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Industrial facilities in China

A directory of 4,847 industrial facilities in China across 9 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data — by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

4,847facilities
9sectors
4801with reported CO₂
3.1B tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (China)

Textiles: 1,848 facilities2kTextilesLime Plant: 1,349 facilities1kLime PlantCement Plant: 739 facilities739Cement Pla…Steel Plant: 363 facilities363Steel PlantChemical Plant: 157 facilities157Chemical P…Refinery: 148 facilities148RefineryAluminium Smelter: 141 facilities141Aluminium …Pulp & Paper Mill: 61 facilities61Pulp & Pap…Petrochemical: 41 facilities41Petrochemi…

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

Biggest emitters in China

#FacilityTypet CO₂e/yr
1Baise Prefecture CityAluminium Smelter33,057,794
2Angang Steel Co LtdSteel Plant31,049,504
3Wuhan Iron and Steel Co LtdSteel Plant25,916,033
4Maanshan Iron and Steel Co LtdSteel Plant25,389,837
5Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co LtdSteel Plant25,167,415
6Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd HeadquartersSteel Plant23,974,641
7Zhangjiagang Hongchang Steel Co LtdSteel Plant21,886,764
8Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel Co LtdSteel Plant21,766,330
9Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical ComplexChemical Plant19,583,307
10Rizhao Steel Holding Group Co LtdSteel Plant19,273,891
11Bengang Steel Plates Co LtdSteel Plant18,600,996
12Xinyu Iron and Steel Group Co LtdSteel Plant16,560,215
13Nanjing Iron and Steel Co LtdSteel Plant15,424,939
14CHN-Yinchuan_methanolChemical Plant15,325,877
15Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron and Steel Co LtdSteel Plant15,197,703
16Liuzhou Iron and Steel Co Ltd Liuzhou BaseSteel Plant15,096,828
17Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co LtdSteel Plant14,249,763
18Hebei Donghai Special Steel Co LtdSteel Plant14,154,253
19Shandong Iron and Steel Group Rizhao Co LtdSteel Plant14,094,119
20Zouping, Shandong aluminium plantAluminium Smelter13,600,884

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in China?
4,847 across 9 sectors in this open dataset.
What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in China?
Baise Prefecture City (Aluminium Smelter) — about 33,057,794 tonnes CO₂e/year.
Which industrial sectors are largest in China?
By facility count: Textiles (1848), Lime Plant (1349), Cement Plant (739).
How much CO₂ does China's industry emit?
Reported facilities emit about 3,120,556,250 tonnes CO₂e/year combined.
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e (CC BY 4.0).