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Mineral Extraction
202 Mt CO₂e/yr · 0.3% of global tracked · ≈ 43.9 million cars/yr
The worst emitters in mineral extraction — countries and companies, side-by-side, from Climate TRACE open data.
- What is it? Mining and quarrying — pulling metals, ores, rock and sand out of the ground.
- Why does it emit? Diesel for heavy machinery plus methane released as overlying rock is removed.
- What's it equivalent to? That's about 43.9 million cars/yr a year.
About this sector
Mineral Extraction accounts for 202 Mt CO₂e a year — about 0.3% of all tracked global emissions. The league tables below rank both the countries where this sector is largest and the companies whose biggest attributed sector is mineral extraction. Totals come from Climate TRACE’s open dataset and refresh whenever the pipeline runs.
202 MtAnnual total46Countries ranked13Companies ranked
Top countries in this sector
1China= 7.3M cars/yrMineral Extraction share33.7 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.2Russia= 4.3M cars/yrMineral Extraction share20 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.3India= 2.9M cars/yrMineral Extraction share13.5 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.4Kazakhstan= 2.8M cars/yrMineral Extraction share12.9 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.5USA= 2.3M cars/yrMineral Extraction share10.7 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.6Australia= 2.3M cars/yrMineral Extraction share10.5 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.7Iran= 1.6M cars/yrMineral Extraction share7.4 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.8Brazil= 1.4M cars/yrMineral Extraction share6.4 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.9South Africa= 1.1M cars/yrMineral Extraction share5.2 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.10Canada= 1.1M cars/yrMineral Extraction share5 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.
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11Indonesia= 815k cars/yrMineral Extraction share3.7 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.12Algeria= 531k cars/yrMineral Extraction share2.4 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.13Mexico= 487k cars/yrMineral Extraction share2.2 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.14Mongolia= 308k cars/yrMineral Extraction share1.4 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.15Philippines= 299k cars/yrMineral Extraction share1.4 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.16Turkey= 265k cars/yrMineral Extraction share1.2 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.17Uzbekistan= 216k cars/yrMineral Extraction share994 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.18Colombia= 197k cars/yrMineral Extraction share906.4 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.19Ukraine= 175k cars/yrMineral Extraction share807.3 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.20France= 165k cars/yrMineral Extraction share759.5 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.21Viet Nam= 153k cars/yrMineral Extraction share705.9 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.22Japan= 119k cars/yrMineral Extraction share549.2 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.23Spain= 108k cars/yrMineral Extraction share499.1 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.24Tanzania= 102k cars/yrMineral Extraction share469.9 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.25Poland= 101k cars/yrMineral Extraction share463.4 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.26Germany= 87.3k cars/yrMineral Extraction share401.8 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.27Argentina= 69.6k cars/yrMineral Extraction share320.4 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.28Italy= 48.1k cars/yrMineral Extraction share221.3 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.29Netherlands= 26.7k cars/yrMineral Extraction share122.8 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.30Pakistan= 20.5k cars/yrMineral Extraction share94.1 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.31Kuwait= 14.7k cars/yrMineral Extraction share67.7 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.32Oman= 14k cars/yrMineral Extraction share64.5 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.33Ethiopia= 10.9k cars/yrMineral Extraction share50.3 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.34Saudi Arabia= 10.2k cars/yrMineral Extraction share46.9 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.35South Korea= 9.4k cars/yrMineral Extraction share43.3 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.36Thailand= 9.4k cars/yrMineral Extraction share43.3 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.37Malaysia= 8.1k cars/yrMineral Extraction share37.4 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.38UK= 6.1k cars/yrMineral Extraction share28 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.39Taiwan= 4.3k cars/yrMineral Extraction share20 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.40Venezuela= 1.4k cars/yrMineral Extraction share6.6 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.41Nigeria= 318 cars/yrMineral Extraction share1.5 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.42Bangladesh= 315 cars/yrMineral Extraction share1.5 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.43Egypt= 201 cars/yrMineral Extraction share925 t CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.44Sudan= 55 cars/yrMineral Extraction share251 t CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.45Iraq= 12 cars/yrMineral Extraction share53 t CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.46Qatar= 1 cars/yrMineral Extraction share5 t CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.
Top companies in this sector
601Kazakhmys Corporation LLC= 726k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Kazakhstan3.3 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.997Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization= 474k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Iran2.2 Mt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.1212Southern Copper Corp= 211k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Mexico970.1 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.1506Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC= 88.7k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Kazakhstan407.9 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.1513Government of Kazakhstan= 86.6k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Kazakhstan398.4 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.1524Nova Resources BV= 134k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Kazakhstan615 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.1602Rio Tinto PLC= 42.4k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Mongolia195.1 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.1605Russian Copper Company JSC= 43.3k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Kazakhstan199.2 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.1617Erdenet Mining Corp= 26.7k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Mongolia122.8 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.1622Bold Tumur Eruu Gol LLC= 52.3k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Mongolia240.7 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.
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1643Darkhan Metallurgical Plant LLC= 27.8k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Mongolia128.1 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.1648Erdenes Critical Minerals LLC= 13.9k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Mongolia64 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.1649Altain Khuder LLC= 13.9k cars/yrMineral Extraction · Mongolia64 kt CO₂eClimate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.
Where this comes from
Climate TRACE · CC BY 4.0