List of tallest chimneys: Difference between revisions

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Use[edit]

Although many kinds of industrial facilities have tall chimneys, most of the chimneys with heights of 200 m (660 ft) or more are part of thermal, especially coal-fired power stations. This is to increase the stack effect and disperse pollutants. Only a few smelters, steel mills, chemical factories and oil refineries use such tall chimneys.

Timeline of world's tallest chimney[edit]

Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, tall chimneys were built, at the beginning with bricks, and later also of concrete or steel. Although chimneys never held the absolute height record, they are among the tallest free-standing architectural structures and often hold national records (as tallest free-standing or as overall tallest structures of a country).^{[citation needed]}

Held record	Name and location	Completed	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Notes
From	To
1820	1835	Chimney of North Lotts Glass Bottle Company, Dublin, Ireland^[1]	1820	30	95
1835	1842	Adams' Soap Works Chimney, Smethwick, Birmingham, England, UK^[1]	September–October 1836	97.5	312
1842	1859	Tennant's Stalk, Glasgow, Scotland, UK^[1]	29 June 1842^[2]	132.7	435.5	Struck by lightning and shortened; demolished in 1922.^[3]
1859	1885	Port Dundas Townsend Chimney, Glasgow, Scotland, UK^[1]	6 October 1859^[2]	138.3	454	Demolished in 1928.^[4]^[5]
1885	1889	Langer Emil, Mechernich, Germany	19 September 1885	134.6	442	Demolished on 28 October 1961.^[6]
1889	1908	Halsbrücker Esse, Halsbrücke, Germany	28 October 1889	140	459
1908	1914	The Big Stack, Great Falls, Montana, US	23 November 1908	154.8	508	Demolished in 1982.
1914	1916	Hitachi Smelter and Refinery Stack, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan^[7]	13 March 1914	155.7	511	Partially collapsed in 1993.
1916	1917	Saganoseki Smelter and Refinery First Stack, Saganoseki, Ōita, Japan^[8]	November 1916	167.6	550	Demolished in 2013.
1917	1919	Ruston Smelter Stack, Ruston, Washington, US	1917	174.0	571	Demolished on 17 January 1993.
1919	1937	Anaconda Smelter Stack, Anaconda, Montana, US	5 May 1919	178.3	585	Tallest chimney built of bricks.
1937	1951	Lead Smelter Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co, Selby, California, US^[9]	1937	184.7	606	Possibly demolished in 1972–73.
1951	1954	Lead Smelter Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co, El Paso, Texas, US	1950–51	183 or 186	600^[10]^[11] or 611'8"^[12]^[13]^[14]	Conflicting information on actual height or the chimney's height may have been subsequently reduced. Demolished in April 2013.
1954	1962	INCO Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery Stack, Sudbury, Ontario,^[15] Canada	1954	194	637
1962	1965	Chimney of Schilling Power Station, Stade, West Germany (now Germany)	1962	220	722	Demolished in 2006.^[16]
1965	1966	1st chimney of ASARCO Copper Smelter, El Paso, Texas, US	1965	248	813	Possibly demolished.
1966	1967	Chimney of Kashira Power Plant, Kashira, USSR (now Russia)	1966^[17]^[18]	250	820	also used as electricity pylons for a 220 kV-line from the power station to the switchyard
1967	1967	2nd chimney of ASARCO Copper Smelter, El Paso, Texas, US^[19]	30 January 1967	252.5	828	Demolished in April 2013.
1967	1968	Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station, Neukieritzsch, East Germany (now Germany)	1967	300	984	Demolished in 2005.
1968	1971	Chimney of Mitchell Power Plant, Moundsville, West Virginia, US^[20]^[21]	26 October 1968	367.6	1,206
1971	1987	Vale Superstack, Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada	1971	380	1,247
1987		GRES-2 Power Station, Ekibastuz, USSR (now Kazakhstan)	1987	419.7	1,377

Hamon Custodis claims to have built a 707 ft (215 m)^[14] stack in 1953,^[22] but there are no references to the location or client of this/these stack(s). Skyscraperpage indicates the 846-foot-tall (258 m) chimney of Omskaya Cogeneration Plant #4 was built in 1965,^[23] but it is likely that this date is referring to the construction of the first section of the plant with the smaller chimney. No other references or information can be found to corroborate this claim.

Current[edit]

Name	Pinnacle height	Year	Country	Town	Remarks
Chimney of GRES-2 Power Station	1,377 ft	419.7 m	1987	Kazakhstan	Ekibastuz	Tallest chimney in the world.^[24]
Inco Superstack	1,250 ft	380.1 m	1971	Canada	Sudbury, Ontario	Tallest chimney in the Western Hemisphere.^[25] Scheduled for demolition.^[26]
Original Unit 3 chimney of Homer City Generating Station	1,217 ft	371 m	1977	United States	Homer City, Pennsylvania	Tallest chimney in the United States. This chimney is no longer in service, being replaced by one of 860 ft (260 m) that serves the flue gas scrubber retro-fitted to Unit 3 in 2001.
Kennecott Smokestack	1,215 ft	370.4 m	1974	United States	Magna, Utah	Tallest chimney west of the Mississippi.
Chimney of Berezovskaya GRES	1,214 ft	370 m	1985	Russia	Sharypovo	Tallest chimney in Russia.
Original chimney of Mitchell Power Plant	1,206 ft	367.6 m	1968	United States	Moundsville, West Virginia	Tallest chimney in the world from 1968 to 1971. No longer in service, having been replaced by a 1,000 ft (300 m) 2 flue chimney serving the scrubber that was retrofitted to the plant in 2006.
Trbovlje Chimney	1,181 ft	360 m	1976 (1 June)	Slovenia	Trbovlje	Tallest chimney in Europe.^[27]
Chimney of Endesa Power Station	1,168 ft	356 m	1974	Spain	As Pontes, Galicia	^[28] The tallest multi-flue chimney in the world, and also the most massive chimney in the world by volume of materials used in construction.
Chimney of Phoenix Copper Smelter	1,153 ft	351.5 m	1995	Romania	Baia Mare	Tallest structure in Romania.^[29]
3rd chimney of Syrdarya Power Plant	1,148 ft^[30]	350 m	1980	Uzbekistan	Shirin
Chimney of Teruel Power Plant	1,125 ft	343 m	1981	Spain	Teruel	Demolished by explosives on 16 February 2023. Created a new world record as the tallest freestanding structure ever demolished by explosives.
Chimney of Plomin Power Station	1,116 ft^[31]	340 m	1999	Croatia	Plomin
Chimney of Westerholt Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1981	Germany	Gelsenkirchen–Westerholt	Demolished on 3 December 2006. Height confirmed as 300 m (980 ft) rather than 337 m (1,106 ft).
Original chimney of Mountaineer Power Plant	1103 ft	336.2 m	1980	United States	New Haven, West Virginia	This chimney is no longer in service, having been replaced by one of 1,000 ft (300 m) that serves the flue gas scrubbers retrofitted to the plant.
