Facility ID: 1012918 · Chemicals

Iowa Fertilizer Company

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Wever, IA · LEE COUNTY · NAICS 325311

Data updated May 2026

1.4M MT CO₂e · 2023

Iowa Fertilizer Company sits in the upper third of EPA GHGRP reporters by latest CO₂e (#471 of 8,713 nationally, #8 of 172 in IA).

  • National rank #471 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #8 of 172 in IA
  • #54 of 534 in Chemicals
  • 100% of IOWA FERTLIZER CO parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • +29.7% since 2017

Iowa Fertilizer Company vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility

1,350,065 471st of 8713 higher than 8,242 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

Facility footprint context

This site accounts for 100% of IOWA FERTLIZER CO reported parent CO₂e (1.4M MT of 1.4M MT ). Inside the EPA Chemicals sector it ranks #54 of 534 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 1.4M MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 0.1% , led by N₂O at 0% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
99.9%
1.3M MT
CH₄
0%
142 MT
N₂O
0%
534 MT

Emissions growth across reporting years

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 1,350,065
2022 1,593,663
2021 1,473,228
2020 1,866,659
2019 1,706,460
2018 1,684,329
2017 1,040,649

Facility insight: Iowa Fertilizer Company

Iowa Fertilizer Company (GHGRP ID 1012918) is a high-volume reporter at 1.4M MT CO₂e in 2023 from Wever, IA (#471 of 8,713 nationally) under Chemicals (NAICS 325311).

From 2017 to 2023, reported CO₂e rose 29.7% (peak 1.9M MT). This facility has filed every year from 2017 to 2023, a complete 7-year record.

Peak year was 2020 at 1.9M MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 27.7% below that peak (1.4M MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2017→2018 (+61.9%, 644K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Iowa Fertilizer Company rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Iowa Fertilizer Company ranks #471 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #8 of 172 facilities in IA (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than Iowa Fertilizer Company?

Iowa Fertilizer Company's 1.4M MT CO₂e is higher than 8,242 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (95%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does Iowa Fertilizer Company emit?

Iowa Fertilizer Company reported 1.4M MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of IOWA FERTLIZER CO does Iowa Fertilizer Company represent?

Iowa Fertilizer Company accounts for 100% of IOWA FERTLIZER CO's reported GHGRP CO₂e (1.4M MT of 1.4M MT).

What is Iowa Fertilizer Company's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at Iowa Fertilizer Company, with N₂O the larger non-CO₂ share at 0% (CO₂ 99.9%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does Iowa Fertilizer Company rank inside Chemicals?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Chemicals, Iowa Fertilizer Company ranks #54 of 534 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is Iowa Fertilizer Company reducing emissions?

Over 7 reporting years (2017–2023), Iowa Fertilizer Company's emissions have increased by 29.7%. This may reflect expanded operations or increased production.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Peer sets outside IA for a top-third GHGRP emitter: CO₂e totals first, then Chemicals neighbors.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1012918. Data subject to facility self-reporting, not compliance advice. See our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCarbon