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Chemical plants worldwide

A directory of 853 chemical plants across 64 countries — manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. Capacity, owner, location and CO₂ from open data.

853chemical plants
64countries
851with reported CO₂
606.5M tCO₂e/yr total

Top countries by number of chemical plants

United States: 453 facilities453United Sta…China: 157 facilities157ChinaRussian Federation: 39 facilities39Russian Fe…India: 26 facilities26IndiaIran: 13 facilities13IranIsrael: 11 facilities11IsraelCanada: 10 facilities10CanadaEgypt: 9 facilities9EgyptJapan: 8 facilities8JapanGermany: 7 facilities7Germany

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

Largest chemical plants

#FacilityCountryt of chemical
1ChinaChina24,681,946
2United StatesUnited States13,733,340
3Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical ComplexChina7,257,480
4CHN-Yinchuan_methanolChina5,381,277
5SAU-Al Jubayl_methanolSaudi Arabia5,380,290
6Geismar Methanol TerminalUnited States4,000,000
7Donaldsonville Nitrogen ComplexUnited States3,932,650
8CHN-Cangzhou_ammoniaChina3,704,508
9Togliatti Chemical ComplexRussian Federation3,600,000
10CHN-Ordos_ammoniaChina3,534,156
11TogliattiazotRussian Federation3,265,870
12CHN-Xilin Gol_methanolChina3,250,524
13CHN-Yulin_methanolChina3,119,148
14Kazan Soda Elektrik ÜretimTürkiye3,100,000
15Tangshan (Nanbao) Chemical ComplexChina3,084,430

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Frequently asked questions

How many chemical plants are there worldwide?
853 chemical plants across 64 countries are tracked in this open dataset.
Which country has the most chemical plants?
United States — 453 chemical plants.
What is the largest chemical plant?
China in China, by reported capacity.
How much CO₂ do these chemical plants emit?
Together about 606,451,749 tonnes of CO₂e per year (reported facilities).
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).

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