EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Other
Darling Ingredients - top-third GHGRP parent
According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 14 facilities across 12 states (509K MT CO₂e in 2023).
- MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
- 509K
- Reporting facilities
- 14
- States covered
- 12
- Overall rank
- #462
Data updated May 2026
According to the EPA GHGRP, Darling Ingredients reported 509K MT CO₂e in 2023 across 14 facilities in 12 states (ranks #462 of 2,289 U.S. corporate GHG emitters by total reported CO₂e) Emissions increased 131% over the tracked period.
- Overall rank #462 of 2,289
- #46 in Other
- +131.2% since 2011
Darling Ingredients vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies
Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company
509,078 462nd of 2289 higher than 1,827 of 2,289 companies
GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)
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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023
How Darling Ingredients spreads its footprint vs Other peers
Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 21 Other companies. A company can lead its sector from one concentrated site or from many smaller ones; the split below uses the median of this peer group (5 facilities, 2.28M MT).
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Other peer footprint table: Darling Ingredients, 14 facilities, 0.51M MT CO2e. Prairie State Energy Campus Management, 1 facilities, 11.46M MT CO2e. Marathon Petroleum, 4 facilities, 7.11M MT CO2e. Archer Daniels Midland, 15 facilities, 6.67M MT CO2e. Consol Energy, 4 facilities, 6.53M MT CO2e. American Consolidated Natural Resources, 6 facilities, 6.29M MT CO2e. Hummel Station, 1 facilities, 2.91M MT CO2e. Arch Resources, 5 facilities, 2.83M MT CO2e. US Government, 51 facilities, 2.78M MT CO2e. Poet, 28 facilities, 2.66M MT CO2e. Cargill, 27 facilities, 2.51M MT CO2e. Alliance Holdings Gp, 5 facilities, 2.28M MT CO2e. Valero Energy, 12 facilities, 2.24M MT CO2e. Tyson Foods, 31 facilities, 1.72M MT CO2e. Iron Senergy Holding, 1 facilities, 1.64M MT CO2e. Karnavati Holdings, 1 facilities, 1.43M MT CO2e. Hatfield Metallurgical Intermediate Holdings, 1 facilities, 1.38M MT CO2e. Alpha Metallurgical Resources, 9 facilities, 1.35M MT CO2e. Hallador Energy, 2 facilities, 1.32M MT CO2e. Green Plains, 11 facilities, 1.3M MT CO2e. Coronado Group, 3 facilities, 1.28M MT CO2e.
EPA GHGRP inventory plate
Parent darling-ingredients · 2023 #462 · 509K MT
CO2E-MODEST · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-MULTI · SPAN-NATION · SECTOR-OTHER · TREND-SURGE · BOOK-RICH
- CO2E-MODEST 509K MT
- UPPER-Q #462/2289
- PHOTO-FINISH Pratt Industries · Pulp and Paper
- FAC-MULTI 14 facilities
- SPAN-NATION 12 states
- SECTOR-OTHER Other
- TREND-SURGE +131% since 2011
- BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields
Nearest CO₂e peer: Pratt Industries · Pulp and Paper (±149 MT)
Upper-third parent rollup stamps: CO₂e band, corpus rank, peer, facility book, state span, sector, trend. Not an EPA grade.
2023 methane-weighted parent mix
Methane leads the non-CO₂ share for Darling Ingredients: CH₄ is 14.1% of 509K MT CO₂e in 2023 (N₂O 0.1%). Non-CO₂ gases total 14.2%. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.
- CO₂
- 85.8%
- 437K MT
- CH₄
- 14.1%
- 72K MT
- N₂O
- 0.1%
- 276 MT
CO₂e neighbourhood around Darling Ingredients
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest reported parents by CO₂e, not a full GHGRP corpus board reprint.
Largest sites in a top-third parent book
Darling Ingredients - top sites (MT CO₂e)
Darling Ingredients's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e
Emissions growth across reporting years
Darling Ingredients - rising annual GHG
EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e
- Reported CO₂e in 2023
- 509K MT
- 13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
Darling Ingredients annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023
Darling Ingredients reported 509K MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 220K MT in 2011 - a rise of 131.2% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.
Wide facility book (14)
| Facility | Location | Emissions (MT CO2e) |
|---|---|---|
| Darling In, Ingredients - Fayetteville Other Fayetteville, NC | Fayetteville, NC | 69K |
| Darling Ingredients Inc. Other Jackson, MS | Jackson, MS | 62K |
| Darling Ingredients, Inc. - Linkwood Other Linkwood, MD | Linkwood, MD | 47K |
| Darling Ingredients Inc. Other Union City, TN | Union City, TN | 43K |
| Darling Ingredients, Inc. - Rose Hill Other Rose Hill, NC | Rose Hill, NC | 40K |
| Diamond Green Diesel, LLC Chemicals Norco, LA | Norco, LA | 35K |
| Darling Ingredients Inc. Other East DUBLIN, GA | East DUBLIN, GA | 32K |
| Darling Ingredients Inc. Other Butler, KY | Butler, KY | 32K |
| Darling Ingredients, Inc. - Wadesboro Other Wadesboro, NC | Wadesboro, NC | 31K |
| Darling Ingredients Inc. Other Pocahontas, AR | Pocahontas, AR | 30K |
| Darling Ingredients Inc. Other Bastrop, TX | Bastrop, TX | 27K |
| Darling Ingredients Inc. - Wahoo Other Wahoo, NE | Wahoo, NE | 27K |
| Darling Ingredients Inc Other Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA | 25K |
| Darling Ingredients, Inc. - Ward Other Ward, SC | Ward, SC | 8K |
Where Darling Ingredients's reported CO₂e sits by state
27.6% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in North Carolina (3 sites) ; next is Mississippi at 12.2% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.
Darling Ingredients reported facility CO₂e concentration by U.S. state
Darling Ingredients's reported CO₂e by EPA sector
Top sector Other is 93.2% of this parent's facility CO₂e (13 sites) ; Chemicals follows at 6.8% . Sector labels are EPA GHGRP facility industry_sector values.
Darling Ingredients reported facility CO₂e by EPA industry sector
Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent
Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (509K MT): nearest totals, facility-book size, then per-facility intensity.
Similar reported CO₂e
Nearest parent totals (509K MT here).
Similar facility book
Nearest reporting-facility counts (14 here).
Similar per-facility CO₂e
Nearest average MT per facility (36K MT here).
Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice
What to do with this
Using Darling Ingredients's emissions profile
- Darling Ingredients runs low-intensity per facility (36K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Other sector on the Other industry page.
- It ranks #462 of 2,289 reporting parents nationwide, compare it directly against specific peers on the compare tool.
- Not sure how to read a total-CO₂e figure or a per-facility intensity number, the how-to-read guide walks through what each field means and what it doesn't.
Related reading: How to read an emissions profile · Other emitters · Methodology
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.