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Dirtiest power plants in Japan by CO₂

The highest-emitting power plants in Japan ranked by asset-level annual CO₂, measured for EPA/EU ETS and modelled for Climate TRACE. Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryt CO₂/yrSource
1Kobe power stationCoalJapan15,426,000Climate TRACE
2Matsuura power stationCoalJapan14,266,000Climate TRACE
3Haramachi power stationCoalJapan11,118,700Climate TRACE
4Nakoso power stationCoalJapan10,979,300Climate TRACE
5Noshiro power stationCoalJapan10,006,400Climate TRACE
6Tomato-atsuma power stationCoalJapan9,172,600Climate TRACE
7Shinchi power stationCoalJapan7,728,400Climate TRACE
8Takehara power stationCoalJapan7,227,100Climate TRACE
9J-POWER Tachibana-wan power stationCoalJapan7,147,100Climate TRACE
10Isogo power stationCoalJapan6,671,000Climate TRACE
11Higashi NiigataGasJapan6,455,600Climate TRACE
12Maizuru power stationCoalJapan5,759,600Climate TRACE
13Matsushima power stationCoalJapan5,560,300Climate TRACE
14Reihoku power stationCoalJapan4,961,000Climate TRACE
15Himeji DainiGasJapan4,341,700Climate TRACE
16NankoGasJapan4,283,700Climate TRACE
17Shin OitaGasJapan4,276,300Climate TRACE
18Saijo power stationCoalJapan4,169,500Climate TRACE
19Toyama Shinko power stationCoalJapan4,095,700Climate TRACE
20Nanao-Ohta Shinko power stationCoalJapan4,013,300Climate TRACE
21Sakata Kyodo power stationCoalJapan3,891,400Climate TRACE
22Tsuruga power stationCoalJapan3,839,600Climate TRACE
23Shin Onoda power stationCoalJapan3,715,600Climate TRACE
24KashimaOilJapan3,224,900Climate TRACE
25Sakai Port power stationGasJapan2,974,700Climate TRACE
26KimitsuGasJapan2,909,200Climate TRACE
27Shin KokuraGasJapan2,862,100Climate TRACE
28TobataGasJapan2,744,200Climate TRACE
29Nanyo Complex power stationCoalJapan2,674,000Climate TRACE
30Kin power stationCoalJapan2,446,000Climate TRACE
31YanaiGasJapan2,347,100Climate TRACE
32Osaki CoolGen ProjectCoalJapan2,117,900Climate TRACE
33Karita power stationOtherJapan2,112,800Climate TRACE
34Tokuyama Central power stationCoalJapan2,068,000Climate TRACE
35Fukuyama Joint power stationGasJapan2,052,300Climate TRACE
36Takasago power stationCoalJapan2,028,100Climate TRACE
37SakaideOilJapan1,951,300Climate TRACE
38Naie power stationCoalJapan1,945,600Climate TRACE
39Himeji DaiichiGasJapan1,891,000Climate TRACE
40Ohgishima power stationGasJapan1,816,400Climate TRACE
41Soma Port Gas power stationGasJapan1,755,100Climate TRACE
42Gushikawa power stationCoalJapan1,734,400Climate TRACE
43Niihama Nishi power stationCoalJapan1,667,700Climate TRACE
44Tomakomai Mill power stationCoalJapan1,614,000Climate TRACE
45Moka power plantGasJapan1,568,600Climate TRACE
46Shin Sendai thermal power stationGasJapan1,555,800Climate TRACE
47Senboku Natural Gas power plantGasJapan1,531,100Climate TRACE
48Oita Co-operative power plantGasJapan1,432,300Climate TRACE
49Nyugawa power stationCoalJapan1,389,800Climate TRACE
50Kurashiki Joint power stationGasJapan1,335,400Climate TRACE
51TamashimaOilJapan1,302,150Climate TRACE
52KOBE STEEL KAKOGAWAOtherJapan1,163,630Climate TRACE
53Mizushima Energy CenterCoalJapan1,152,560Climate TRACE
54Kawasaki Natural Gas power stationGasJapan1,124,450Climate TRACE
55T-Point 2 power stationGasJapan988,610Climate TRACE
56Miike power stationCoalJapan972,860Climate TRACE
57UBE Industries power stationCoalJapan970,520Climate TRACE
58Tosa power stationCoalJapan928,370Climate TRACE
59AioiOilJapan892,440Climate TRACE
60Yawata Works power stationCoalJapan851,180Climate TRACE
61Joetsu power stationGasJapan850,790Climate TRACE
62Ishikariwan Shinko power stationGasJapan846,920Climate TRACE
63Yoshinoura thermal power plantGasJapan819,530Climate TRACE
64Sendai Tohoku power stationGasJapan696,080Climate TRACE
65GoboOilJapan662,260Climate TRACE
66Kashima KitaOilJapan624,240Climate TRACE
