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Industrial emissions in Germany: top emitters & pollutants

Official E-PRTR data (EEA). Air emissions reported by industrial facilities. Latest reported year: 2022.

3,209facilities reporting
46pollutants tracked
571 Mttotal Carbon dioxide

Top facilities by Carbon dioxide (latest reported year)

#FacilityCitySectorYearEmissions
1RWE Power AG - Kraftwerk NeurathGrevenbroichEnergy sector202224 Mt
2Kraftwerk BoxbergBoxberg/O.L.Energy sector202219 Mt
3RWE Power AG Kraftwerk NiederaußemBergheimEnergy sector202217 Mt
4LEAG, Kraftwerk JänschwaldeTeichlandEnergy sector202216 Mt
5RWE Power AGEschweilerEnergy sector202215 Mt
6LEAG Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG Kraftwerk LippendorfNeukieritzschEnergy sector202212 Mt
7Vattenfall Europe Generation AG & Co. KG Kraftwerk LippendorfBöhlenEnergy sector200712 Mt
8LEAG, Kraftwerk Schwarze PumpeSprembergEnergy sector20229.6 Mt
9Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbHSalzgitterProduction and processing of metals20227.6 Mt
10BASF SELudwigshafen am RheinChemical industry20226.0 Mt
11GKM Grosskraftwerk Mannheim AGMannheimEnergy sector20226.0 Mt
12Grosskraftwerk Mannheim AGMannheimEnergy sector20215.0 Mt
13EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (RDK)KarlsruheEnergy sector20224.8 Mt
14Heizkraftwerk MoorburgHamburgEnergy sector20194.7 Mt
15Saale Energie GmbHSchkopauEnergy sector20224.4 Mt

Pollutants tracked in Germany

PollutantTotal (latest year)Facilities
Carbon dioxide (CO2)571 Mt15 facilities
Carbon dioxide (CO2) excluding biomass296 Mt15 facilities
Carbon monoxide (CO)2.0 Mt15 facilities
Nitrogen oxides (NOX)376 kt15 facilities
Methane (CH4)352 kt15 facilities
Sulphur oxides (SOX)257 kt15 facilities
Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC)72 kt15 facilities
Ammonia (NH3)32 kt15 facilities
Particulate matter (PM10)15 kt15 facilities
Nitrous oxide (N2O)15 kt15 facilities
Chlorine and inorganic compounds (as HCl)5.2 kt15 facilities
Fluorine and inorganic compounds (as HF)990 t15 facilities

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