EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Metals
Nucor - top-third GHGRP parent
According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 25 facilities across 18 states (5.6M MT CO₂e in 2023).
- MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
- 5.6M
- Reporting facilities
- 25
- States covered
- 18
- Overall rank
- #95
Data updated May 2026
According to the EPA GHGRP, Nucor reported 5.6M MT CO₂e in 2023 across 25 facilities in 18 states (ranks among the top 5% of U.S. corporate GHG emitters (#95 of 2,289)) Emissions increased 24% over the tracked period.
- Overall rank #95 of 2,289
- #3 in Metals
- +24.2% since 2011
Nucor vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies
Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company
5,597,668 95th of 2289 higher than 2,194 of 2,289 companies
GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)
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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023
How Nucor spreads its footprint vs Metals peers
Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 20 Metals 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 (4 facilities, 0.84M MT).
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Metals peer footprint table: Nucor, 25 facilities, 5.6M MT CO2e. Cleveland-Cliffs, 26 facilities, 27.37M MT CO2e. US Steel, 13 facilities, 19.41M MT CO2e. Alcoa, 3 facilities, 5.16M MT CO2e. Suncoke Energy, 5 facilities, 3.27M MT CO2e. Steel Dynamics, 10 facilities, 2.54M MT CO2e. Century Aluminum, 3 facilities, 0.99M MT CO2e. Globe Specialty Metals, 4 facilities, 0.92M MT CO2e. Commercial Metals, 8 facilities, 0.86M MT CO2e. Gerdau USA, 9 facilities, 0.84M MT CO2e. Gramercy Holdings I, 1 facilities, 0.8M MT CO2e. Ssab US Holding, 2 facilities, 0.63M MT CO2e. Novelis, 6 facilities, 0.63M MT CO2e. Arconic, 4 facilities, 0.63M MT CO2e. Arcelormittal Holdings, 2 facilities, 0.62M MT CO2e. Am/ns Calvert, 1 facilities, 0.56M MT CO2e. Bluescope Steel Investments, 1 facilities, 0.44M MT CO2e. Pinnacle Mountain Holding Co III, 1 facilities, 0.38M MT CO2e. Proterial America, 2 facilities, 0.38M MT CO2e. Magnitude 7 Metals, 1 facilities, 0.38M MT CO2e.
EPA GHGRP inventory plate
Parent nucor · 2023 #95 · 5.6M MT
CO2E-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-FLEET · SPAN-NATION · SECTOR-METALS · TREND-UP · BOOK-RICH
- CO2E-MID 5.6M MT
- TOP-DECILE #95/2289
- PHOTO-FINISH Rc Lonestar · Minerals
- FAC-FLEET 25 facilities
- SPAN-NATION 18 states
- SECTOR-METALS Metals
- TREND-UP +24% since 2011
- BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields
Nearest CO₂e peer: Rc Lonestar · Minerals (±3K MT)
Upper-third parent rollup stamps: CO₂e band, corpus rank, peer, facility book, state span, sector, trend. Not an EPA grade.
2023 nearly all-CO₂ parent book
This parent's 2023 facility book is almost entirely CO₂ (99.2% of 5.6M MT CO₂e). CH₄ and N₂O together are only 0.8%, a CO₂-shaped GHGRP profile, not a methane story. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.
- CO₂
- 99.2%
- 5.6M MT
- CH₄
- 0.7%
- 41K MT
- N₂O
- 0%
- 1K MT
CO₂e neighbourhood around Nucor
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
Nucor - top sites (MT CO₂e)
Nucor's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e
Emissions growth across reporting years
Nucor - rising annual GHG
EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e
- Reported CO₂e in 2023
- 5.6M MT
- 13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
Nucor annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023
Nucor reported 5.6M MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 4.5M MT in 2011 - a rise of 24.2% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.
Wide facility book (25)
| Facility | Location | Emissions (MT CO2e) |
|---|---|---|
| Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC Metals Convent, LA | Convent, LA | 1.1M |
| NUCOR STEEL - BERKELEY Metals HUGER, SC | HUGER, SC | 599K |
| NUCOR STEEL DECATUR Metals TRINITY, AL | TRINITY, AL | 452K |
| Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC Metals GHENT, KY | GHENT, KY | 378K |
| NUCOR-YAMATO STEEL CO Metals BLYTHEVILLE, AR | BLYTHEVILLE, AR | 375K |
| NUCOR STEEL - ARKANSAS Metals BLYTHEVILLE, AR | BLYTHEVILLE, AR | 372K |
| NUCOR STEEL INDIANA Metals CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN | CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN | 255K |
| NUCOR STEEL - UTAH Metals PLYMOUTH, UT | PLYMOUTH, UT | 244K |
| NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY Metals COFIELD, NC | COFIELD, NC | 216K |
| Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc. Metals Tuscaloosa, AL | Tuscaloosa, AL | 200K |
| NUCOR STEEL NEBRASKA Metals NORFOLK, NE | NORFOLK, NE | 190K |
| NUCOR STEEL DARLINGTON Metals DARLINGTON, SC | DARLINGTON, SC | 185K |
| NUCOR STEEL-TEXAS Metals JEWETT, TX | JEWETT, TX | 181K |
| NUCOR STEEL MEMPHIS INC Metals MEMPHIS, TN | MEMPHIS, TN | 141K |
| NUCOR STEEL KANKAKEE, INC. Metals BOURBONNAIS, IL | BOURBONNAIS, IL | 120K |
| NUCOR STEEL SEATTLE INC Metals SEATTLE, WA | SEATTLE, WA | 82K |
| NUCOR STEEL JACKSON INC Metals FLOWOOD, MS | FLOWOOD, MS | 82K |
| NUCOR STEEL AUBURN INC Metals AUBURN, NY | AUBURN, NY | 81K |
| NUCOR STEEL BIRMINGHAM INC Metals BIRMINGHAM, AL | BIRMINGHAM, AL | 79K |
| NUCOR STEEL MARION, INC. (0351010017) Metals MARION, OH | MARION, OH | 68K |
| Nucor Steel Brandenburg Metals Brandenburg, KY | Brandenburg, KY | 65K |
| Nucor Steel Longview Metals Longview, TX | Longview, TX | 59K |
| Nucor Steel Florida Inc. Metals Frostproof, FL | Frostproof, FL | 35K |
| Nucor Steel Sedalia, LLC Metals Sedalia, MO | Sedalia, MO | 26K |
| Nucor Fastener Indiana Other St. Joe, IN | St. Joe, IN | 24K |
Where Nucor's reported CO₂e sits by state
19.4% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in Louisiana (1 site) ; next is South Carolina at 14% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.
Nucor reported facility CO₂e concentration by U.S. state
Nucor's reported CO₂e by EPA sector
Top sector Metals is 99.6% of this parent's facility CO₂e (24 sites) ; Other follows at 0.4% . Sector labels are EPA GHGRP facility industry_sector values.
Nucor 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 (5.6M MT): nearest totals, facility-book size, then per-facility intensity.
Similar reported CO₂e
Nearest parent totals (5.6M MT here).
Similar facility book
Nearest reporting-facility counts (25 here).
Similar per-facility CO₂e
Nearest average MT per facility (224K MT here).
Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice
What to do with this
Using Nucor's emissions profile
- Nucor runs high-intensity per facility (224K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Metals sector on the Metals industry page.
- It ranks #95 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 · Metals 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.