67Mizushima MZ power stationCoalJapan622,630Climate TRACE
68WakayamaGasJapan591,380Climate TRACE
69Mizue Thermal power plantGasJapan582,010Climate TRACE
70BuzenOilJapan554,090Climate TRACE
71NPI SHIRAOI MILLOtherJapan536,350Climate TRACE
72Hachinohe thermal power stationGasJapan508,740Climate TRACE
73YOKOHAMA WORKS KANAZAWAGasJapan497,830Climate TRACE
74MITSUI CHEMICALS OMUTAOtherJapan493,200Climate TRACE
75Daicel Otake power stationCoalJapan492,000Climate TRACE
76ChibaGasJapan491,920Climate TRACE
77Kaita power stationCoalJapan453,850Climate TRACE
78Rengo Kanazu Mill power stationCoalJapan433,630Climate TRACE
79Chogoku Air Water Yamaguchi co-fire power stationCoalJapan420,010Climate TRACE
80Kansai Sendai power stationCoalJapan416,020Climate TRACE
81Mitsubishi Chemical Hiroshima Factory power stationCoalJapan405,820Climate TRACE
82Kamisu power stationCoalJapan405,790Climate TRACE
83Soma Coal-Biomass power stationCoalJapan397,970Climate TRACE
84Kochi Cement Plant power stationCoalJapan397,490Climate TRACE
85Shiriuchi power stationOilJapan386,330Climate TRACE
86Shiohama Chemical New power stationCoalJapan378,030Climate TRACE
87JFE KEIHIN WORKSOtherJapan377,510Climate TRACE
88YokkaichiGasJapan322,880Climate TRACE
89UBE Industries Isa Factory power stationCoalJapan316,870Climate TRACE
90Nobeoka power stationCoalJapan313,830Climate TRACE
91Niihama Kita thermal power stationGasJapan312,350Climate TRACE
92Tokyo Gas Yokosuka power stationGasJapan297,020Climate TRACE
93Hikari Works power stationCoalJapan294,630Climate TRACE
94Hachinohe Mill power stationCoalJapan269,630Climate TRACE
95Kureha Iwaki Factory power stationCoalJapan250,160Climate TRACE
96AnanOilJapan248,330Climate TRACE
97Marusumi Paper Ohe Mill power stationOtherJapan244,600Climate TRACE
98MCM HQ Energy Center power stationOtherJapan242,900Climate TRACE
99Naka green power stationGasJapan227,390Climate TRACE
100Funamachi power plantGasJapan221,630Climate TRACE
101Torishima Energy CenterGasJapan219,380Climate TRACE
102HIROSHIMA ELPIDAGasJapan217,580Climate TRACE
103Fukuyama Recyling PowerWasteJapan208,260Climate TRACE
104CHIBA CHISSOGasJapan189,900Climate TRACE
105MIZUSHIMA AKCGasJapan182,180Climate TRACE
106Meinan Kyodo Energy power stationCoalJapan172,330Climate TRACE
107Makiminato Thermal power plantOilJapan158,940Climate TRACE
108SENDAI REFINERYOtherJapan155,130Climate TRACE
109Tokyo Gas Bay power stationGasJapan153,050Climate TRACE
110MARIFU REFINERYOilJapan143,280Climate TRACE
111Ichihara power plantGasJapan140,080Climate TRACE
112Fukui Thermal power stationOilJapan137,980Climate TRACE
113Ibaraki power plantGasJapan112,521Climate TRACE
114OSAKA REFINERY POWEROtherJapan111,827Climate TRACE
115Rinkai power stationGasJapan110,477Climate TRACE
116OITA REFINERYOtherJapan104,595Climate TRACE
117MITSUI CHEMICALS OSAKAOtherJapan97,865Climate TRACE
118IWAKUNI MILL NPIOilJapan87,776Climate TRACE
119Sumitomo Chiba Food Complex cogeneration power stationGasJapan79,232Climate TRACE
120OJI TOMIOKA MILLOilJapan69,537Climate TRACE
121Hachinohe TaiheiyoOilJapan69,097Climate TRACE
122Suzukawa Energy CenterOilJapan35,154Climate TRACE
123Nihonkaisui Ako power stationOtherJapan12,222Climate TRACE
124Mitsubishi Materials Kyushu Plant power stationOilJapan8,278Climate TRACE
125Nebio Kakuda power stationOtherJapan1,636Climate TRACE

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ from EPA/EU ETS/Climate TRACE; CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in dirtiest power plants in japan by co₂?

Kobe power station (Japan) ranks #1 with 15,426,000 t co₂/yr.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 125 power plants in in Japan.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Kobe power station (15,426,000); 2. Matsuura power station (14,266,000); 3. Haramachi power station (11,118,700).