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Food & beverage plants worldwide

A directory of 11,987 food & beverage plants across 37 countries — processes food, beverages or tobacco — typically with boilers, cookers and dryers. Capacity, owner, location and CO₂ from open data.

11,987food & beverage plants
37countries
11969with reported CO₂
144.4M tCO₂e/yr total

Top countries by number of food & beverage plants

United States: 10,937 facilities11kUnited Sta…United Kingdom: 197 facilities197United Kin…France: 173 facilities173FrancePoland: 121 facilities121PolandSpain: 86 facilities86SpainPuerto Rico: 72 facilities72Puerto RicoNetherlands: 67 facilities67NetherlandsGermany: 55 facilities55GermanyIsrael: 47 facilities47IsraelBelgium: 38 facilities38Belgium

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

Largest food & beverage plants

#FacilityCountryUSD
1Archer Daniels Midland Co.United States51,396,015,513
2Nanta, S.A.U. Las PalasSpain36,017,646,281
3Adm Corn ProcessingUnited States33,719,025,214
4Vedde AsNorway30,409,999,887
5Tasman ButchersAustralia29,466,666,667
6Haverick Meats ButcherAustralia29,466,666,667
7Australian Crocodile TradersAustralia29,466,666,667
8Adm Corn ProcessingUnited States25,844,449,436
9Uve, S.A. (Fab. Piensos)Spain22,920,320,361
10Brasserie Heineken De MonsFrance22,208,400,279
11Roquette Site De LestremFrance14,155,560,921
12Archer Daniel Midland CompanyUnited States13,306,198,325
13Arla, GöteborgSweden11,310,000,016
14Essentia Protein Solutions AbSweden11,310,000,016
15Productos FloridaSpain10,846,223,028

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Frequently asked questions

How many food & beverage plants are there worldwide?
11,987 food & beverage plants across 37 countries are tracked in this open dataset.
Which country has the most food & beverage plants?
United States — 10937 food & beverage plants.
What is the largest food & beverage?
Archer Daniels Midland Co. in United States, by reported capacity.
How much CO₂ do these food & beverage plants emit?
Together about 144,401,775 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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