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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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Hunter Valley , AU-NSW, coastal weaners
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 9.76 | 8.14 | 0.72 | 7.42 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, High Rainfall , AU-WA
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 6.84 | 5.50 | 0.39 | 5.12 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, High Rainfall , AU-SA
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 6.99 | 5.65 | 0.55 | 5.11 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Goldfields Dalrymple , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 13.30 | 11.30 | 1.07 | 10.30 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Gippsland , AU-VIC, feeder steers
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 7.88 | 6.49 | 0.91 | 5.58 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Gippsland , AU-VIC, coastal weaners
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 9.62 | 8.06 | 1.10 | 6.95 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Fitzroy Valley , AU-WA
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 12.70 | 10.80 | 1.22 | 9.56 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, East Mareeba , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 12.70 | 10.80 | 1.28 | 9.53 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Darling , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 7.19 | 6.57 | 0.40 | 6.17 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Dalrymple , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 12.80 | 10.90 | 0.94 | 9.96 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Coastal , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 10.40 | 8.82 | 0.74 | 8.08 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Cereal Zone , AU-WA
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 6.79 | 5.46 | 0.43 | 5.03 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Cereal Zone , AU-SA
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 7.02 | 5.68 | 0.56 | 5.12 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Central Western Plains , AU-NSW, inland weaners
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 8.25 | 6.78 | 0.59 | 6.19 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Central Western Plains , AU-NSW, heavy grassfed
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 7.88 | 6.45 | 0.55 | 5.90 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Central Western Plains , AU-NSW, feeder steers
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 7.47 | 6.08 | 0.54 | 5.54 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Central Slopes and Plains , AU-NSW, inland weaners
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 8.16 | 6.69 | 0.48 | 6.21 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Central Slopes and Plains , AU-NSW, heavy grassfed
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 7.81 | 6.33 | 0.46 | 5.86 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Central Slopes and Plains , AU-NSW, feeder steers
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 7.34 | 5.95 | 0.43 | 5.52 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Cape York , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 19.60 | 17.10 | 2.48 | 14.60 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Burke , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 11.60 | 9.83 | 0.93 | 8.90 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Brigalow , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 8.83 | 7.28 | 0.41 | 6.87 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Barkly Tableland , AU-NT
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 12.00 | 10.20 | 1.06 | 9.12 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Alice Springs , AU-NT
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 11.50 | 9.76 | 1.42 | 8.34 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, cattle, live weight , market for manufacturing beef
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 11.00 | 9.34 | 0.87 | 8.47 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, cattle, live weight , AU-WA, market for manufacturing beef
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 13.10 | 11.20 | 1.53 | 9.67 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, cattle, live weight , AU-VIC, market for manufacturing beef
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 8.17 | 6.74 | 0.88 | 5.86 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, cattle, live weight , AU-TAS, market for manufacturing beef
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 8.75 | 7.27 | 1.00 | 6.27 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, cattle, live weight , AU-SA, market for manufacturing beef
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 7.63 | 6.27 | 0.97 | 5.30 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, cattle, live weight , AU-QLD, market for manufacturing beef
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 10.90 | 9.26 | 0.79 | 8.46 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, cattle, live weight , AU-NT, market for manufacturing beef
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 12.20 | 10.40 | 1.20 | 9.20 | 0.00 |
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Cattle, manufacturing beef, cattle, live weight , AU-NSW, market for manufacturing beef
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 8.21 | 6.72 | 0.59 | 6.13 | 0.00 |
| Cattle, internal parasite control | p | Processing | Agricultural | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cattle transport, km per head, prime mover + b-double | km | Processing | Agricultural | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | n/a | n/a |
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Cattle for slaughtering, live weight, South West VIC , AU-VIC, milk production, from cow
Agricultural / Animal production / Dairy |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.32 | 4.94 | 1.91 | 2.98 | 0.06 |
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Cattle for slaughtering, live weight, Northern VIC , AU-VIC, milk production, from cow
Agricultural / Animal production / Dairy |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.48 | 4.08 | 1.38 | 2.66 | 0.05 |
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Cattle for slaughtering, live weight, Gippsland , AU-VIC, milk production, from cow
Agricultural / Animal production / Dairy |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 3.44 | 2.94 | 1.09 | 1.82 | 0.04 |
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Capsicum, Burdekin, at farm
Agricultural / Plant production / Vegetables |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.13 | -1.04 | 0.13 | -1.17 | 0.00 |
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Canola straw, dryland, W Wheatbelt , AU-WA, canola seed production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.30 | 0.03 | -1.33 | 0.00 |
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Canola straw, dryland, W Downs , AU-NSW, canola seed production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.32 | 0.03 | -1.35 | 0.00 |
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Canola straw, dryland, South West , AU-WA, canola seed production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.30 | 0.03 | -1.33 | 0.00 |
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Canola straw, dryland, SE Vic Coast , AU-VIC, canola seed production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.31 | 0.03 | -1.35 | 0.00 |
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Canola straw, dryland, S Highland and Gippsland , AU-NSW, canola seed production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.31 | 0.04 | -1.35 | 0.00 |
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Canola straw, dryland, S Coast , AU-SA, canola seed production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.31 | 0.03 | -1.34 | 0.00 |
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Canola straw, dryland, Riverina , AU-VIC, canola seed production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.32 | 0.02 | -1.35 | 0.00 |
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Canola straw, dryland, N Central , AU-TAS, canola seed production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.30 | 0.04 | -1.34 | 0.00 |
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Canola straw, dryland, Melbourne , AU-VIC, canola seed production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.31 | 0.04 | -1.35 | 0.00 |
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Canola straw, dryland, Mallee , AU-SA, canola seed production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.31 | 0.02 | -1.34 | 0.00 |
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Canola straw, dryland, Granite Belt , AU-NSW, canola seed production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.31 | 0.04 | -1.35 | 0.00 |
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Canola straw, dryland, Goldfields , AU-SA, canola seed production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.31 | 0.03 | -1.34 | 0.00 |