TRACE), total emissions are about 45.3 Mt CO₂e/yr. The single largest emitter, Worsley Alumina Refinery (aluminum), accounts for about 14% of that. The biggest sectoral share comes from aluminum. Among facilities with a known operator, the top three — Alcoa Corp, South32 Ltd, Rio Tinto Ltd — account for roughly 51%. Most of these facilities sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂e/yr)

Worsley Alumina Refinery: 6 Mt CO2e/yr6Worsley Al…Pinjarra Alcoa Alumina Refinery: 6 Mt CO2e/yr6Pinjarra A…BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant: 5 Mt CO2e/yr5BlueScope …Yarwun Alumina Refinery: 4 Mt CO2e/yr4Yarwun Alu…Wagerup Alumina Refinery: 4 Mt CO2e/yr4Wagerup Al…Kwinana Alumina Refinery: 3 Mt CO2e/yr3Kwinana Al…Gladstone Region: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2Gladstone …GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2GFG Libert…Viva Geelong Refinery: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1Viva Geelo…Murray Shire: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1Murray Shi…

Emissions by sector (Mt CO₂e/yr)

aluminum: 34 Mt CO2e/yr34aluminumiron-and-steel: 6 Mt CO2e/yr6iron-and-s…oil-and-gas-refining: 3 Mt CO2e/yr3oil-and-ga…cement: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2cementlime: 0 Mt CO2e/yr0limechemicals: 0 Mt CO2e/yr0chemicals

Estimated CO₂e (modelled): Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0); climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Biggest emitters in Australia

#FacilityTypet CO₂e/yr
1Worsley Alumina RefineryAluminium Smelter6,165,225
2Pinjarra Alcoa Alumina RefineryAluminium Smelter5,593,000
3BlueScope Port Kembla steel plantSteel Plant4,793,517
4Yarwun Alumina RefineryAluminium Smelter4,459,950
5Wagerup Alumina RefineryAluminium Smelter3,804,075
6Kwinana Alumina RefineryAluminium Smelter2,885,850
7Gladstone RegionAluminium Smelter2,076,521
8GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plantSteel Plant1,536,042
9Viva Geelong RefineryRefinery1,460,991
10Murray ShireAluminium Smelter1,452,112
11Tomago aluminium plantAluminium Smelter1,286,441
12Collie ShireAluminium Smelter1,277,859
13Ampol Lytton RefineryRefinery1,236,766
14Bunbury CityAluminium Smelter1,103,605
15Boyne Island aluminium plantAluminium Smelter1,072,034
16Waroona ShireAluminium Smelter813,183
17Railton Cement PlantCement Plant801,023
18Kwinana TownAluminium Smelter580,845
19Portland aluminium plantAluminium Smelter574,610
20Birkenhead Cement PlantCement Plant552,941

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Aluminium Smelter (15)Refinery (5)Cement Plant (5)Steel Plant (4)Food & Beverage (3)

Cite this

Inzonex IndustryAtlas (2026). Industrial CO2 emissions — Australia. Derived from Climate TRACE v6 and Köppen-Geiger/WorldClim (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/industryatlas/australia/

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in Australia?
37 across 9 sectors are tracked in Australia in this open dataset.
What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in Australia?
Worsley Alumina Refinery (Aluminium Smelter) — about 6,165,225 tonnes CO₂e/year.
Which sectors are represented in Australia?
The largest sectors in this dataset are Aluminium Smelter (15), Refinery (5), Cement Plant (5).
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).