Chimney of Kharkiv TEC-5	1,083 ft	330 m	1991	Ukraine	Kharkiv
3rd chimney of Primorskaya GRES	1,083 ft	330 m	1990	Russia	Luchegorsk
2nd chimney of Gusinoozyorskaya GRES	1,083 ft	330 m^[32]	1988	Russia	Gusinoozyorsk
5th chimney of the Cuciurgan power station	1,083 ft	330 m^[33]	1987^[34]	Moldova	Dnestrovsc^[35]
Chimney of Novo-Angrenskaya Power Plant	1,083 ft	330 m^[36]	1985	Uzbekistan	Olmaliq, Angren
2 chimneys of Permskaya GRES	1,083 ft	330 m	1982^[37]/1992^[38]	Russia	Dobryanka
2nd chimney of Ekibastuz GRES-1	1,083 ft	330 m	1982	Kazakhstan	Ekibastuz^[39]
Chimney of Zuevska thermal power station	1083 ft	330 m	1981	Ukraine	Zuhres, Donetsk Oblast^[39]
4th Chimney of Reftinskaya GRES	1,083 ft	330 m	1979	Russia	Reftinsky
Chimney of Pirdop copper smelter and refinery	1,066 ft	325 m	1987	Bulgaria	Pirdop
Chimney of Maritsa Iztok-3 Power Station	1,065 ft	324.6 m	1980^[40]	Bulgaria	Stara Zagora
2 chimneys of Maritsa Iztok-2 Power Station	1,065 ft	324.6 m	1977^[41]/1980^[42]	Bulgaria	Stara Zagora	No.2, No.3
2 chimneys of Kirishskaya GRES	1,050 ft	320 m	1984/1986	Russia	Kirishi^[39]
2 chimneys of Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant	1,050 ft	320 m^[43]	1981/1990	Azerbaijan	Mingachevir	Tallest free-standing structure west of the South Caucasus.
3rd chimney of Kostromskaya GRES	1,050 ft	320 m	1980	Russia	Volgorechensk
2 chimneys of Ryazanskaya GRES	1,050 ft	320 m	1973/1980	Russia	Novomichurinsk
2 chimneys of Vuhlehirska thermal power plant	1,050 ft	320 m	1972/1975^[44]/1975	Ukraine	Svitlodarsk
2 chimneys of Zaporozhskaya GRES	1,050 ft	320 m	1972/1977^[45]	Ukraine	Enerhodar^[46]
Chimney of Rockport Power Plant	1,038 ft	316.4 m	1984	United States	Rockport, Indiana
Chimney of Ugljevik Power Plant	1,017 ft	310 m	1985	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ugljevik
Chimney of Armstrong Power Plant	1,011 ft	308.15 m	1982	United States	Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Harllee Branch Power Plant	1,007 ft	307 m	1978	United States	Milledgeville, Georgia	Demolished on 15 October 2016 by explosives.
Chimney of Buschhaus Power Station	1,007 ft	307 m	1984	Germany	Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
Chimney of Jaworzno Power Station	1,004 ft	306 m	1977	Poland	Jaworzno
Chimney of Trepça Lead Smelter	1,004 ft	306 m	1972	Serbia	Trepça	^[47]
2 chimneys of Robert W Scherer Power Plant	1,001 ft	305 m	1983/1985	United States	Juliette, Georgia
Chimney of Independence Power Plant	1,001 ft	305 m	1983	United States	Newark, Arkansas
Chimney of Kyger Creek Power Plant	1,001 ft	305 m	1980	United States	Cheshire, Ohio
Chimney of White Bluff Power Plant	1,001 ft	305 m	1980	United States	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Chimney of Widows Creek Power Plant	1,001 ft	305 m	1977	United States	Stevenson, Alabama	Demolished on 3 December 2020 by explosives.
Chimney of Chvaletice Power Station	1,001 ft	305 m	1977	Czech Republic	Chvaletice
Chimney of Hal B. Wansley Power Plant	1,001 ft	305 m	1976	United States	Carrollton, Georgia
2 chimneys of Kingston Power Plant	1,001 ft	305 m	1976^[48]^[49]	United States	Kingston, Tennessee	Units 1–5 & 6–9
2 chimneys of Plant Bowen	1,001 ft	305 m	1975^[50]^[51]	United States	Cartersville, Georgia
3 chimneys of Harrison Power Station	1,001 ft	305 m	1972/1973/1994^[52]^[53]	United States	Haywood, West Virginia	Units 1+2 & 2+3
2 chimneys of Conemaugh Generating Station	1,001 ft	305 m	1970/1971^[54]^[55]	United States	Seward, Pennsylvania	Units 1&2
2 chimneys of Cumberland Fossil Plant	1,001 ft	305 m	1970^[56]^[57]	United States	Cumberland City, Tennessee	Units 1&2
Chimney of W. H. Sammis Power Plant	1,001 ft	305 m	1970	United States	Stratton, Ohio	Unit 7
Chimney of Hayden Smelter	1,001 ft	305 m	197?	United States	Hayden, Arizona
2 chimneys of Pleasants Power Plant	1,000 ft	304.8 m	1979/1980^[58]^[59]	United States	Belmont, West Virginia
Chimney of Cardinal Power Plant	1,000 ft	304.8 m	1977	United States	Brilliant, Ohio	Unit 3
Chimney #2 of Mitchell Power Plant	1,000 ft	304.8 m	2006^[60]	United States	Moundsville, West Virginia
Chimney of Power Plant Chemnitz	990 ft	301.8 m	1984	Germany	Chemnitz
Chimney of SASOL III Synthetic Fuel Production Plant	988 ft	301 m	1979	South Africa	Secunda	Tallest chimney in the Southern Hemisphere.
Chimney of Volzhskaya TEC-2	986 ft	300.7 m	1988	Russia	Volzhsky
Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1967	Germany	Lippendorf, Saxony	Briefly the tallest chimney in the world. Demolished in 2005.
Chimney of Thierbach Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1968	Germany	Espenhain, Saxony	Demolished in 2002.
Chimney for Units B-E of Power Plant Scholven	984 ft	300 m	1968	Germany	Gelsenkirchen	also used as electricity pylon for the 220 kV-line leaving Unit D
Chimney for Units F-H of Power Plant Scholven	984 ft	300 m	1974	Germany	Gelsenkirchen
Chimney of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station	984 ft	300 m	197?	Germany	Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia	Demolished in 1995.
Chimney of Vojany Power Station, EVO 2	984 ft	300 m	1974	Slovakia	Vojany	Height was reduced to 175 m (574 ft) in 1998.
Chimney of Tušimice Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1974	Czech Republic	Tušimice	Demolished in 2011–2012.
2nd chimney of Rybnik Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1974	Poland	Rybnik
Chimney of Novaky Power Plant	984 ft	300 m	1976	Slovakia	Nováky
Chimney of Clifty Creek Power Plant	984 ft	300 m	1978	United States	Madison, Indiana
Chimney of Kozienice Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1978	Poland	Kozienice
2 chimneys of Bełchatów Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1979/1982	Poland	Bełchatów
4 chimneys of Boxberg Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1979	Germany	Boxberg, Saxony	Demolished in 2000, 2009^[61]^[62] and 2012.^[63]^[64]
1st chimney of Ekibastuz GRES-1	984 ft	300 m	1980	Kazakhstan	Ekibastuz^[39]
Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1981	Czech Republic	Kadaň	Unit 2
Chimney North of Romag-Termo Power Plant	984 ft	300 m	1981	Romania	Halanga
3 chimneys of Power Station Jänschwalde	984 ft	300 m	1981	Germany	Jänschwalde	Demolished in 2002–2007.
Chimney of Duvha Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1982	South Africa	Witbank
Chimney of Warszawa-Kawęczyn Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1983	Poland	Warsaw
Chimney of Kakanj Power Plant^[65]	984 ft	300 m	1987	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Čatići
Chimney of Walsum Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1988	Germany	Duisburg-Walsum, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Bishkek TEC	984 ft	300 m^[66]	1989	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek
Chimney of Herne Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1989	Germany	Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia
3rd chimney of Orot Rabin	984 ft	300 m	1997	Israel	Hadera
Litvínov Chimney	984 ft	300 m	?	Czech Republic	Litvínov	Under construction.^[when?]
