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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Pumping, irrigation, 5m total pumping head, 100% diesel
Agricultural / Irrigation / Pumping |
m3 | Processing | Agricultural | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | n/a | n/a |
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Pumping, irrigation, 65m total pumping head, 100% electricity, QLD
Agricultural / Irrigation / Pumping |
m3 | Processing | Agricultural | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
|
Pumping, irrigation, 70m total pumping head, 100% diesel
Agricultural / Irrigation / Pumping |
m3 | Processing | Agricultural | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | n/a | n/a |
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Pumping, irrigation, 80m total pumping head, 100% electricity, NSW
Agricultural / Irrigation / Pumping |
m3 | Processing | Agricultural | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Rail bins, cane transport
Rail / Operations / Infrastructure |
p | Transport | Rail | 665.00 | 696.00 | 662.00 | 32.40 | 1.60 |
|
Railway track, cane transport
Rail / Operations / Infrastructure |
my | Transport | Rail | 3.08 | 2.94 | 3.07 | -0.13 | 0.00 |
|
Raw hide, beef , market for raw hide, beef
Textiles / Market |
kg | Material | Textiles | 0.35 | -0.31 | 0.05 | -0.36 | 0.00 |
|
Raw sugar , AU-QLD, market for raw sugar
Agricultural / Food / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.38 | -0.81 | 0.38 | -1.19 | 0.00 |
| Recycled aggregate, at plant | kg | Material | Minerals | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Recycled steel from concrete recycling, at plant | kg | Material | Minerals | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Recycling aluminium | kg | Waste treatment | Recycling | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | n/a | n/a |
|
Recycling brick rubble and concrete, at plant
Minerals / Unallocated Minerals |
kg | Material | Minerals | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Recycling steel | kg | Waste treatment | Recycling | -1.56 | -1.55 | -1.56 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
|
Rendering feedstock , market for rendering feedstock
Agricultural / Animal production / Avian |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -0.65 | 0.02 | -0.67 | n/a |
|
Rendering feedstock, beef , cattle processing
Agricultural / Plant production / Other |
kg | Material | Agricultural | n/a | -0.63 | n/a | -0.63 | n/a |
|
Rendering feedstock, chicken , chicken meat processing
Agricultural / Others |
kg | Material | Agricultural | n/a | -0.68 | n/a | -0.68 | n/a |
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Rendering feedstock, lamb , lamb processing
Agricultural / Others |
kg | Material | Agricultural | n/a | -0.68 | n/a | -0.68 | n/a |
|
Rendering feedstock, pork , pork processing
Agricultural / Others |
kg | Material | Agricultural | n/a | -0.68 | n/a | -0.68 | n/a |
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Retail cut, beef , market for red meat, beef
Agricultural / Food / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 33.90 | 30.10 | 2.89 | 27.20 | 0.00 |
|
Retail cut, lamb , market for lamb retail cuts
Agricultural / Food / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 17.50 | 16.20 | 2.86 | 13.40 | 0.00 |
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Retail cut, pork , market for pork retail cuts
Agricultural / Food / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 6.53 | 6.50 | 3.36 | 3.03 | 0.12 |
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Rice bran, Riverina , AU-NSW, rice processing
Agricultural / Food |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.26 | -27.70 | 0.24 | -28.00 | 0.00 |
|
Rice husk, Riverina , AU-NSW, rice processing
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.26 | -12.80 | 0.24 | -13.00 | 0.00 |
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Rice, wet paddy rice, Riverina , AU-NSW, rice production
Agricultural / Plant production / Other |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.71 | -0.69 | 0.66 | -1.35 | 0.00 |
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Rice, white, Riverina , AU-NSW, rice processing
Agricultural / Plant production / Cereals |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 1.14 | -0.53 | 1.08 | -1.61 | 0.00 |
|
Rice, white, Riverina , market for white rice
Agricultural / Plant production / Cereals |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 1.14 | -0.53 | 1.08 | -1.61 | 0.00 |
| Ripping, large implement, horticulture | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 113.00 | 113.00 | 113.00 | n/a | n/a |
| Ripping, medium implement, horticulture | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 69.80 | 69.80 | 69.80 | n/a | n/a |
| Rolling, cotton | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 10.30 | 10.30 | 10.30 | n/a | n/a |
| Root cutting, cotton | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 11.30 | 11.30 | 11.30 | n/a | n/a |
| Rotary hoeing, medium implement, horticulture | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 155.00 | 155.00 | 155.00 | n/a | n/a |
| Savanna burning, northern Australia woodland, Qld & NT | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 419.00 | 419.00 | 419.00 | n/a | n/a |
| Savanna burning, open eucalypt woodland, late dry season, Qld & NT | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 335.00 | 335.00 | 335.00 | n/a | n/a |
| Scarifiying, broadacre crop, controlled traffic | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 17.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 | n/a | n/a |
| Scarifiying, broadacre crop, conventional | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 22.70 | 22.70 | 22.70 | n/a | n/a |
| Scoured wool, 18µm, combed and baled , wool scouring | kg | Material | Textiles | 34.80 | 30.70 | 5.89 | 24.80 | 0.00 |
| Scoured wool, 20µm, combed and baled , wool scouring | kg | Material | Textiles | 25.20 | 22.30 | 4.14 | 18.10 | 0.00 |
| Scoured wool, 28µm, combed and baled , wool scouring | kg | Material | Textiles | 14.20 | 11.30 | 2.41 | 8.85 | 0.00 |
| Seedling transplanting, horticulture | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 54.20 | 54.20 | 54.20 | n/a | n/a |
|
Seedling, for transplant, at nursery
Agricultural / Plant production / Seeds |
p | Material | Agricultural | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
|
Sheep, breeding stock, Brigalow , AU-QLD, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.71 | 4.34 | 0.65 | 3.69 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Central Slopes & Plains , AU-NSW, merino cross 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.64 | 3.99 | 0.48 | 3.51 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Central Slopes & Plains , AU-NSW, pure merino 18µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.97 | 4.64 | 0.77 | 3.87 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Central Slopes & Plains , AU-NSW, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.35 | 4.96 | 0.50 | 4.47 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Central Tablelands & Slope , AU-NSW, merino cross 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.75 | 4.10 | 0.59 | 3.51 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Central Tablelands & Slope , AU-NSW, pure merino 18µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.08 | 4.74 | 0.87 | 3.87 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Central Tablelands & Slope , AU-NSW, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.47 | 5.08 | 0.61 | 4.47 | 0.00 |
|
Sheep, breeding stock, Central Western Plains , AU-NSW, merino cross 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.64 | 3.99 | 0.48 | 3.51 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Central Western Plains , AU-NSW, pure merino 18µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.97 | 4.64 | 0.77 | 3.87 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Central Western Plains , AU-NSW, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.35 | 4.96 | 0.50 | 4.47 | 0.00 |