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Industrial facilities in Iceland

A directory of 7 industrial facilities in Iceland across 2 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data — by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

7facilities

2sectors

6with reported CO₂

2.6M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (Iceland)

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

#	Facility	Type	t CO₂e/yr
1	Fjardaal aluminium plant	Aluminium Smelter	759,122
2	Grundartangi aluminium plant	Aluminium Smelter	692,077
3	Norðurál Grundartangi ehf.	Metals Plant	469,201
4	Straumsvik aluminium plant	Aluminium Smelter	432,548
5	Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf.	Metals Plant	292,395
6	Alcoa Fjarðaál	Metals Plant	536

How many industrial facilities are in Iceland?

7 across 2 sectors in this open dataset.

What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in Iceland?

Fjardaal aluminium plant (Aluminium Smelter) — about 759,122 tonnes CO₂e/year.

Which industrial sectors are largest in Iceland?

By facility count: Metals Plant (4), Aluminium Smelter (3).

How much CO₂ does Iceland's industry emit?

Reported facilities emit about 2,645,879 tonnes CO₂e/year combined.

Where does the data come from?

Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e (CC BY 4.0).