Stružnice Chimney	984 ft	300 m	?	Czech Republic	Stružnice
Chimney of Provence Power Station	974 ft	297 m	1984	France	Gardanne
Chimney of Kostolac Power Station, Unit B	968 ft	295 m	1987	Serbia	Kostolac
2nd chimney of Compostilla II Power Station^[es]	951 ft	290 m	1984	Spain	Cubillos del Sil
Chimney of Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, Unit 1 + 2	950 ft	289.6 m	1976	United States	Shippingport, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Bergkamen Power Station	932 ft	284 m	1981	Germany	Bergkamen, North Rhine-Westphalia
3rd chimney of Krasnoyarskaya TEC-3	929 ft	283.2 m	1991	Russia	Krasnoyarsk
Chimney of Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station	925 ft	282 m	1982	Germany	Werdohl, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Fundidora Mexicana de Cobre	919 ft	280 m	1988	Mexico	Nacozari
Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station, Unit B	918 ft	280 m	1983	Serbia	Obrenovac
Chimney of CET Brașov	918 ft	280 m	?	Romania	Brașov
4 chimneys of CET Turceni	918 ft	280 m	1978/1980/1983/1987	Romania	Turceni
Chimney of CET Rovinari	918 ft	280 m	?	Romania	Rovinari
Chimney of CET Pitești	918 ft	280 m	?	Romania	Pitești
2nd chimney of TEC-5	910 ft	277.5 m	1983	Russia	Omsk
3rd chimney of Matla Power Station Smokestack	906 ft	276 m	1982	South Africa	Kriel	Destroyed
Chimney of TEC-6	906 ft	276 m	1982	Ukraine	Kyiv
Chimney of John E. Amos Power Plant	904 ft	275.4 m	1971/1973	United States	Winfield, West Virginia
Chimney of Dahanu Thermal Power Station	903 ft	275.3 m	1995	India	Dahanu	Tallest in India.
4th chimney of Krasnoyarskaya TEC-1	902 ft	275 m	2020^[67]	Russia	Krasnoyarsk
Chimney of Adhunik Power & Natural Resource Ltd	902 ft	275 m	2012	India	Padampur, Jharkhand
Chimney of Korba Power Plant	902 ft	275 m	2009	India	Korba
Chimney of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station	902 ft	275 m	2008	India	Yamunanagar
Chimneys of Captive Power Plant, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd	902 ft	275 m	2007	India	Jharsuguda, Odisha
Chimney of Sagardighi Thermal Power Station	902 ft	275 m	2004	India	Sagardighi, Murshidabad
2 chimneys of Rihand Thermal Power Station	902 ft	275 m	1988/2005/2012	India	Sonbhadra district
2 chimneys of Kendal Power Station	902 ft	275 m	1988/1991	South Africa	Kendal
2 chimneys of Lethabo Power Station	902 ft	275 m	1985/1988	South Africa	Vereeniging
2 chimneys of Tutuka Power Station	902 ft	275 m	1985/1988	South Africa	Standerton
Chimney of Ibbenbüren Power Station	902 ft	275 m	1985	Germany	Ibbenbüren, North Rhine-Westphalia
2nd chimney of Matla Power Station	902 ft	275 m	1984	South Africa	Kriel	One stack is a replacement. Original stack was demolished after partial collapse of internal structure during construction.
Chimney of Wilhelmshaven Power Station (E.ON)	902 ft	275 m	1976	Germany	Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony
Chimney of Orhaneli Power Plant	902 ft	275 m	?	Turkey	Orhaneli
Chimney of Killen Station	901 ft	274.5 m	1982	United States	Manchester, Ohio	In January 2017, DP&L announced plans to close Killen Station in an agreement with the Sierra Club and several unnamed parties. The closure was planned for mid-2018.^[68]
Chimney of Kammer Power Plant	901 ft	274.5 m	1978	United States	Moundsville, West Virginia
2nd chimney of TEC-2	899 ft	274 m^[69]	1989	Russia	Volgodonsk
Chimney of Power Plant Łódź	899 ft	274 m	1977	Poland	Łódź
Dětmarovice Chimney	899 ft	274 m	?	Czech Republic	Dětmarovice
Chimney of Talimarjan Power Plant	896 ft	273 m^[70]	1989	Uzbekistan	Nuristan, Qashqadaryo Province
Chimney of Cardinal Power Plant	895 ft	272.8 m	1977	United States	Brilliant, Ohio	Unit 3
Chimney of Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant	886 ft	270 m^[71]	1990	Armenia	Hrazdan	Unit 5
3rd chimney of Tbilisi GRES	886 ft	270 m^[72]	1990	Georgia	Gardabani
2nd chimney of TEC-1	886 ft	270 m^[73]	1987	Russia	Kurgan
3 chimneys of Surgut-2 Power Station	896 ft	270 m^[74]	1985/1986/1991	Russia	Surgut
2 chimneys of Tobolskaya TEC	886 ft	270 m	1983/1986	Russia	Tobolsk
4th chimney of Krasnoyarskaya GRES-2	787 ft	270 m^[75]	1983	Russia	Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
2nd chimney of Stavropolskaya GRES	886 ft	270 m	1983	Russia	Solnechnodolsk
Chimney of MIM Smelter (MIM Smelter Stack)	886 ft	270 m	1978	Australia	Mount Isa, Queensland
3rd chimney of Karmanovskaya GRES	886 ft	270 m^[76]	1973	Russia	Yanaul
Chimney of Mělník Power Station	886 ft	270 m	1971	Czech Republic	Horní Počaply
1st chimney of Kostromskaya GRES	886 ft	270 m	1970	Russia	Volgorechensk
1st chimney of Compostilla II Power Station^[es]	886 ft	270 m	1972	Spain	Cubillos del Sil
Chimneys of Shengtou Power Station2	886 ft	270 m		China	Shuozhou	together with Chimney South of Suizhong Power Station the tallest chimneyd of China [1]
Suizhong Power Station, Chimney South	886 ft	270 m		China	Qinhuangdao	together with chimneys of Shengtou Power Station 2 the tallest chimney of China [2]
3rd chimney of Naberezhnochelninskaya TEC	869 ft	265 m^[77]	1976	Russia	Naberezhnye Chelny
Chimney of Power Plant Kraków-Leg	853 ft	262 m	1970	Poland	Kraków
Chimney of Siersza Power Station	853 ft	262 m	1970	Poland	Siersza
Chimney of TEC-5	853 ft	260 m	1985	Russia	Novosibirsk
Chimney of Loy Yang Power Station, Unit B	853 ft	260 m	1993	Australia	Traralgon
1st himney of Rybnik Power Station	853 ft	260 m	1972	Poland	Rybnik
Chimney of Dětmarovice Power Station	850 ft	259 m	1975	Czech Republic	Dětmarovice
Chimney of Shawville Generating Station	850 ft	259 m	1976	United States	Shawville, Pennsylvania
Chimney of R. E. Burger Power Plant	850 ft	259 m	1972	United States	Shadyside, Ohio	Demolished on 29 July 2016.
2 chimneys of W. H. Sammis Power Plant, Unit 5 + 6	850 ft	259 m	1967	United States	Stratton, Ohio
Chimney of Drax Power Station	850 ft	259 m	1969^[78]	United Kingdom	Drax, North Yorkshire, England	Tallest industrial chimney in the UK.^[79]
2nd chimney of TEC-4	848 ft	258.5 m	198?	Russia	Omsk
Chimney of Robert W Scherer Power Plant New Units 3&4	847 ft	258 m	2010	United States	Juliette, Georgia
2nd chimney of Zapadno-Sibirskaya TEC	843 ft	257 m	198?	Russia	Novokuznetsk
Chimney of Unit 6 of Bremen-Hafen Power Station	840 ft	256 m	1979	Germany	Bremen
Chimney Hamburg-Port	840 ft	256 m	?	Germany	Hamburg	Demolished. During its demolition by explosives in April 2004, further damage occurred caused by miscalculation of debris trajectories.
Chimney of Pruszków Power Plant	830 ft	256 m	?	Poland	Moszna-Parcela, Pruszków	Power plant was never commissioned.
