The bill

The power stations and factories on earth that released the most, named with their owners from the public record. Every figure carries its year and where it came from.

The whole earth, 2025

Who released the most

Twenty for each of four things that harm the air, ranked by Climate TRACE's estimate for the whole year, wherever on earth they are.

Greenhouse gas

Carbon dioxide and the other gases that heat the earth, counted as carbon dioxide equivalent over 100 years.

1
POSCO Gwangyang steel plant
Owned by POSCO Holdings Inc
Steel mill, Republic of Korea.
36.7million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
2
Angang Steel Co Ltd
Owned by Angang Steel Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
35.8million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
3
Vindhyachal power station
Owned by NTPC Ltd
Coal power station, India.
33.4million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: high
4
Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co Ltd
Owned by Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
30.3million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
5
Surgut GRES-1 and Surgut GRES-2 power station
Owned by Unipro PJSC, OGK-2 PJSC
Gas power station, Russian Federation.
27.8million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
6
Maanshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd
Owned by Maanshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
27.7million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
7
POSCO Pohang steel plant
Owned by POSCO Holdings Inc
Steel mill, Republic of Korea.
27.4million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
8
Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project
Owned by Reliance Power Ltd
Coal power station, India.
27.0million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: high
9
Taichung power station
Owned by Taiwan Power Co
Coal and oil power station, Taiwan.
26.8million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: high
10
Guazhou Changle power station
Owned by Gansu Power Investment Changle Power Generation Co Ltd
Coal power station, China.
26.5million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium

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Togtoh power station
Owned by INNER MONGOLIA Datang International Tuoketuo POWER Genration Co Ltd
Coal power station, China.
26.4million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
12
Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd
Owned by Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
26.1million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
13
Changshu-2 power station
Owned by China Resources Electric Power (Changshu) Co Ltd, Jiangsu Changshu Electric POWER Generating Co Ltd
Coal power station, China.
25.4million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
14
Jiangsu Shagang Iron & Steel Co Ltd
Owned by Jiangsu Shagang Iron & Steel Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
25.3million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
15
Tamnar power station
Owned by Jindal Steel Ltd
Coal power station, India.
24.8million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: high
16
Jiaxing power station
Owned by Zhejiang Zheneng Jiahua Power Generator Co Ltd, Zhejiang Zheneng Jiaxing Power Co Ltd
Coal power station, China.
24.6million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
17
Fengcheng power station
Owned by Jiangxi Ganneng Co Ltd Fengcheng Phase II Power Plant, Guoneng Fengcheng Power Generation Co Ltd
Coal power station, China.
24.5million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
18
Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd Headquarters
Owned by Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
24.5million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: medium
19
Belchatow power station
Owned by PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna SA
Coal power station, Poland.
24.4million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: high
20
Mundra Thermal Power Project (Adani)
Owned by Adani Power Ltd
Coal power station, India.
24.3million t CO₂e
Climate TRACE's confidence: high

Sulphur dioxide

From burning coal and oil and from smelting. It harms the lungs and falls again as acid rain.

1
Vindhyachal power station
Owned by NTPC Ltd
Coal power station, India.
121,190tonnes
2
Sulawesi Labota power station
Owned by PT Sulawesi Mining Investment, Indonesia Wanjia Ferro Nickel Co Ltd, Indonesia Zhaohui Ferro Nickel Co Ltd, PT Walsin Nickel Industrial Indonesia
Coal power station, Indonesia.
112,890tonnes
3
Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project
Owned by Reliance Power Ltd
Coal power station, India.
88,550tonnes
4
Tamnar power station
Owned by Jindal Steel Ltd
Coal power station, India.
87,420tonnes
5
Anpara power station
Owned by U.P. Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd, MEIL Anpara Energy Ltd
Coal power station, India.
83,400tonnes
6
Dexin Steel Morowali plant
Owned by Dexin Steel Pte Ltd
Steel mill, Indonesia.
80,007tonnes
7
Banten Suralaya power station
Owned by PT PLN (Persero), PT Barito Pacific Tbk
Coal and oil power station, Indonesia.
78,230tonnes
8
Sipat power station
Owned by NTPC Ltd
Coal power station, India.
76,010tonnes
9
Tanjung Jati B power station
Owned by PT Bhumi Jati Power
Coal power station, Indonesia.
75,560tonnes
10
Tiroda Thermal Power Project
Owned by Adani Power Ltd
Coal power station, India.
75,460tonnes

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Rihand power station
Owned by NTPC Ltd
Coal and oil power station, India.
73,960tonnes
12
Kendal power station
Owned by Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Coal power station, South Africa.
73,760tonnes
13
Majuba power station
Owned by Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Coal power station, South Africa.
72,320tonnes
14
Talcher Kaniha Super Thermal Power Station
Owned by NTPC Ltd
Coal power station, India.
70,450tonnes
15
Korba Super Thermal Power Station (NTPC)
Owned by NTPC Ltd
Coal power station, India.
68,220tonnes
16
Lethabo power station
Owned by Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Coal power station, South Africa.
64,930tonnes
17
Reftinskaya GRES power station
Owned by Kuzbassenergo JSC
Coal power station, Russian Federation.
64,130tonnes
18
Matla power station
Owned by Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Coal power station, South Africa.
62,570tonnes
19
Barcarena (Alunorte) Alumina Refinery
No owner recorded by Climate TRACE
Aluminium plant, Brazil.
62,259tonnes
20
Medupi power station
Owned by Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Coal power station, South Africa.
61,300tonnes

Fine particles

Specks small enough to pass deep into the lungs and on into the blood.

