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Biggest industrial CO₂ emitters in Australia

The highest-emitting industrial facilities in Australia ranked by estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled). Open data.

#FacilityTypeCountryt CO₂e/yr
1Worsley Alumina RefineryAluminium SmelterAustralia6,165,225
2Pinjarra Alcoa Alumina RefineryAluminium SmelterAustralia5,593,000
3BlueScope Port Kembla steel plantSteel PlantAustralia4,793,517
4Yarwun Alumina RefineryAluminium SmelterAustralia4,459,950
5Wagerup Alumina RefineryAluminium SmelterAustralia3,804,075
6Kwinana Alumina RefineryAluminium SmelterAustralia2,885,850
7Gladstone RegionAluminium SmelterAustralia2,076,521
8GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plantSteel PlantAustralia1,536,042
9Viva Geelong RefineryRefineryAustralia1,460,991
10Murray ShireAluminium SmelterAustralia1,452,112
11Tomago aluminium plantAluminium SmelterAustralia1,286,441
12Collie ShireAluminium SmelterAustralia1,277,859
13Ampol Lytton RefineryRefineryAustralia1,236,766
14Bunbury CityAluminium SmelterAustralia1,103,605
15Boyne Island aluminium plantAluminium SmelterAustralia1,072,034
16Waroona ShireAluminium SmelterAustralia813,183
17Railton Cement PlantCement PlantAustralia801,023
18Kwinana TownAluminium SmelterAustralia580,845
19Portland aluminium plantAluminium SmelterAustralia574,610
20Birkenhead Cement PlantCement PlantAustralia552,941
21Bell Bay aluminium plantAluminium SmelterAustralia411,661
22Gladstone Cement PlantCement PlantAustralia362,639
23New Berrima Cement PlantCement PlantAustralia292,619
24Graymont Ltd. Green Bay BrownLime PlantAustralia220,597
25Angaston Cement PlantCement PlantAustralia122,973
26AustraliaChemical PlantAustralia115,376
27Qenos Pty. Ltd., Altona ,VictoriaPetrochemicalAustralia106,915
28Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale MillPulp & Paper MillAustralia74,484
29GFG Liberty Laverton Steel MillSteel PlantAustralia48,490
30GFG Liberty Sydney Steel MillSteel PlantAustralia46,625

Method: ranked from open data — capacity and CO₂e from Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0). Sorted server-side; company-level data only.