Yara International ASA sustainability score: 21/100
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Yara International is a Norwegian chemical company and the world's largest producer of nitrogen fertilizers and ammonia. Founded 2003, headquartered in Oslo, it employs over 16,000 people and generated €12.6 billion in revenue (2024).
More about Yara International ASA
The company operates production facilities globally and is majority-owned by the Norwegian government.
Founded 2003Head office Oslo, NorwayStaff ~17,000Revenue ~$13.9B (2024)Website ↗
Yara is a fertilizer giant whose core business model—synthesizing nitrogen from fossil gas—remains fundamentally misaligned with climate science. Scope 3 emissions dominate (73% of total footprint) yet targets exclude upstream suppliers. A tiny green hydrogen pilot and delayed SBTi validation cannot mask stalled decarbonization and regulatory fines for water pollution.
Yara International ASA scores 21/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified May 2026.
That places Yara International ASA joint 960th of 1,023 companies scored, and 16th of 17 in Chemicals.
What is Yara International ASA doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Transparency & Accountability (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (3/10, 3/10).
Where Yara International ASA lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling.
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies3/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Yara International ASA's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Yara International ASA's score based on?
15 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
27% of them were published by Yara International ASA itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 11 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
11 of 15 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Yara International ASA compare with other chemicals companies?
Where Yara International ASA sits among chemicals peers.
Among the 17 major chemicals brands we've scored, Yara International ASA sits 16th of 17.
Who scores higher in Chemicals?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Yara International ASA.
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