1
Dexin Steel Morowali plant
Owned by Dexin Steel Pte Ltd
Steel mill, Indonesia.
33,621tonnes
2
JSW Steel Vijayanagar steel plant
Owned by JSW Steel Ltd
Steel mill, India.
18,377tonnes
3
Tata Steel Jamshedpur steel plant
Owned by Tata Steel Ltd
Steel mill, India.
17,291tonnes
4
Angang Steel Co Ltd
Owned by Angang Steel Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
16,294tonnes
5
JSW Steel Dolvi steel plant
Owned by JSW Steel Ltd
Steel mill, India.
15,034tonnes
6
KS Posco Cilegon steel plant
Owned by PT Krakatau Posco
Steel mill, Indonesia.
14,409tonnes
7
Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co Ltd
Owned by Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
13,766tonnes
8
CHN-Yinchuan_methanol
No owner recorded by Climate TRACE
Methanol chemical plant, China.
13,604tonnes
9
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel Hazira plant
Owned by ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd
Steel mill, India.
12,758tonnes
10
Maanshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd
Owned by Maanshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
12,617tonnes

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Jinfeng Cement Changzhou Cement Plant
Owned by Jinfeng Cement
Cement plant, China.
12,425tonnes
12
Vindhyachal power station
Owned by NTPC Ltd
Coal power station, India.
12,333tonnes
13
Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd
Owned by Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
11,888tonnes
14
Tata Steel Meramandali steel plant
Owned by Tata Steel Ltd
Steel mill, India.
11,644tonnes
15
Jiangsu Shagang Iron & Steel Co Ltd
Owned by Jiangsu Shagang Iron & Steel Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
11,533tonnes
16
JSW BPSL Jharsuguda steel plant
Owned by JSW Steel Ltd
Steel mill, India.
11,178tonnes
17
Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd Headquarters
Owned by Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
11,157tonnes
18
RINL Vizag Steel plant
Owned by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd
Steel mill, India.
10,882tonnes
19
Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex
No owner recorded by Climate TRACE
Ammonia chemical plant, China.
10,365tonnes
20
Jindal Steel Raigarh steel plant
Owned by Jindal Steel Ltd
Steel mill, India.
10,301tonnes

Nitrogen oxides

From burning at high heat. They inflame the airways and help make smog and acid rain.

1
POSCO Gwangyang steel plant
Owned by POSCO Holdings Inc
Steel mill, Republic of Korea.
95,586tonnes
2
Weiqiao Zouping-1 power station
Owned by Zouping Binneng Energy Technology Co Ltd
Coal power station, China.
88,710tonnes
3
Fengcheng power station
Owned by Jiangxi Ganneng Co Ltd Fengcheng Phase II Power Plant, Guoneng Fengcheng Power Generation Co Ltd
Coal power station, China.
81,500tonnes
4
Tamnar power station
Owned by Jindal Steel Ltd
Coal power station, India.
77,730tonnes
5
Hami-Chongqing UHV Transmission Line power station
Owned by Xinjiang Huadian Tianshan Green Energy Co Ltd, Xinjiang Zhongneng Power Development Co Ltd
Coal power station, China.
76,830tonnes
6
Vindhyachal power station
Owned by NTPC Ltd
Coal power station, India.
76,690tonnes
7
Anpara power station
Owned by U.P. Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd, MEIL Anpara Energy Ltd
Coal power station, India.
74,160tonnes
8
POSCO Pohang steel plant
Owned by POSCO Holdings Inc
Steel mill, Republic of Korea.
71,517tonnes
9
Rihand power station
Owned by NTPC Ltd
Coal and oil power station, India.
65,730tonnes
10
Majuba power station
Owned by Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Coal power station, South Africa.
64,310tonnes

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Talcher Kaniha Super Thermal Power Station
Owned by NTPC Ltd
Coal power station, India.
62,660tonnes
12
Taishan power station
Owned by CHN ENERGY Yuedian Taishan POWER Generationg Co Ltd
Coal power station, China.
62,330tonnes
13
Ramagundam power station
Owned by NTPC Ltd
Coal power station, India.
62,250tonnes
14
Korba Super Thermal Power Station (NTPC)
Owned by NTPC Ltd
Coal power station, India.
60,650tonnes
15
Angang Steel Co Ltd
Owned by Angang Steel Co Ltd
Steel mill, China.
60,425tonnes
16
Lethabo power station
Owned by Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Coal power station, South Africa.
57,750tonnes
17
Reftinskaya GRES power station
Owned by Kuzbassenergo JSC
Coal power station, Russian Federation.
57,020tonnes
18
Hyundai Steel Dangjin steel plant
Owned by Hyundai Steel Co
Steel mill, Republic of Korea.
56,209tonnes
19
Tanjung Jati B power station
Owned by PT Bhumi Jati Power
Coal power station, Indonesia.
56,050tonnes
20
Matla power station
Owned by Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Coal power station, South Africa.
55,630tonnes

Estimates, not meter readings. Climate TRACE builds each figure from satellite and other observation and from what each facility produces. For greenhouse gas it rates its own confidence, shown on each line. For sulphur dioxide, fine particles and nitrogen oxides it publishes no rating, so read those as estimates.

Only what has an owner. Oil and gas fields, ships, farms and homes are counted by region with no single owner, so they are not on these lists. Across every kind of source, the most fine particles come from homes burning wood and charcoal to cook, and that is not a bill to send.

Owners. As Climate TRACE records them. A facility may have changed hands since.

Source. Climate TRACE API, licensed CC BY 4.0, checked again each day.

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