2nd chimney of Kostromskaya GRES	838 ft	255.4 m^[80]	1972	Russia	Volgorechensk
2 сhimneys of Loy Yang Power Station, Unit A	853 ft	255 m	1984/1988	Australia	Traralgon
Chimney of Gen. J. M. Gavin Power Plant	830 ft	253 m	1994	United States	Cheshire, Ohio
2 chimneys of Yates Power Plant	830 ft	253 m	1974	United States	Newnan, Georgia	One of the chimneys was demolished on 21 January 2017.
2nd chimney of ASARCO El Paso Smelter	828 ft	252.5 m	1967	United States	El Paso, Texas	Very briefly the tallest chimney in the world. Demolished in April 2013.
Chimney of Aramon Power Plant	826.5 ft	252 m	1977	France	Aramon
2 chimneys of Eesti Power Plant	825 ft	251.5 m	1973	Estonia	Narva
3rd chimney of Aksu GRES	825 ft	251.5 m^[81]	1973^[82]	Kazakhstan	Aksu
New Chimney of Kuznetskaya TEC	823.5 ft	251 m	198?	Russia	Novokuznetsk
Chimney of Hudbay Minerals Flin Flon Smelter	823.5 ft	251 m	1973	Canada	Flin Flon, Manitoba	No longer in operation after smelter was shut down in 2010
2nd chimney of Volzhskaya TEC-1	823.5 ft	251 m	197?	Russia	Volzhsky
Chimney of Esbjerg Power Station	821 ft	250.2 m	1992	Denmark	Esbjerg
2 chimneys of Majuba Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1996/2000	South Africa	Volksrust
2 chimneys of Orot Rabin	820 ft	250 m	1993	Israel	Hadera	No.1, No.2
Chimney of Nizhnevartovsk GRES	820 ft	250 m	1992	Russia	Izluchinsk
2nd chimney of Novo-Ziminskaya TEC	820 ft	250 m^[83]	1990	Russia	Zima	Never entered in service^[84]
2 chimneys of Rutenberg Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1990/2000	Israel	Ashkelon
2 chimneys of Matimba Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1987/1990	South Africa	Ellisras
4 chimneys of Taichung Power Plant	820 ft	250 m	1991/1992/1996/1997	Taiwan	Taichung	Tallest industrial chimney in Taiwan.
2 chimneys of Bayswater Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1985/1986	Australia	Hunter Valley
Chimney of Mount Piper Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1993	Australia	Lithgow
2nd chimney of Voerde Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1982	Germany	Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney South of Romag-Termo Power Plant	820 ft	250 m	1981	Romania	Halanga
Chimney of Stráž pod Ralskem	820 ft	250 m	1979	Czech Republic	Stráž pod Ralskem
TE Rijeka	820 ft	250 m	1978	Croatia	Kostrena
Bakar Eurco Chimney TE Rijeka	820 ft	250 m	1978	Croatia	Bakar	Demolished in 2005.
Chimney of Grosskrotzenburg Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1992	Germany	Großkrotzenburg, Hesse
Chimney of Lünen Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1984	Germany	Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia
2 chimneys of Altbach Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1985/1997	Germany	Altbach, Baden-Württemberg
Chimneys of Heilbronn Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1986	Germany	Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg
2 chimneys of Duisburg-Schwelgern Sinterplant	820 ft	250 m	?	Germany	Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Fina Refinery of Duisburg	820 ft	250 m	1981	Germany	Duisburg–Neuenkamp, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH	820 ft	250 m	?	Germany	Duisburg-Hochfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Mehrum Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1979	Germany	Hohenhameln, Lower Saxony
Chimney of AES Tisza 2 Power Plant	820 ft	250 m	1974	Hungary	Tiszaújváros
Chimneys of Porto Tolle Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1977	Italy	Porto Tolle
2 chimneys of Połaniec Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1979/1983	Poland	Połaniec
Chimney of Katowice Sinterplant	820 ft	250 m	1975	Poland	Katowice
2 chimneys of Dolna Odra Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1973/1976	Poland	Nowe Czarnowo	One 250 m (820 ft) chimney was demolished after construction of a smoke cleaning facility.
Chimney of Power Plant Opole	820 ft	250 m	1993	Poland	Opole
Chimney of artificial fibre factory "WISKORD"	820 ft	250 m	1979	Poland	Szczecin
3rd chimney of TEC-2	820 ft	250 m^[85]	1986	Russia	Cheboksary
2nd chimney of Ust-Ilimskaya TEC	820 ft	250 m^[86]	1984	Russia	Ust-Ilimsk
Chimney of Vilnius TEC-3	820 ft	250 m	1983	Lithuania	Vilnius
4th chimney of Krasnoyarsk GRES-2	820 ft	250 m	1981	Russia	Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Chimney of Novo-Sterlitamakskaya TEC	820 ft	250 m	1981	Russia	Sterlitamak
2nd chimney of TEC-3	820 ft	250 m	1980	Russia	Novocheboksarsk
3rd chimney of Iriklinskaya Power Plant	820 ft	250 m^[87]	1979	Russia	Energetik, Orenburg Oblast
2 chimneys of TEC-2	820 ft	250 m	1978/1982^[88]	Russia	Nizhnekamsk
Chimney of TEC-2	820 ft	250 m	1978^[89]	Russia	Lipetsk
3rd chimney of TEC-1	820 ft	250 m	1977^[90]	Russia	Nizhnekamsk
Chimney of Cherepovetskaya GRES	820 ft	250 m	1976	Russia	Kaduy
4th chimney of Troitskaya GRES	820 ft	250 m	1976	Russia	Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast
2 chimneys of Northern TEC	820 ft	250 m	1975/1980	Russia	Saint Petersburg
1st chimney of Stavropolskaya GRES	820 ft	250 m	1974	Russia	Solnechnodolsk
2 chimneys of Naberezhnochelninskaya TEC	820 ft	250 m^[77]	1973/1976	Russia	Naberezhnye Chelny	No.1, No.2
2nd chimney of Karmanovskaya GRES	820 ft	250 m^[76]	1973	Russia	Yanaul
2 chimneys of Reftinskaya GRES	820 ft	250 m	1972/1975	Russia	Reftinsky	No.2, No.3
2 chimneys of Kurakhove Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1972	Ukraine	Kurakhove	No.5, No.6
3 chimneys of Novocherkassk Power Plant	820 ft	250 m	1970/1971/1972	Russia	Novocherkassk	No.2, No.3, No.4
2 chimneys of TEC-2	820 ft	250 m^[91]	198?	Kazakhstan	Temirtau	Other sources gives 253m^[92]
3 chimneys of Lukoml power station	820 ft	250 m	1969/1971/1973	Belarus	Novolukoml	also used as electricity pylons for the 330 kV-lines from the power station to the switchyard
3rd chimney of Konakovo Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1970^[93]	Russia	Konakovo
2 chimneys of Elektrėnai Power Plant	820 ft	250 m	1968/1973	Lithuania	Elektrėnai	No.2, No.3, No.2 is used as electricity pylons for a 330 kV-line from the power station to the switchyard
4th chimney of Nazarovo power station	820 ft	250 m	1968	Russia	Nazarovo
2 chimneys of Kashirskaya GRES	820 ft	250 m	1966/1983	Russia	Kashira	Briefly the tallest chimney in the world, also used as electricity pylons for a 220 kV-line from the power station to the switchyard
Chimney of TEC-27	819 ft	249.6 m	1992	Russia	Chelobityevo
Chimney of Severstal Power Plant	817 ft	249 m	1985	Russia	Cherepovets
Chimney of TEC-2	815 ft	248.5 m^[94]	1980^[95]	Russia	Ulyanovsk
1st chimney of ASARCO El Paso Smelter	814 ft	248 m	1965	United States	El Paso, Texas	Briefly the tallest chimney in the world. Possibly demolished.
