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Industrial facilities in United Arab Emirates

26 industrial facilities in United Arab Emirates, across 5 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

29,681facilities
5sectors
24with CO₂ estimate
43.0M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (United Arab Emirates)

Cement Plant: 12 facilities12Cement Pla…Refinery: 7 facilities7RefineryAluminium Smelter: 4 facilities4Aluminium …Steel Plant: 2 facilities2Steel PlantPetrochemical: 1 facilities1Petrochemi…

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

The state of United Arab Emirates's industrial emissions

Across the 24 United Arab Emirates industrial facilities with an estimated CO₂ figure (Climate TRACE), total emissions are about 43.0 Mt CO₂e/yr. The single largest emitter, Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company Al-Ruwais Refinery (oil-and-gas-refining), accounts for about 18% of that. The biggest sectoral share comes from cement. Among facilities with a known operator, the top three — Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC, OMV AG, Emsteel Building Materials PJSC — account for roughly 54%. Most of these facilities sit in a arid Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂e/yr)

Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company Al-Ruwais Refinery: 8 Mt CO2e/yr8Abu Dhabi …Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery: 5 Mt CO2e/yr5Taweelah S…Borouge Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. , Ruwais,Abu Dhabi: 5 Mt CO2e/yr5Borouge Ab…Taweelah-Abu Dhabi aluminium plant: 3 Mt CO2e/yr3Taweelah-A…Emsteel Abu Dhabi plant: 3 Mt CO2e/yr3Emsteel Ab…Jebel Ali aluminium plant: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2Jebel Ali …EMSteel Industrial City Cement Plant: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2EMSteel In…Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2Union Ceme…Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Abu Dhabi plant: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2Arabian Gu…Gulf Cement Ras Al Khaimah Plant: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2Gulf Cemen…

Emissions by sector (Mt CO₂e/yr)

cement: 12 Mt CO2e/yr12cementaluminum: 11 Mt CO2e/yr11aluminumoil-and-gas-refining: 10 Mt CO2e/yr10oil-and-ga…petrochemical-steam-cracking: 5 Mt CO2e/yr5petrochemi…iron-and-steel: 4 Mt CO2e/yr4iron-and-s…

Estimated CO₂e (modelled): Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0); climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Biggest emitters in United Arab Emirates

#FacilityTypet CO₂e/yr
1Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company Al-Ruwais RefineryRefinery7,843,838
2Taweelah Shaheen Alumina RefineryAluminium Smelter4,739,433
3Borouge Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. , Ruwais,Abu DhabiPetrochemical4,562,196
4Taweelah-Abu Dhabi aluminium plantAluminium Smelter3,459,725
5Emsteel Abu Dhabi plantSteel Plant2,617,390
6Jebel Ali aluminium plantAluminium Smelter2,465,160
7EMSteel Industrial City Cement PlantCement Plant2,288,162
8Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah PlantCement Plant2,096,356
9Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Abu Dhabi plantSteel Plant1,827,542
10Gulf Cement Ras Al Khaimah PlantCement Plant1,577,006
11Al Saajah Cement PlantCement Plant1,360,845
12ENOC Jebel Ali RefineryRefinery1,233,224
13JK Cement Ras Al-Khaimah PlantCement Plant1,218,731
14Al Banah Cement PlantCement Plant864,406
15Star Cement Ras Al-Khaimah PlantCement Plant781,108
16Abu Dhabi Municipal RegionAluminium Smelter663,169
17Al Ghayl Cement PlantCement Plant610,523
18National Cement Dubai PlantCement Plant606,822
19Fujairah Cement PlantCement Plant561,921
20VTTI Fujairah RefineryRefinery469,799

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Cement Plant (12)Refinery (7)Aluminium Smelter (4)

Cite this

Inzonex IndustryAtlas (2026). Industrial CO2 emissions — United Arab Emirates. Derived from Climate TRACE v6 and Köppen-Geiger/WorldClim (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/industryatlas/united-arab-emirates/

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in United Arab Emirates?
26 across 5 sectors are tracked in United Arab Emirates in this open dataset.
What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in United Arab Emirates?
Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company Al-Ruwais Refinery (Refinery) — about 7,843,838 tonnes CO₂e/year.
Which sectors are represented in United Arab Emirates?
The largest sectors in this dataset are Cement Plant (12), Refinery (7), Aluminium Smelter (4).
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).