26 industrial facilities in South Africa, across 6 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.
29,681facilities
6sectors
24with CO₂ estimate
18.3M tCO₂e/yr total
Industry mix (South Africa)
Facility counts by sector, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
The state of South Africa's industrial emissions
Across the 24 South Africa industrial facilities with an estimated CO₂ figure (Climate TRACE), total emissions are about 18.3 Mt CO₂e/yr. The single largest emitter, ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark Steel Works (iron-and-steel), accounts for about 23% of that. The biggest sectoral share comes from iron-and-steel. Among facilities with a known operator, the top three — ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd, South32 Ltd, PPC Ltd — account for roughly 52%. Most of these facilities sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.
Largest emitters (Mt CO₂e/yr)
Emissions by sector (Mt CO₂e/yr)
Estimated CO₂e (modelled): Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0); climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.
Inzonex IndustryAtlas (2026). Industrial CO2 emissions — South Africa. Derived from Climate TRACE v6 and Köppen-Geiger/WorldClim (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/industryatlas/south-africa/
Industrial facilities in South Africa