2nd chimney of TEC-23	811 ft	247.3 m	1980	Russia	Moscow
1st chimney of TEC-23	806 ft	245.6 m	1975	Russia	Moscow
Chimney of Yates Power Plant	805 ft	245.4 m	1971/1973	United States	Newnan, Georgia
Chimneys of Monroe Power Plant	801 ft	244.1 m	1974	United States	Monroe, Michigan
Chimney of Grain Power Station	801 ft	244 m	1979^[96]	United Kingdom	Isle of Grain, England	Demolished on September 7, 2016, by explosives.^[97]
2 chimneys of Shawnee Fossil Plant	801 ft	244 m	1979/1980	United States	Paducah, Kentucky
2 chimneys of Miami Fort Power Station	801 ft	244 m	1975/1978	United States	North Bend, Ohio
4 chimneys of J.M. Stuart Station	801 ft	244 m	1970/1971/1972/1974	United States	Aberdeen, Ohio
3rd chimney of Paradise Fossil Plant	801 ft	244 m	1970	United States	Drakesboro, Kentucky
2 chimneys of Homer City Generating Station	801 ft	244 m	1969	United States	Homer City, Pennsylvania	Units 1&2
2 chimneys of Keystone Generating Station	801 ft	244 m	1967/68	United States	Shelocta, Pennsylvania	Units 1&2
Chimney of Bull Run Fossil Plant	801 ft	244 m	1967	United States	Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Stack#1 of New Madrid Powerplant	800 ft	243.8 m	?	United States	New Madrid, Missouri
Chimney of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station	791 ft	241 m	?	Germany	Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Scholven A Power Station	789 ft	240.5 m	?	Germany	Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Duslo Šaľa	788 ft	240.4 m	1992	Slovakia	Šaľa
5th chimney of Troitskaya GRES	787 ft	240 m	2013^[98]	Russia	Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast
Chimney of Minskaya TEC-5	787 ft	240 m^[99]	1992	Belarus	Rudensk
2nd chimney of Sosnovoborsk TEC	787 ft	240 m^[100]^[101]	1990	Russia	Sosnovoborsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Chimney of Kharanorskaya Power Station	821 ft	240 m^[102]	1991	Russia	Yasnogorsk, Zabaykalsky Krai
2 chimneys of Luohuang Power Station	787 ft	240 m	1989/2005	People's Republic of China	Chongqing
Chimney of TEC-2	821 ft	240 m^[103]	1986	Russia	Tyumen
Chimneys of Bexbach Power Station	787 ft	240 m	1983	Germany	Bexbach, Saarland
2nd chimney of TEC-3	787 ft	240 m^[90]	1983	Russia	Kazan
2nd chimney of Samarskaya TEC	787 ft	240 m^[104]	1972	Russia	Samara
Chimneys of Le Havre coal power plant	787.4 ft	240 m	1969/1984	France	Le Havre, Haute Normandie
Chimney of Allen S King Generating Station	786 ft	239.5 m	1968^[105]	United States	Bayport, Minnesota
3rd chimney of Novo-gorkovskaya TEC	781 ft	238 m^[106]	1988	Russia	Kstovo
4th chimney of TEC-3	780 ft	237.3 m	198?	Russia	Omsk
3 chimneys of Navajo Generating Station	775 ft	236.2 m	1997/1998/1999	United States	Page, Arizona	The three smokestacks were demolished on 18 December 2020.
Chimney of Mažeikių Nafta Power Plant	820 ft	236 m	1979	Lithuania	Mažeikiai
Chimney of Inverkip Power Station	774 ft	236 m	1976^[107]	United Kingdom	Inverkip, Scotland	Demolished on July 28, 2013.^[108]
Chimney of Fyn Power Station	771 ft	235 m	1991	Denmark	Odense
Chimney of Power Station Schwandorf	771 ft	235 m	?	Germany	Schwandorf, Bavaria	Demolished in 2005.
Chimney of Petrogal Sines	768 ft	234 m	?	Portugal	Sines
3rd chimney of Balakovo TEC	766 ft	233.5 m	1983	Russia	Balakovo
Chimney Heating Power Station Karlsruhe	764 ft	233 m	1985	Germany	Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg	Block 7
Chimneys Weiher Power Station	761 ft	232 m	1976	Germany	Quierschied, Saarland
Chimneys of Kashima Thermal power station	758 ft	231 m	1971	Japan	Ibaraki
Chimney of E. C. Gaston Power Station	755 ft	230 m	2009	United States	Wilsonville, Alabama
Chimney of W. C. Gorgas	755 ft	230 m	2007	United States	Parrish, Alabama
Chimney of Callide Power Station, Unit 'C'	755 ft	230 m	2000	Australia	Callide
2nd chimney of TEC-3	755 ft	230 m	1980	Russia	Barnaul
Chimney of Cheswick Power Station	755 ft	230 m	1970	United States	Springdale, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Castrop-Rauxel Power Station	755 ft	230 m	1966	Germany	Castrop-Rauxel, North Rhine-Westphalia	Demolished in 2008
3rd chimney of Voerde Power Station	755 ft	230 m	2005	Germany	Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Power Plant Lubin	755 ft	230 m	?	Poland	Lubin
Chimney of Šoštanj Power Station	755 ft	230 m	1977	Slovenia	Šoštanj
Chimney Heating Power Station Karlsruhe	689 ft	230 m	2008	Germany	Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg	Block 8
Chimney of New Castle Power Plant	750 ft	228.6 m	1977	United States	New Castle, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Heyden Power Station	745 ft	227 m	1987	Germany	Petershagen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimneys of Heating Power Station Gera-Nord	738 ft	225 m	1984/1986	Germany	Gera, Thuringia	Demolished 2008–2010.
Chimney Power Station Jena	738 ft	225 m	1981	Germany	Jena, Thuringia
Chimney of Power Plant Bielsko Biala	738 ft	225 m	1975	Poland	Czechowice-Dziedzice
Chimney of Power Plant Kraków-Leg	738 ft	225 m	1970	Poland	Kraków
Počerady Chimney	735 ft	224 m	?	Czech Republic	Počerady
Kunčice Chimney	728 ft	222 m	?	Czech Republic	Kunčice
Chimney of Power Plant Głogów	728 ft	222 m	?	Poland	Głogów
Chimney of Asnæs Power Station	723 ft	220.1 m	1981	Denmark	Kalundborg
Chimney of TEC-2	723 ft	220 m^[109]	1977^[110]	Russia	Astrakhan
Chimney of Moneypoint power station	722 ft	220 m	1985	Ireland	Kilrush	Designed to have a height of 225 m (738 ft), but built to a height of 220 m (720 ft) after changes during construction. Tallest freestanding structure in Ireland.
Chimney of Cuno Power Station	787 ft	220 m	1982	Germany	Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Počerady Power Station	722 ft	220 m	1977	Czech Republic	Počerady
2 chimneys of Trmice Power Plant	722 ft	220 m	?	Czech Republic	Trmice
Chimney of Schilling Power Station	722 ft	220 m	1962	Germany	Stade, Lower Saxony	Tallest chimney in the world upon completion in 1962 until 1966. Demolished.
Chimney of Chita Power Station Units 1–4	722 ft	220 m	1966	Japan	Chita
Chimney of Mittal Steel Ostrava	722 ft	220 m	?	Czech Republic	Ostrava
Chimney of Power Plant Polkowice	722 ft	220 m	?	Poland	Polkowice
Chimney of Power Plant Toruń	722 ft	220 m	?	Poland	Toruń
Chimney of Sual Power Station	720 ft	220 m	?	Philippines	Sual	^[111]^[112]
Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station, Unit A	718 ft	220 m	1970	Serbia	Obrenovac
2 chimneys of Cordemais Power Station	718 ft	220 m	1976/1983	France	Cordemais
2 chimneys of Porcheville Power Station	718 ft	220 m	1968/1975	France	Porcheville	Stopped since 1 January 2017.
