Browse emission factors
Carbon emission factors in kg CO2e per unit of process, from the AusLCI database. See Emission Factors for what each method means, or to download the full spreadsheets.
2012 factors found
| Process ↑ | Unit | Type | Category | Carbon neutrality | Total | Fossil | Biogenic | Land use change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Maize silage, irrigated, Riverina , AU-VIC, maize silage production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.15 | -1.16 | 0.14 | -1.30 | 0.00 |
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Maize silage, irrigated, S Highland and Gippsland , AU-NSW, maize silage production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.16 | -1.15 | 0.14 | -1.30 | 0.00 |
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Maize silage, irrigated, W Downs , AU-NSW, maize silage production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.14 | -1.17 | 0.12 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Maize silage, irrigated, WB Burnett , AU-QLD, maize silage production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.13 | -1.18 | 0.12 | -1.30 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw , AU-NSW, market for maize straw
Agricultural / Animal feed / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.43 | 0.03 | -1.46 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw , AU-NT, market for maize straw
Agricultural / Animal feed / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.39 | 0.04 | -1.44 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw , AU-QLD, market for maize straw
Agricultural / Animal feed / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.41 | 0.03 | -1.44 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw , AU-SA, market for maize straw
Agricultural / Animal feed / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.43 | 0.03 | -1.46 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw , AU-VIC, market for maize straw
Agricultural / Animal feed / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.43 | 0.03 | -1.46 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw , AU-WA, market for maize straw
Agricultural / Animal feed / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.05 | -1.39 | 0.05 | -1.44 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw , market for maize straw
Agricultural / Animal feed / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.42 | 0.03 | -1.46 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw, dryland, Brisbane , AU-QLD, maize production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.41 | 0.03 | -1.44 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw, dryland, Burnett , AU-QLD, maize production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.41 | 0.03 | -1.44 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw, dryland, Central Plains , AU-NSW, maize production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.44 | 0.02 | -1.46 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw, dryland, Darling D , AU-QLD, maize production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.41 | 0.03 | -1.44 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw, dryland, Dawson , AU-QLD, maize production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.42 | 0.02 | -1.44 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw, dryland, Goldfields , AU-SA, maize production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.06 | -1.39 | 0.06 | -1.45 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw, dryland, Granite Belt , AU-NSW, maize production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.43 | 0.03 | -1.46 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw, dryland, Kimberly , AU-WA, maize production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.40 | 0.04 | -1.44 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw, dryland, Riverina , AU-VIC, maize production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.44 | 0.02 | -1.46 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw, dryland, S Highland and Gippsland , AU-NSW, maize production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.43 | 0.03 | -1.46 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw, dryland, W Downs , AU-NSW, maize production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.44 | 0.02 | -1.46 | 0.00 |
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Maize straw, dryland, WB Burnett , AU-QLD, maize production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.40 | 0.03 | -1.44 | 0.00 |
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Maize, silage irrigated, northern Victoria
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.48 | -2.08 | 0.46 | -2.54 | 0.00 |
| Methane, combustion for power generation | kg | Waste treatment | Incineration | -1.87 | 0.55 | -2.14 | 2.69 | -0.01 |
| Methane, combustion for power generation, NSW | kg | Waste treatment | Incineration | -1.88 | 0.53 | -2.14 | 2.68 | -0.01 |
| Methane, combustion for power generation, NT | kg | Waste treatment | Incineration | -1.64 | 0.81 | -1.92 | 2.73 | 0.00 |
| Methane, combustion for power generation, QLD | kg | Waste treatment | Incineration | -2.20 | 0.20 | -2.47 | 2.67 | 0.00 |
| Methane, combustion for power generation, SA | kg | Waste treatment | Incineration | -0.53 | 1.92 | -0.81 | 2.73 | 0.00 |
| Methane, combustion for power generation, Tas | kg | Waste treatment | Incineration | -0.23 | 2.23 | -0.40 | 2.72 | -0.09 |
| Methane, combustion for power generation, Vic | kg | Waste treatment | Incineration | -2.40 | 0.05 | -2.66 | 2.72 | -0.01 |
| Methane, combustion for power generation, WA | kg | Waste treatment | Incineration | -1.49 | 0.96 | -1.77 | 2.73 | 0.00 |
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Mineral block, 30% urea 3,6% P, at production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.65 | -0.01 | 0.00 |
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Molasses, C-grade, at mill gate, , AU-QLD, sugarcane milling
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.16 | -0.18 | 0.16 | -0.34 | 0.00 |
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Monoammonium phosphate , market for monoammonium phosphate
Chemicals / Fertilisers (inorganic) / Market |
kg | Material | Chemicals | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Mulching, cotton | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 25.60 | 25.60 | 25.60 | n/a | n/a |
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Mung bean , AU-NSW, market for mung bean
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.30 | -1.14 | 0.30 | -1.43 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean , AU-QLD, market for mung bean
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.69 | -0.64 | 0.69 | -1.33 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean , market for mung bean
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.64 | -0.70 | 0.64 | -1.34 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean straw, dryland, Brisbane , AU-QLD, mung bean production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.27 | 0.03 | -1.30 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean straw, dryland, Burdekin , AU-QLD, mung bean production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.27 | 0.03 | -1.30 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean straw, dryland, Burnett , AU-QLD, mung bean production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.27 | 0.03 | -1.30 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean straw, dryland, C Highlands , AU-QLD, mung bean production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.27 | 0.04 | -1.30 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean straw, dryland, C QLD Coast , AU-QLD, mung bean production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.26 | 0.04 | -1.30 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean straw, dryland, Darling D , AU-QLD, mung bean production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.26 | 0.04 | -1.30 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean straw, dryland, Dawson , AU-QLD, mung bean production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.26 | 0.04 | -1.30 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean straw, dryland, Granite Belt , AU-NSW, mung bean production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.01 | -1.30 | 0.01 | -1.31 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean straw, dryland, Maranoa , AU-QLD, mung bean production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.27 | 0.03 | -1.30 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean straw, dryland, WB Burnett , AU-QLD, mung bean production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.26 | 0.04 | -1.30 | 0.00 |
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Mung bean, dryland, Brisbane , AU-QLD, mung bean production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.60 | -0.73 | 0.59 | -1.32 | 0.00 |