Facility counts by sector, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Across the 6 Iceland industrial facilities with an estimated CO₂ figure (Climate TRACE), total emissions are about 2.6 Mt CO₂e/yr. The single largest emitter, Fjardaal aluminium plant (aluminum), accounts for about 29% of that. The biggest sectoral share comes from aluminum. Among facilities with a known operator, the top three — Alcoa Corp, Nordic Aluminum Co, Rio Tinto Ltd — account for roughly 71%. Most of these facilities sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.
Estimated CO₂e (modelled): Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0); climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.
| # | Facility | Type | t CO₂e/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fjardaal aluminium plant | Aluminium Smelter | 759,122 |
| 2 | Grundartangi aluminium plant | Aluminium Smelter | 692,077 |
| 3 | Norðurál Grundartangi ehf. | Metals Plant | 469,201 |
| 4 | Straumsvik aluminium plant | Aluminium Smelter | 432,548 |
| 5 | Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf. | Metals Plant | 292,395 |
| 6 | Alcoa Fjarðaál | Metals Plant | 536 |
Inzonex IndustryAtlas (2026). Industrial CO2 emissions — Iceland. Derived from Climate TRACE v6 and Köppen-Geiger/WorldClim (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/industryatlas/iceland/
Industrial facilities in Iceland