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Industrial facilities in Japan

A directory of 192 industrial facilities in Japan across 8 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data — by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

192facilities
8sectors
189with reported CO₂
165.1M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (Japan)

Textiles: 64 facilities64TextilesSteel Plant: 40 facilities40Steel PlantCement Plant: 27 facilities27Cement Pla…Refinery: 21 facilities21RefineryPulp & Paper Mill: 18 facilities18Pulp & Pap…Petrochemical: 12 facilities12Petrochemi…Chemical Plant: 8 facilities8Chemical P…Aluminium Smelter: 2 facilities2Aluminium …

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

Biggest emitters in Japan

#FacilityTypet CO₂e/yr
1JFE West Japan Works (Fukuyama) steel plantSteel Plant19,085,123
2JFE West Japan Works (Kurashiki) steel plantSteel Plant13,044,457
3Nippon East Japan Works (Kimitsu) steel plantSteel Plant12,921,079
4Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plantSteel Plant11,600,217
5Nippon East Japan Works (Kashima) steel plantSteel Plant9,268,493
6Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plantSteel Plant7,135,332
7Nippon Nagoya steel plantSteel Plant6,948,397
8JFE East Japan Works (Chiba) steel plantSteel Plant5,434,534
9Nippon Kyushu Works (Yawata Area, Tobata) steel plantSteel Plant4,653,899
10Nippon Kansai Works (Wakayama Area, Wakayama) steel plantSteel Plant4,074,166
11Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area) steel plantSteel Plant3,541,361
12Mitsubishi Materials Kanda Cement PlantCement Plant3,022,664
13ENEOS Mizushima RefineryRefinery2,996,525
14North Nippon Muroran Works steel plantSteel Plant2,191,669
15Idemitsu Kosan Yokkaichi RefineryRefinery2,181,935
16ENEOS Kawasaki RefineryRefinery2,080,342
17Sumitomo Osaka Cement Kochi Cement PlantCement Plant1,974,641
18Cosmo Oil Chiba RefineryRefinery1,940,569
19Ube Industries Isa Cement PlantCement Plant1,793,454
20Idemitsu Hokkaido RefineryRefinery1,644,550

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in Japan?
192 across 8 sectors in this open dataset.
What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in Japan?
JFE West Japan Works (Fukuyama) steel plant (Steel Plant) — about 19,085,123 tonnes CO₂e/year.
Which industrial sectors are largest in Japan?
By facility count: Textiles (64), Steel Plant (40), Cement Plant (27).
How much CO₂ does Japan's industry emit?
Reported facilities emit about 165,090,658 tonnes CO₂e/year combined.
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e (CC BY 4.0).