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Industrial facilities in Iran

129 industrial facilities in Iran, across 6 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

29,681facilities
6sectors
126with CO₂ estimate
123.1M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (Iran)

Cement Plant: 69 facilities69Cement Pla…Steel Plant: 23 facilities23Steel PlantChemical Plant: 13 facilities13Chemical P…Petrochemical: 11 facilities11Petrochemi…Refinery: 10 facilities10RefineryAluminium Smelter: 3 facilities3Aluminium …

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

The state of Iran's industrial emissions

Across the 126 Iran industrial facilities with an estimated CO₂ figure (Climate TRACE), total emissions are about 123 Mt CO₂e/yr. The single largest emitter, Mobarakeh Steel Complex Isfahan (iron-and-steel), accounts for about 5% of that. The biggest sectoral share comes from cement. Among facilities with a known operator, the top three — National Iranian Oil Refining And Distribution Co, Mobarakeh Steel Co, Hengam Petrochemical Group — account for roughly 22%. Most of these facilities sit in a arid Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂e/yr)

Mobarakeh Steel Complex Isfahan: 7 Mt CO2e/yr7Mobarakeh …NIORDC Isfahan Refinery: 5 Mt CO2e/yr5NIORDC Isf…NIORDC Bandar Abbas Refinery: 5 Mt CO2e/yr5NIORDC Ban…Hengam Ammonia and Urea Petrochemical Complex: 5 Mt CO2e/yr5Hengam Amm…NIORDC Abadan Refinery: 4 Mt CO2e/yr4NIORDC Aba…Esfahan Steel Isfahan plant: 4 Mt CO2e/yr4Esfahan St…NIORDC Arak Refinery: 4 Mt CO2e/yr4NIORDC Ara…Kermanshah Urea/Ammonia Project: 3 Mt CO2e/yr3Kermanshah…Kavian Petrochemical Company (11th Olefin complex), Assaluyeh,Bushehr: 3 Mt CO2e/yr3Kavian Pet…Persian Gulf Star Refinery: 3 Mt CO2e/yr3Persian Gu…

Emissions by sector (Mt CO₂e/yr)

cement: 42 Mt CO2e/yr42cementiron-and-steel: 28 Mt CO2e/yr28iron-and-s…oil-and-gas-refining: 25 Mt CO2e/yr25oil-and-ga…chemicals: 15 Mt CO2e/yr15chemicalspetrochemical-steam-cracking: 12 Mt CO2e/yr12petrochemi…aluminum: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1aluminum

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 Iran

#FacilityTypet CO₂e/yr
1Mobarakeh Steel Complex IsfahanSteel Plant6,613,032
2NIORDC Isfahan RefineryRefinery5,406,785
3NIORDC Bandar Abbas RefineryRefinery4,613,790
4Hengam Ammonia and Urea Petrochemical ComplexChemical Plant4,591,152
5NIORDC Abadan RefineryRefinery4,328,496
6Esfahan Steel Isfahan plantSteel Plant3,692,287
7NIORDC Arak RefineryRefinery3,604,524
8Kermanshah Urea/Ammonia ProjectChemical Plant2,850,859
9Kavian Petrochemical Company (11th Olefin complex), Assaluyeh,BushehrPetrochemical2,606,969
10Persian Gulf Star RefineryRefinery2,595,318
11Khouzestan Steel plantSteel Plant2,380,692
12Jam Petrochemical Co. (10th Olefin omplex), Assaluyeh,BushehrPetrochemical1,853,494
13Qomishe-ye mirqāsem Cement PlantCement Plant1,806,451
14Farmad Cement PlantCement Plant1,761,053
15Kish South Kaveh Steel Hormuzgan plantSteel Plant1,747,938
16Seyyedabad Cement PlantCement Plant1,680,594
17Abyek Cement PlantCement Plant1,673,269
18NIORDC Tabriz RefineryRefinery1,658,081
19Razi Petrochemical ComplexChemical Plant1,652,424
20Marv Dasht Petrochemical ComplexChemical Plant1,651,204

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Cite this

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in Iran?
129 across 6 sectors are tracked in Iran in this open dataset.
What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in Iran?
Mobarakeh Steel Complex Isfahan (Steel Plant) — about 6,613,032 tonnes CO₂e/year.
Which sectors are represented in Iran?
The largest sectors in this dataset are Cement Plant (69), Steel Plant (23), Chemical Plant (13).
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).