Chimneys of Morgantown Generating Station	718 ft	218.85 m	1970/1971	United States	Newburg, Maryland
1st Chimney of Voerde Power Station	715 ft	218 m	1970	Germany	Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Teplárny Brno-sever	714 ft	217.5 m	1982	Czech Republic	Brno	Crooked chimney due to problem during erection in winter 1981.
Chimney of Pembroke Power Station	713 ft	217.3 m	1968^[113]	United Kingdom	Pembroke, Wales	Demolished on 25 November 2000.^[114]
Chimney of Shell Pernis	712 ft	216 m	1974	Netherlands	Rotterdam
Chimney of Littlebrook Power Station, Unit 'D'	705 ft	215 m	1981^[115]	United Kingdom	Dartford, Kent	Demolished on 15 December 2019.^[116]
3 сhimneys of the Lamma Power Station	705 ft	215 m	1982	Hong Kong	Po Lo Tsui, Lamma Island, New Territories	^[117]
Chimney of Richard L. Hearn Thermal Generating Station	705 ft	214.9 m	1971	Canada	Toronto, Ontario
Chimney of Intermountain Power Plant	701 ft	213.67 m	1987	United States	Delta, Utah
1st chimney of Matla Power Station	700 ft	213.5 m	1979	South Africa	Kriel
2 сhimneys of J. H. Miller Power Station	700 ft	213.5 m	2010/2009	United States	West Jefferson, Alabama	Units 1&2 + Units 3&4
Chimney of Rush Island Power Station	700 ft	213.5 m	1975	United States	Festus, Missouri
2 сhimneys of Lacygne Power Plant	700 ft	213.5 m	1973/1977	United States	Lacygne, Kansas
Chimney of Iatan Power Plant	700 ft	213.5 m	1980	United States	Iatan, Missouri
Chimney of Oswego Generating Station	700 ft	213.5 m	1980	United States	Oswego, New York
Chimney of Nebraska City Power Station	700 ft	213.5 m	1978	United States	Nebraska City, Nebraska
Chimney of Oswego Generating Station, Unit 5	700 ft	213.5 m	1976	United States	Oswego, New York
Chimneys of Labadie Power Station	700 ft	213.5 m	1970/1972	United States	Labadie, Missouri
Chimney of Alma Power Station	700 ft	213.5 m	1960^[118]	United States	Alma, Wisconsin	Demolished on October 1, 2018, by explosives^[119]
Chimney of Sibley Generating Station	700 ft	213.3 m	1967	United States	Sibley, Missouri
Chimney of Kielce Power Station	699 ft	213 m	1992	Poland	Kielce
Chimney of Tarong North Power Station	689 ft	210 m	2001	Australia	Tarong
Chimney of Stanwell Power Station	689 ft	210 m	1993	Australia	Stanwell
Chimney of Callide Power Station, Unit 'B'	689 ft	210 m	1988	Australia	Callide
Chimney of Tarong Power Station	689 ft	210 m	1986	Australia	Tarong
Chimney of Toshima Incinerator	689 ft	210 m	1999	Japan	Ikebukuro, Tokyo
Chimney of Guangdong Yudean Jinghai Power Generation Station	689 ft	210 m	2007	People's Republic of China	Jieyang
Chimney of Guangdong Red Bay Generation Powerplant	689 ft	210 m	2006	People's Republic of China	Shanwei
Chimney of Zhanjiang Aoliyou Powerplant	689 ft	210 m	2005	People's Republic of China	Zhanjiang
Chimney of Huaneng Shantou Powerplant	689 ft	210 m	1996	People's Republic of China	Shantou
Chimney Power Station Moers-Meerbeck	689 ft	210 m	?	Germany	Moers–Meerbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia	Demolished early 1990s.
Chimney Power Station Dortmund-Derne	689 ft	210 m	?	Germany	Dortmund-Derne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney Heating Power Station Karlsruhe	689 ft	210 m	1978	Germany	Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg	Block 5
Main chimney of the MiRO refinery	689 ft	210 m	?	Germany	Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Chimney of Gustav Knepper Power Station	689 ft	210 m	1971	Germany	Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of CET Bacău	689 ft	210 m	1990	Romania	Bacău
Chimney of Wesleyville Power Station	682 ft	208 m		Canada	Toronto, Ontario	Power plant idled, unused stack.
2 chimneys of Poolbeg Generating Station	680 ft	207.3 m	1970/1978	Ireland	Dublin
Vřesová Chimney	676 ft	206 m	?	Czech Republic	Vřesová
Chimney of Plant Hammond	675 ft	205.8 m	2008	United States	Coosa, Georgia
Chimney of Plant Bowen Units 1&2	675 ft	205.8 m	2008	United States	Cartersville, Georgia
Chimney of Plant Bowen Units 3&4	675 ft	205.8 m	2007	United States	Cartersville, Georgia
Chimney of Hal B. Wansley Power Plant	675 ft	205.8 m	2007	United States	Roopville, Georgia
Chimney of Zinifex Smelter (Zinifex Smelter Stack)	673 ft	205 m	?	Australia	Port Pirie
Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf	673 ft	205 m	?	Germany	Leipzig, Saxony
Chimney of Ironbridge B Power Station	673 ft	205 m	1969^[120]	United Kingdom	Ironbridge, Shropshire	Demolished on 3 September 2021.^[121]
Chimney of Počerady Power Station	673 ft	205 m	?	Czech Republic	Počerady
Chimney of Slovalco	669 ft	204 m	?	Slovakia	Žiar nad Hronom
Chimney of Mondi Business Paper SCP	669 ft	204 m		Slovakia	Ružomberok
Chimney of MVM Észak-Buda Power Station	666 ft	203 m	1974	Hungary	Budapest
Chimney of Iru Thermal Power Plant	664 ft	202.4 m	1978	Estonia	Maardu
Chimney of Savica Power Plant	663 ft	202 m	?	Croatia	Zagreb
Chimney Power Station Franken II	663 ft	202 m	1963/1964	Germany	Erlangen, Bavaria	Demolished in 2001.
Chimney of Považská Bystrica Old Power Station	659 ft	201 m		Slovakia	Považská Bystrica	Demolished in 2016.^[122]
Křivenice Chimney	659 ft	201 m		Czech Republic	Křivenice
Neratovice Chimney	659 ft	201 m		Czech Republic	Neratovice
Chimney of Thermal Power Plant Frederick II	656 ft	200 m	?	Italy	Brindisi
Chimney of Tresnjevka Power Plant	656 ft	200 m		Croatia	Zagreb
Chimney of Amyntaio Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1987	Greece	Amyntaio
Chimneys of Eraring Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1982/1983	Australia	Eraring
3 chimneys of Manjung Coal Fired Power Plant	656 ft	200 m	2002/2015/2017	Malaysia	Manjung	Tallest chimneys in Malaysia.
Chimney of Simmering Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1990	Austria	Vienna	Unit 3
Chimney of TEC-3	659 ft	200 m^[123]	1979	Russia	Volgograd
Chimney of Škoda Auto	656 ft	200 m		Czech Republic	Mladá Boleslav
Chimney of Mělník Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1980	Czech Republic	Horní Počaply
Chimney of Ledvice Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1969	Czech Republic	Ledvice
Chimney of Počerady Power Station	656 ft	200 m		Czech Republic	Počerady
Chimney of Spolana Neratovice	656 ft	200 m		Czech Republic	Neratovice
Stadtwerketurm	656 ft	200 m	1967	Germany	Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney Power Station Mannheim-Neckar	656 ft	200 m	198?	Germany	Mannheim–Neckarau, Baden-Württemberg
Chimney Ludwigshafen	656 ft	200 m		Germany	Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate	Demolished in November 2002.
