# How many brick kilns does Andhra Pradesh have, what do they burn, and how much energy does a brick take?

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Andhra Pradesh has about 8,000 kilns making 9.3 billion bricks a year on about 1.37 million tonnes of oil equivalent. Firing is in clamp kilns and Bull's Trench Kilns on coal and biomass, and clay is often brought from far away. That is roughly 147 g of oil equivalent a brick.

## The sector in numbers

- About 8,000 kilns.
- 9.3 billion bricks a year.
- Total energy about 1.37 million tonnes of oil equivalent a year.
- Both manual and mechanised moulding.
- Clamp kilns and Bull's Trench Kilns are the main firing technologies.
- Coal and biomass are the main fuels.
- Mainly solid bricks.

## Clay often travels

Clay is often transported from distant sources and mixed at the site. That trucking usually shows up as a Scope 3 line for a kiln owner, on top of the fuel it burns.

## Who speaks for the sector

The All India Brick and Tile Manufacturers Federation.

## Energy per brick, from the sector totals (estimate)

- 1.37 million toe is 1.37 billion kg of oil equivalent.
- 1.37 billion divided by 9.3 billion bricks = about 0.147 kg, or 147 g, per brick.
- That is nearly double Punjab's 79 g on the same sums.

Rounded totals from SIDBI's assessment of the brick sector, so treat the per-brick figure as an estimate.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible reads coal, biomass, diesel and power bills into verified emission records for a kiln, so you can state a footprint per thousand bricks from your own documents. Verified here means rule checks passed against the evidence, not third-party assurance.

- [Brick kilns by state: count, fuel and energy](https://senseible.earth/answers/brick-kilns-by-state-count-fuel-energy)
- [Brick kiln emissions per 1,000 bricks](https://senseible.earth/answers/brick-kiln-emissions-per-1000-bricks)
- [MSME carbon number](https://senseible.earth/msme-carbon-number)

Sources: [SIDBI, ESIA and ESMP for direct financing, brick kiln sector](https://www.sidbi.in/assets/front/pdf/ESIA_ESMP_Brick_Kiln_English.pdf)

Last reviewed 2026-11-04.