EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Chemicals

Dow - top-third GHGRP parent

According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 14 facilities across 5 states (16.5M MT CO₂e in 2023).

MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
16.5M
Reporting facilities
14
States covered
5
Overall rank
#29
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Data updated May 2026

16.5M MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA GHGRP, Dow reported 16.5M MT CO₂e in 2023 across 14 facilities in 5 states (ranks among the top 5% of U.S. corporate GHG emitters (#29 of 2,289)) Emissions decreased 11% over the tracked period.

  • Overall rank #29 of 2,289
  • #4 in Chemicals
  • -11.4% since 2011

Dow vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies

Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company

16,535,504 29th of 2289 higher than 2,260 of 2,289 companies

GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

How Dow spreads its footprint vs Chemicals peers

Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 20 Chemicals 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 (7 facilities, 8.79M MT).

Median split: 7 facilities, 8.79M MT CO₂e among Chemicals peers. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 20 entities by Reporting facilities (X) and Total CO₂e (million MT) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large & distributedFew sites, outsized footprintMany sites, modest footprintSmall & concentrated 0102030 0M5M10M15M20M25M30M Reporting facilities Total CO₂e (million MT) Facility count vs. total reported CO₂e, Chemicals
Median split: 7 facilities, 8.79M MT CO₂e among Chemicals peers.

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Chemicals peer footprint table: Dow, 14 facilities, 16.54M MT CO2e. Exxon Mobil, 4 facilities, 26.19M MT CO2e. Cf Industries Holdings, 6 facilities, 20.58M MT CO2e. Chevron, 8 facilities, 16.31M MT CO2e. Phillips 66, 9 facilities, 15.35M MT CO2e. Air Products & Chemicals, 27 facilities, 14.07M MT CO2e. Valero Energy, 7 facilities, 13.11M MT CO2e. Koch Industries, 9 facilities, 11.58M MT CO2e. Marathon Petroleum, 6 facilities, 9M MT CO2e. Linde, 18 facilities, 8.79M MT CO2e. Bp America, 2 facilities, 7.4M MT CO2e. Lyondellbasell Industries, 9 facilities, 6.91M MT CO2e. Shell Petroleum, 4 facilities, 6.83M MT CO2e. American Air Liquide Holdings, 12 facilities, 6.17M MT CO2e. Eastman Chemical, 6 facilities, 6.04M MT CO2e. Formosa Plastics CORP USA, 2 facilities, 5.61M MT CO2e. Nutrien US Topco, 4 facilities, 4.67M MT CO2e. Westlake Chemical, 7 facilities, 4.44M MT CO2e. Basf, 8 facilities, 3.79M MT CO2e. Occidental Petroleum, 7 facilities, 3.5M MT CO2e.

EPA GHGRP inventory plate

Parent dow · 2023 #29 · 16.5M MT

CO2E-LARGE · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-MULTI · SPAN-MULTI · SECTOR-CHEMICALS · TREND-DOWN · BOOK-RICH

  • CO2E-LARGE 16.5M MT
  • TOP-DECILE #29/2289
  • PHOTO-FINISH Basin Electric Power… · Power Plants
  • FAC-MULTI 14 facilities
  • SPAN-MULTI 5 states
  • SECTOR-CHEMICALS Chemicals
  • TREND-DOWN −11% since 2011
  • BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields

Nearest CO₂e peer: Basin Electric Power Cooperative · Power Plants (±63K 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 Dow: CH₄ is 1.7% of 16.5M MT CO₂e in 2023 (N₂O 0.2%). Non-CO₂ gases total 1.9%. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.

CO₂
98.1%
16.2M MT
CH₄
1.7%
285K MT
N₂O
0.2%
29K MT

CO₂e neighbourhood around Dow

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest reported parents by CO₂e, not a full GHGRP corpus board reprint.

Vistra · Power Plants · high…86.3MTalen Energy · Power Plants …17.7MBasin Electric Power… · Powe…16.6MDow · Chemicals · this parent16.5MAssociated Electric C… · Pow…15.6MAes · Power Plants · near15.5MPelican Renewables · Other ·…0
EPA GHGRP parent CO₂e · neighbourhood around Dow · May 2026

Largest sites in a top-third parent book

Dow - top sites (MT CO₂e)

DOW TEXAS OPERATIONS FREEPORT5.2MSt Charles Operations (Taft/…2.8MPlaquemine Cogen Facility2.7MThe Dow Chemical Company -- …2.2MSRW Cogen Limited Partnership1.2MSABINE RIVER OPERATIONS908KUCC SEADRIFT OPERATIONS584KROHM AND HAAS TEXAS DEER PAR…332K

Dow's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

Emissions decline across reporting years

Dow - declining annual GHG

EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e

Reported CO₂e in 2023
16.5M MT
13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
15M16M17M18M19M 2011201320152017201920212023 16.5M

Dow annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

Dow reported 16.5M MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 18.7M MT in 2011 - a decline of 11.4% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.

Wide facility book (14)

Facility Emissions (MT CO2e)
DOW TEXAS OPERATIONS FREEPORT
Chemicals
FREEPORT, TX
5.2M
St Charles Operations (Taft/Star) Union Carbide Corp
Chemicals
TAFT, LA
2.8M
Plaquemine Cogen Facility
Power Plants
PLAQUEMINE, LA
2.7M
The Dow Chemical Company -- Louisiana Operations
Chemicals
PLAQUEMINE, LA
2.2M
SRW Cogen Limited Partnership
Power Plants
ORANGE, TX
1.2M
SABINE RIVER OPERATIONS
Chemicals
ORANGE, TX
908K
UCC SEADRIFT OPERATIONS
Chemicals
SEADRIFT, TX
584K
ROHM AND HAAS TEXAS DEER PARK PLANT
Chemicals
DEER PARK, TX
332K
Promix Fractionation Facility
Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids Suppliers
Belle Rose, LA
187K
DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
Chemicals
CARROLLTON, KY
167K
UCC South Charleston Plant
Chemicals
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV
83K
ROHM AND HAAS CHEMICALS LLC
Other
LOUISVILLE, KY
40K
Dow Corning Corporation - Midland Site
Chemicals
Midland, MI
34K
The Dow Chemical Company
Other
MIDLAND, MI
30K

Where Dow's reported CO₂e sits by state

50% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in Texas (5 sites) ; next is Louisiana at 47.9% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.

TX8.3MLA7.9MKY207KWV83KMI64K
EPA GHGRP · Dow facility CO₂e by state · May 2026

Dow reported facility CO₂e concentration by U.S. state

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

Dow's reported CO₂e by EPA sector

Top sector Chemicals is 74.6% of this parent's facility CO₂e (9 sites) ; Power Plants follows at 23.9% . Sector labels are EPA GHGRP facility industry_sector values.

Chemicals12.3MPower Plants3.9MNatural Gas and Natural Gas …187KOther70K
EPA GHGRP · Dow facility CO₂e by sector · May 2026

Dow reported facility CO₂e by EPA industry sector

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent

Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (16.5M MT): nearest totals, facility-book size, then per-facility intensity.

Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice

What to do with this

Using Dow's emissions profile

  • Dow runs high-intensity per facility (1.2M MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Chemicals sector on the Chemicals industry page.
  • It ranks #29 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.

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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.