List of tallest chimneys

This list of the tallest chimneys in the world ranks chimneys by height.

Use

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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

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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.

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  Indicates a structure that is no longer standing.

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 GelsenkirchenWesterholt 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 Kemerkoy Power Plant 984 ft 300 m 1983  Turkey Mugla
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
Large chimney of Tobolskaya TEC 886 ft 270 m 1986  Russia Tobolsk also used as electricity pylon for two 220 kV-lines leaving Tobolskaya TEC
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 Energetik
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 Station 2 886 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 DuisburgNeuenkamp, 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 Energetik
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 pylon 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
Small chimney of Tobolskaya TEC 787 ft 240 m 1980  Russia Tobolsk also used as electricity pylon for two 220 kV-lines leaving Tobolskaya TEC
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 MoersMeerbeck, 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 MannheimNeckarau, 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 EssenKarnap, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney Power Station Westfalen 656 ft 200 m 1989  Germany HammSchmehausen, 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 BędzinŁagisza
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 PoznańKarolin
3 chimneys of Siekierki Power Station 656 ft 200 m ?  Poland WarsawSiekierki 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 WarsawŻerań
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
Štětí Chimney 508 ft 155 m  Czech Republic Štětí
Chimney of ASARCO 508.5 ft 155 m 1929  Mexico Nueva Rosita Chimney built of bricks.
The Big Stack 508 ft 154.8 m 1908  United States Great Falls, Montana Completed on 23 November 1908. Demolished on 18 September 1982.[160]
2 Chimneys of Moss Landing Power Plant 500 ft 153 m 1964  United States Moss Landing, California
Praha Chimney 500 ft 152 m  Czech Republic Prague
Chimneys of Cockenzie Power Station 500 ft 152 m 1966[161]  United Kingdom Cockenzie, Scotland Twin chimneys, demolished on 26 September 2015.[162]
INCO Nickel Smelter Chimney 500 ft 152 m 1929  Canada Sudbury, Ontario
INCO Copper Smelter Chimney 500 ft 152 m 1936  Canada Sudbury, Ontario
INCO Nickel Smelter Chimney 500 ft 152 m 1937  Canada Port Colborne, Ontario
INCO Thompson Smelter Chimney 500 ft 152 m 1958  Canada Thompson, Manitoba
Tema Volca Aluminium Smelter Chimney 500 ft 152 m  Ghana Tema
Ostrava Chimney 499 ft 152 m  Czech Republic Ostrava
Bridgeport Chimney 498 ft 152 m 1969[163]  United States Bridgeport, Connecticut To be discontinued by 1 July 2021,[164] the last coal fired power plant in Connecticut.[163]
Litvínov Chimney 495 ft 151 m  Czech Republic Litvínov
Křivenice Chimney 495 ft 151 m  Czech Republic Křivenice
Paskov Chimney 495 ft 151 m  Czech Republic Paskov
Chimney of Bánovce nad Bebravou 495 ft 151 m  Slovakia Bánovce nad Bebravou
Chimney of Västerås Power Plant 494 ft 150.6 m 1963  Sweden Västerås
Chimney of Jaslovské Bohunice Power Station 492 ft 150 m  Slovakia Jaslovské Bohunice
Chimneys of Mochovce Nuclear Power Station 492 ft 150 m  Slovakia Mochovce
