Ethiopia
Chemical Plant in Ethiopia. Approximate location 8.654, 39.55126.
Chemical PlantEthiopiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Ethiopia is a chemical plant in Ethiopia. Its listed capacity is 22,236 t of chemical. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations. It emits about 8,500 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.11% of the CO₂e from the 9 facilities in Ethiopia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 73% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32267404.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- JPN-Harima_ammonia · 6,435 t CO₂e/yr · Japan
- TKM-Mary City_methanol · 5,627 t CO₂e/yr · Turkmenistan
- Chad · 5,152 t CO₂e/yr · Chad
- TKM-Türkmenbaşy_methanol · 3,753 t CO₂e/yr · Turkmenistan
- VEN-Bolívar_methanol · 3,329 t CO₂e/yr · Venezuela
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 22,236 t of chemical, Ethiopia is around the median chemical plant in Ethiopia (22,236 t of chemical). Subsector: chemicals. As chemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–500°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 8,500 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 8k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Ethiopia carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €641k/yr.
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Local climate
Ethiopia sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 8.7°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1316 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.01× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- Ethio Chancho Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 353,243 t CO₂
- Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant · Cement Plant · 1,068,868 t CO₂
- Lemi Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,201,812 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 8.654, 39.55126. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Ethiopia?
Ethiopia is a chemical plant in Ethiopia. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
What capacity is listed for Ethiopia?
The open dataset lists 22,236 t of chemical of capacity for Ethiopia.
How much CO₂ does Ethiopia emit?
The page uses about 8,500 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #9 among facilities in Ethiopia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Ethiopia located?
Ethiopia is in Ethiopia at approximately 8.654, 39.55126.