GNR 2.0 – GCCA in Numbers

The cement and concrete sector is fully committed to achieving significant sustainability progress. The GCCA gathers key data recording the industry’s sustainability commitments. The GNR (“GCCA in NumbeRs”) is a key tool in how key sustainability progress is monitored and reported.

Latest data

In 2026, we collected data for calendar year 2024, maintaining the 2-year non-disclosure period required by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) undertakings for the UK.

  • The 2024 Cement Industry GNR data show a 25%* reduction in CO2 per tonne of cementitious has been achieved since 1990
  • The proportion of alternative fuels used is 13** times greater than in 1990
  • Energy efficiency has improved by 17% since 1990
  • Clinker to Cementitious ratio shows an improvement of 11%*** since 1990.

*Note 25% is a rounded figure – actual figure accurate to two decimal places is 25.31 %. This is 0.24 percentage point improvement since 2023.
**Note 13 times is a rounded figure – actual figure, accurate to one decimal place, is 12.8 times. This is up from 12.2 times in 2023.
***Note 11% is a rounded figure for relative percentage change – actual figure accurate to one decimal place is 10.9%. It was 10.7% in 2023

Fossil Fuel Substitution and % Distribution of Conventional Fossil Fuel

Total Alternative Fuel usage in 2024 is 25.57 Mt and Total Biomass Fuel usage in 2024 is 8.51 Mt

% Distribution of Alternative Fuels and Biomass Waste

Total % of Alternative Fuel consumption is 75% in 2024 of 100% of Thermal Energy Consumption

About the GNR

The GNR database is now managed by the GCCA, having transferred at the end of 2018 from the Cement Sustainability Initiative (an initiative run through the World Business Council for Sustainable Development). Data are collected according to the Cement CO₂ and Energy Protocol.

To access the CO₂ and Energy Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Cement Industry Excel Spreadsheet and Internet Manual, in English or Chinese use following links: Excel Spreadsheet and Internet Manual, in English or Chinese use following links:

How to access and contribute to GNR Data? 

The GNR database is open and transparent to interested parties. To support interested parties to use and interpret our comprehensive data, we provide detailed data and regional data. 

Data is available for: 1990, 2000, and 2005 till 2024. Each year we update the data in June-July period. The regions and countries for which data are available are listed here in accordance with anti-trust law and confidentiality requirements. The list of parameters and indicators available is available here.

To access the data please kindly use the link to register – https://gnrapi.azurewebsites.net/login. For detailed instructions on registration please kindly download the PDF document. (If the platform is not working or you find an error in accessing the platform, please contact the GNR Project Management Committee (PMC) – gnrpmc@gccassociation.org)

If your company or organisation is interested in finding out more about participating in the GNR campaigns and becoming a global contributor, you may contact using the same email address mentioned above.

Note: Upon registration, account activation takes approximately two hours, resulting in delayed access. This timeframe enables us to implement necessary internal system and procedure updates to facilitate user onboarding. 

GNR is a GCCA project, but it is also contributed to by non-GCCA member companies. (CEMBUREAU and FICEM are also key data contributors.). Contributing the data on GNR comes with significant benefits to the companies.

Individual queries about specific issues will be answered within the strict confidentiality and anti-trust law requirements which the PMC is bound to adhere to.

Data can be accessed via the dedicated data visualisation platform. Access is granted by the independent third-party service provider – Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC). PwC is our project management consultant which hosts our GNR data on their data platform.