Chimneys of Bayer-Power Station Leverkusen	722 ft	200 m	?	Germany	Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia	Some sources give 220 m (720 ft).
Chimney of Incineration Plant Essen-Karnap	656 ft	200 m	1987	Germany	Essen–Karnap, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney Power Station Westfalen	656 ft	200 m	1989	Germany	Hamm–Schmehausen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Frimmersdorf Power Station, Unit P	656 ft	200 m	1966	Germany	Frimmersdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimneys of Irsching Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1969/1974	Germany	Vohburg an der Donau
Chimney Power Station Breitungen	656 ft	200 m	1986	Germany	Breitungen, Thuringia	Demolished in 2005.
Chimney of Schkopau Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1995	Germany	Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt
Chimney of Schwedt PCK-refinery	656 ft	200 m		Germany	Schwedt, Brandenburg	Demolished in 2003.
Chimney of Hekinan Power Plant, Units 1–3	656 ft	200 m	1990	Japan	Hekinan
Chimney of Sakaide Power Plant, Units 2–4	656 ft	200 m	1971	Japan	Sakaide
Saganoseki Smelter and Refinery Second Stack	656 ft	200 m	1972	Japan	Saganoseki, Ōita
Chimney of Anan Power Plant	656 ft	200 m		Japan	Anan
Chimney of Atsumi Power Plant	656 ft	200 m		Japan	Atsumi
Chimney of Chita Daini Power Plant	656 ft	200 m		Japan	Chita
Chimney of Chita Power Station Units 5–6	656 ft	200 m		Japan	Chita
Chimney of New Plymouth Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1972	New Zealand	New Plymouth
Chimney of Katowice Power Station	656 ft	200 m	?	Poland	Katowice
Chimney of Power Plant Zabrze	656 ft	200 m	?	Poland	Zabrze
Chimney of Power Station Kozienice	656 ft	200 m	?	Poland	Kozienice
Chimney of Łagisza Power Station	656 ft	200 m	?	Poland	Będzin–Łagisza
Chimney of Pątnów Power Station	656 ft	200 m	?	Poland	Pątnów	Demolished in 2008.
Chimney of Power Station Poznań-Karolin	656 ft	200 m	?	Poland	Poznań–Karolin
3 chimneys of Siekierki Power Station	656 ft	200 m	?	Poland	Warsaw–Siekierki	Chimneys n°2, 3 and 4
Chimney of Gdańsk Power Station	656 ft	200 m		Poland	Gdańsk
Chimney of Żerań Power Station	656 ft	200 m		Poland	Warsaw–Żerań
Chimney of Sant Adrià de Besòs Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1976	Spain	Sant Adrià de Besòs
Chimney of Strážske Chemko Power Station	656 ft	200 m		Slovakia	Strážske
Chimney of Vojany Power Station, EVO 1	656 ft	200 m		Slovakia	Vojany
Large Chimney of Krompachy Kovohuty Copper Smelter	656 ft	200 m		Slovakia	Krompachy
Chimney of Power Station Vranov nad Topľou Bukóza Holding Works	656 ft	200 m		Slovakia	Vranov nad Topľou
Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1976	Czech Republic	Kadaň	Unit 1.
Chimney of Mělník Power Station III	656 ft	200 m		Czech Republic	Horní Počaply
Manušice Chimney	656 ft	200 m		Czech Republic	Česká Lípa	Demolished ?
Chimney of Skalice u České Lípy	656 ft	200 m		Czech Republic	Skalice u České Lípy	Demolished?
Chimney of Candiota III Generating Station [pt]	656 ft	200 m	2010	Brazil	Candiota
Chimney of Fiddlers Ferry Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1971^[124]	United Kingdom	Widnes, Cheshire
Chimney of Eggborough Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1966^[125]	United Kingdom	Eggborough, North Yorkshire	Demolished on 24 July 2022.^[126]
Chimneys of West Burton A Power Station	656 ft	200 m	Original: 1966^[127] Replacement: 2003^[128]^[129]	United Kingdom	West Burton, Nottinghamshire	Twin chimneys. Original stacks demolished in 2003.^[128]
Chimney of Gibson Generating Station	655 ft	199.7 m	2005	United States	Owensville, Indiana
Chimney of Didcot A Power Station	654 ft	199.5 m	1968^[130]	United Kingdom	Didcot, Oxfordshire	Demolished on 9 February 2020.^[131]
Chimney of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station	653 ft	199 m	1967^[132]	United Kingdom	Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire
Chimneys of Ferrybridge C Power Station	650 ft	198 m	1966^[133]	United Kingdom	Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire	Twin chimneys, demolished on 22 August 2021.^[134]
Chimney of Cottam Power Station	650 ft	198 m	1968^[135]	United Kingdom	Cottam, Nottinghamshire
Chimney of Kingsnorth Power Station	650 ft	198 m	1970^[136]	United Kingdom	Hoo St Werburgh, Kent	Demolished on 22 March 2018.^[136]
Chimney of Fawley Power Station	650 ft	198 m	1969^[137]	United Kingdom	Fawley, Hampshire	Demolished on 31 October 2021.^[138]
Chimney of Kilroot Power Station	650 ft	198 m	1981^[139]	United Kingdom	Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
Chimney of Consumers Energy B.C. Cobb Plant	650 ft	198 m	?	United States	Muskegon, Michigan	Ceased operations in 2016. It was completely demolished along with the B.C. Cobb plant in January 2020 after a gradual demolition process over two years.^[140]^[141]
Chimney of Nanticoke Generating Station Units 1–4	650 ft	198 m		Canada	Nanticoke, Ontario	Demolished on February 28, 2018, by explosives
Chimney of Nanticoke Generating Station Units 5–8	650 ft	198 m		Canada	Nanticoke, Ontario	Demolished on February 28, 2018, by explosives
Chimney of Lennox Generating Station Units 1–2	650 ft	198 m		Canada	Lennox County, Ontario
Chimney of Lennox Generating Station Units 3–4	650 ft	198 m		Canada	Lennox County, Ontario
Chimney of Thunder Bay Generating Station Units 3–4	650 ft	198 m		Canada	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Demolished on 9 September 2021 by explosives.
Port Kembla Copper Stack	650 ft	198 m	1965	Australia	Port Kembla	Demolished on 20 February 2014 by explosives.
Chimney of Tušimice Power Station	643 ft	196 m	1964	Czech Republic	Tušimice	Demolished on 27 November 2005 by explosives.
Chimney of Gibson Generating Station	626 ft	195.6 m	2006	United States	Owensville, Indiana
Large Chimney of Žilina Heat Power Station	640 ft	195 m	1982	Slovakia	Žilina
Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery smokestack	637 ft	194 m	1954	Canada	Sudbury, Ontario	Tallest chimney in the world upon completion.^[15]
Chimney of Jablonec nad Nisou	627 ft	191 m		Czech Republic	Jablonec nad Nisou
Chimney of Tepláreň	620 ft	190 m		Slovakia	Zvolen
Chimneys of Otto E. Eckert Power Plant	615 ft	187.5 m	1981	United States	Lansing, Michigan
Lead Smelter Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co	611"8" ft	186 m	1951	United States	El Paso, Texas	Briefly the tallest chimney in the world from 1951 to 1952.^[12]^[13]^[14] Demolished in April 2013.
Chimney of pl:Elektrociepłownia Wrocław	611 ft	186 m	1978	Poland	Wrocław, Poland
Chimney of Doe Run primary lead smelter	610 ft	186 m^[142]	1968	United States	Glover, Missouri	Idle since 2003.
Amercentrale	607 ft^[143]	185 m	1980	Netherlands	Geertruidenberg
Chimney of Ashbridges Bay Sewage Treatment Plant	607 ft	185 m	?	Canada	Toronto, Ontario
Lead Smelter Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co	606 ft	184.7 m	1937	United States	Selby, California	Tallest chimney in the world from 1937 to 1951.^[9] Demolished in 1972–73.
