GHGRP Minerals
- 2023 Emissions by Subsector
- Emissions Trend by Subsector
- 2023 Emissions by Facility Location
- Number of Reporters and Emissions
- Other EPA Resources
The minerals sector consists of cement production, glass production, lime manufacturing, soda ash manufacturing, and any other mineral production facility operating under NAICS codes beginning with 327 (Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing). Facilities under this sector transform mined or quarried non-metallic minerals — such as sand, gravel, stone, clay, and refractory materials — into products for intermediate or final consumption. Glass, cement, soda ash and lime facilities report both process emissions from the calcination of carbonate-based raw materials and GHG emissions from stationary fuel combustion sources. All other mineral production facilities report only GHG emissions from stationary fuel combustion sources. A small number of facilities in this sector collect CO2 either for use in their other production processes (e.g., sugar refining), to transfer to other users, or to sequester or otherwise inject underground. This sector includes the CO2 emissions reported for those processes.
2023 Emissions by Subsector
Sum of percentages may not equal 100% due to independent rounding.
Emissions Trend by Subsector
Emissions by Facility Location
This map shows the locations of direct-emitting facilities. The size of a circle corresponds to the quantity of emissions reported by that facility.
Number of Reporters and Emissions in the Minerals Sector (as of 8/16/2024)
| Minerals Sector - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reported to the GHGRP (all emissions values presented in million metric tons CO2e) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metric | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Number of Facilities: | 367 | 369 | 378 | 381 | 381 | 375 | 377 | 386 | 384 | 381 | 376 | 382 | 385 |
| Total emissions (CO2e): | 103.2 | 107.8 | 111.5 | 117.0 | 115.0 | 111.0 | 114.4 | 116.1 | 114.8 | 109.3 | 114.2 | 114.7 | 109.4 |
| Emissions by greenhouse gas (CO2e) | |||||||||||||
| • Carbon dioxide (CO2): | 102.9 | 107.5 | 111.2 | 116.5 | 114.7 | 110.6 | 114.0 | 115.7 | 114.5 | 109.0 | 113.9 | 114.4 | 109.1 |
| • Methane (CH4): | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| • Nitrous oxide (N2O): | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Totals may not equal sum of individual GHGs due to independent rounding.
CO2 emissions from the combustion of biomass are NOT included in emissions totals provided above.
| Number of reporters and 2023 emissions (CO2e) per industry subsector | ||
|---|---|---|
| Industry Sector | 2023 Number of Reporters | 2023 Emissions (million metric tons CO2e) |
| Cement Production | 91 | 65.6 |
| Lime Manufacturing | 68 | 25.6 |
| Glass Production | 102 | 7.3 |
| Soda Ash Manufacturing | 4 | 5.1 |
| Other Minerals | 121 | 5.8 |
Other EPA Resources
US Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report:
Plant Carbon Intensities Fact Sheets:
These fact sheets provide quartile distributions of the carbon intensities of plants reporting direct emissions and production under GHGRP.