52 industrial facilities in South Korea, across 7 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.
29,681facilities
7sectors
51with CO₂ estimate
153.5M tCO₂e/yr total
Industry mix (South Korea)
Facility counts by sector, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
The state of South Korea's industrial emissions
Across the 51 South Korea industrial facilities with an estimated CO₂ figure (Climate TRACE), total emissions are about 154 Mt CO₂e/yr. The single largest emitter, POSCO Gwangyang steel plant (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 — POSCO Holdings Inc, Hyundai Steel Co, SK Inc — account for roughly 58%. 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 Korea. Derived from Climate TRACE v6 and Köppen-Geiger/WorldClim (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/industryatlas/south-korea/
Industrial facilities in South Korea