Chimney of Komořany Power Station	604 ft	184 m	1963	Czech Republic	Komořany u Mostu
Chimney of Longannet Power Station	600 ft	183 m	1969^[144]	United Kingdom	Fife, Scotland	Demolished on 9 December 2021.^[145]
Chimney of Rugeley B Power Station	600 ft	183 m	Original: 1970^[146] Replacement: 2009	United Kingdom	Rugeley, Staffordshire	Replacement chimney demolished on 24 January 2021.^[147]
Chimney of Plant Barry	600 ft	183 m	2009	United States	Bucks, Alabama
Chimney of Brunner Island Power Plant	600 ft	183 m	2008	United States	York Haven, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Coleson Cove Generating Station	600 ft	183 m	2004	Canada	Saint John, New Brunswick
Chimney of Seward Power Plant	600 ft	183 m	1921	United States	Seward, Pennsylvania	1921 is the date the power plant was constructed. There is no references to indicate the current 600 ft (180 m) stack was built at that time and the plant itself has been reconstructed multiple times over its history. Furthermore, the stack is built of concrete, which was not known to have been used in chimney construction until the 1930s.
2 Chimneys of Coleson Cove Generating Station	600 ft	183m		Canada	Saint John, New Brunswick
Syncrude Mildred Lake Chimney	600 ft	183 m	1969	Canada	Mildred Lake, Alberta
2 Higher Chimneys of Balti Power Plant	599 ft	182.6 m	1965	Estonia	Narva
Chimney of Power Station Senoko III	597 ft	182 m	1976	Singapore	Singapore
Sokolov Chimney	597 ft	182 m		Czech Republic	Sokolov
Chomutov Chimney	594 ft	181 m		Czech Republic	Chomutov
Chimney of Tychy CHP Power Plant	591 ft	180 m	1976	Poland	Tychy
3rd Chimney of Svetlogorsk TEC	591 ft	180 m	1991	Belarus	Svetlogorsk
Chimney of Spalovna Malešice	591 ft	180 m	1996	Czech Republic	Malešice
Chimney of Sezimovo Ústí	591 ft	180 m		Czech Republic	Sezimovo Ústí
Chimney of Česká Lípa	591 ft	180 m		Czech Republic	Česká Lípa
East chimney of the MiRO refinery	591 ft	180 m	?	Germany	Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Chimney of Duck Creek Power Plant	588 ft	179.3 m	2008	United States	Canton, Illinois
Praha Chimney	587 ft	179 m		Czech Republic	Prague
Anaconda Smelter Stack	585 ft	178.3 m	1919	United States	Anaconda, Montana	Tallest brick chimney in the world.
Chimney of Monroe Power Plant	580 ft	176.8 m	2007	United States	Monroe, Michigan
Chimney of Amercentrale	577 ft	176 m	1980	Netherlands	Geertruidenberg
Chimney of EON-centrale Maasvlakte	574 ft	175 m	2010	Netherlands	Rotterdam
Chimney of Vojany Power Station, EVO 2	574 ft	175 m	1974	Slovakia	Vojany	Height reduced from 300 m (980 ft) to 175 m (574 ft) in 1998.
Chimney of Ruston Copper Smelter	571 ft	174.0 m	1917	United States	Ruston, Washington	Owned by ASARCO. "[O]nce the world's tallest smokestack" Reduced to 562 ft (171 m) after an earthquake in 1937. Demolished on 17 January 1993.^[148]^[149]
Chimney of Agios Dimitrios Power Station	571 ft	174.0 m		Greece	Agios Dimitrios
Chimney of Liquichimica Biosintesi	571 ft	174.0 m		Italy	Montebello Ionico
Chimney of Kerncentrale Borssele	570 ft	173 m	1973	Netherlands	Borssele
2 chimneys of Harding Street Station	565 ft	172 m	1973	United States	Indianapolis, Indiana	^[150] Owned by AES Indiana.
Plzeň Chimney	561 ft	171 m		Czech Republic	Plzeň
Chimney of Peterhead Power Station	560 ft	170.6 m	1980^[151]	United Kingdom	Boddam, Scotland
Chimneys of Blyth B Power Station	557 ft	170 m	1962^[152]	United Kingdom	Blyth, Northumberland	Twin chimneys, demolished on 7 December 2003.^[153]
Považská Bystrica Chimney	557 ft	170 m		Slovakia	Považská Bystrica
Otrokovice Chimney	557 ft	170 m		Czech Republic	Otrokovice
Lambton Generating Station Chimney 1	557 ft	170 m	1969	Canada	Corunna, Ontario
Lambton Generating Station Chimney 2	557 ft	170 m	1969	Canada	Corunna, Ontario
St. Lawrence Cement Chimney	556 ft	169.4 m	1956^[154]	Canada	Mississauga, Ontario
Děčín Chimney	554 ft	169 m		Czech Republic	Děčín
Chimneys of Tilbury B Power Station	551 ft^[155]	168 m	1968^[155]	United Kingdom	Tilbury, Essex	Twin chimneys, demolished on 28 September 2017.^[156]
Lambton Generating Station Chimney 3	550 ft	168 m		Canada	Corunna, Ontario
Chimneys of Drakelow A Power Station	548 ft	167 m	1957^[157]^[158]	United Kingdom	Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire	Twin chimneys, demolished in 2005.^[157]^[158]
Kunčice Chimney	548 ft	167 m		Czech Republic	Kunčice
La Oroya Smelter Chimney	548 ft	167 m		Peru	La Oroya
Chimney of Tepláreň Martin	539 ft	165 m	1980	Slovakia	Martin
Chimney of Electriciteitscentrale Gelderland	537 ft	164 m	1980	Netherlands	Nijmegen
Štětí Chimney	535 ft	163 m		Czech Republic	Štětí
Chimney of Kralupy nad Vlatvou	531 ft	162 m		Czech Republic	Kralupy nad Vltavou
České Budějovice Chimney	531 ft	162 m		Czech Republic	České Budějovice
Praha Chimney	531 ft	162 m		Czech Republic	Prague
Kopřivnice Chimney	531 ft	162 m		Czech Republic	Kopřivnice
Štúrovo Chimney	528 ft	161 m		Slovakia	Štúrovo
Příbram Chimney	528 ft	161 m		Czech Republic	Příbram
Chimney of Jablonec nad Nisou	528 ft	161 m		Czech Republic	Jablonec nad Nisou
Snina Chimney	524 ft	160 m		Slovakia	Snina
Chimney of Devínska Nová Ves	524 ft	160 m		Slovakia	Devínska Nová Ves
Chimney of Suginami Incinerator	524 ft	160 m	1982	Japan	Suginami, Tokyo
Chimney of Kralupy nad Vlatvou	524 ft	160 m		Czech Republic	Kralupy nad Vltavou
Chimney of Býnina	524 ft	160 m	1960	Czech Republic	Valašské Meziříčí
Chimney of Praha Heat Power Station	524 ft	160 m	1961	Czech Republic	Prague
Chimney of Aberthaw B Power Station	524 ft	160 m	1971^[159]	United Kingdom	Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Chimney of Petrochema	524 ft	160 m	1989	Slovakia	Dubová
Chimney of Leipzig-North Cogeneration Plant	512 ft	156 m	1929	Germany	Leipzig, Saxony	was at time of completion tallest chimney in Europe, demolished in 1995
Postřelmov Chimney	512 ft	156 m		Czech Republic	Postřelmov

Japanese Steel Smokestacks This is a list of Japanese smokestacks built from large sections of steel pipe. The majority of tall steel chimneys in the world are located in Japan. Unlike other modern developed countries which use reinforced concrete to build tall chimneys, Japan has historically used steel until recently in smokestack construction.^{[citation needed]}

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