Chimneys of Huntly Power Station 492 ft 150 m  New Zealand Huntly, New Zealand
Chimney of Bali Refuse Incineration Plant 492 ft 150 m 1998  Taiwan New Taipei [165]
Chimney of Volkswagen 492 ft 150 m  Slovakia Bratislava
Chimney of Novaky Power Plant-B, Units 1 + 2 492 ft 150 m 1963  Slovakia Nováky
2 Chimneys of Senoko Incineration Plant 492 ft 150 m 1992  Singapore Singapore
4 Lower Chimneys of Balti Power Plant 492 ft 150 m 1959/1963  Estonia Narva Demolished 2005–2011[166][167]
Příbram Chimney 492 ft 150 m  Czech Republic Příbram
Chimney of Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant 492 ft 150 m 2000  Taiwan Taipei Public observation deck at a height of 116 m (381 ft) and restaurant at a height of 120 m (390 ft) [168]
Kladno Chimney 492 ft 150 m  Czech Republic Kladno
Chimney of Hranice Cement Works 492 ft 150 m  Czech Republic Hranice
Chimney of Mělník Power Station 492 ft 150 m  Czech Republic Horní Počaply
Chimney of Mittal Steel 492 ft 150 m 1986  Czech Republic Kunčičky
Přívoz Chimney 492 ft 150 m  Czech Republic Přívoz
Čelechovice Chimney 492 ft 150 m  Czech Republic Čelechovice
Neratovice Chimney 492 ft 150 m  Czech Republic Neratovice
Chimney of Skalice u České Lípy 492 ft 150 m  Czech Republic Skalice u České Lípy
Chimney of Michle Heat Power Station 492 ft 150 m  Czech Republic Michle
Chimney of Dolní Jiřetín 492 ft 150 m  Czech Republic Dolní Jiřetín Under construction.[when?]
Chimney of Mondi Štětí 492 ft 150 m  Czech Republic Štětí
Lakvijaya Power Station Chimney No:1 492 ft 150 m 2010  Sri Lanka Norochcholai
Lakvijaya Power Station Chimney No:2 492 ft 150 m 2010  Sri Lanka Norochcholai
Lakvijaya Power Station Chimney No:3 492 ft 150 m 2010  Sri Lanka Norochcholai
Třeboradice Chimney 492 ft 150 m  Czech Republic Třeboradice
Radio City Tower 486 ft 148 m 1965  United Kingdom Liverpool, England built as chimney for the heating system of a nearby mall
Strakonice Chimney 486 ft 148 m  Czech Republic Strakonice
Chimney of Muzha Refuse Incineration Plant 482 ft 147 m 1991  Taiwan Taipei [169]
Chimneys of Zouk Power Station 476 ft 145 m  Lebanon Jounieh
Zlín Chimney 469 ft 143 m  Czech Republic Zlín
Písek Chimney 466 ft 142 m  Czech Republic Písek
Opatovice Chimney 466 ft 142 m  Czech Republic Opatovice
Teplice Chimney 463 ft 141 m  Czech Republic Teplice
Křivenice Chimney 463 ft 141 m  Czech Republic Křivenice
Michle Chimney 463 ft 141 m  Czech Republic Michle
ZDA Chimney 459 ft 140 m 1967  Slovakia Partizánske
Myjava Chimney 459 ft 140 m  Slovakia Myjava
Halsbrücker Esse 459 ft 140 m 1889  Germany Halsbrücke Chimney built of bricks
Kladno K7 Stack 459 ft 140 m  Czech Republic Kladno
Nymburk Chimney 459 ft 140 m  Czech Republic Nymburk
DSM-Chimney 459 ft 140 m   Switzerland Eiken
Horní Počaply Chimney 459 ft 140 m  Czech Republic Horní Počaply
Chimney of Zlín Power Station 459 ft 140 m  Czech Republic Zlín
West chimney of the MiRO refinery 459 ft 140 m ?  Germany Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Port Dundas Townsend Chimney 454 ft 138.4 m 1859[170]  United Kingdom Glasgow, Scotland Chimney built of bricks. Tallest in the world from 1859 to 1889. Demolished in 1964.[5]
3 Chimneys of Morro Bay Power Plant[171] 450 ft 137.1 m 1955  United States Morro Bay, California
Chimneys of High Marnham Power Station 449 ft 137 m 1959[172]  United Kingdom Marnham, Nottinghamshire Twin chimneys, demolished on 15 December 2004.[173]
Trebišov Chimney 449 ft 137 m  Slovakia Trebišov
Reckitt's Chimney 449 ft 137m Mid 1970s  United Kingdom Hull, England Not in use now.
Liberec Chimney 436 ft 133 m