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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Pasture hay, dryland, Lower SW , AU-WA, pasture hay production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.39 | -0.90 | 0.39 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Pasture hay, dryland, Maranoa , AU-QLD, pasture hay production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.23 | -1.06 | 0.23 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Pasture hay, dryland, Melbourne , AU-VIC, pasture hay production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.34 | -0.96 | 0.34 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Pasture hay, dryland, N Central , AU-TAS, pasture hay production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.39 | -0.91 | 0.39 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Pasture hay, dryland, N Rivers , AU-NSW, pasture hay production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.39 | -0.90 | 0.39 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Pasture hay, dryland, Riverina , AU-VIC, pasture hay production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.27 | -1.02 | 0.27 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
|
Pasture hay, dryland, S Highland and Gippsland , AU-NSW, pasture hay production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.35 | -0.94 | 0.35 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Pasture hay, dryland, SE Vic Coast , AU-VIC, pasture hay production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.36 | -0.93 | 0.36 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Pasture hay, dryland, South West , AU-WA, pasture hay production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.30 | -0.99 | 0.30 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Pasture hay, dryland, Sydney , AU-NSW, pasture hay production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.38 | -0.91 | 0.38 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Pasture hay, dryland, Tas Forest , AU-TAS, pasture hay production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.40 | -0.90 | 0.40 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Peanuts , market for peanuts
Agricultural / Plant production / Other |
kg | Material | Agricultural | -0.11 | -1.51 | -0.11 | -1.40 | 0.00 |
|
Peat, imported
Agricultural / Operations / Infrastructure |
kg | Processing | Agricultural | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
|
Pet food, beef , market for pet food from beef processing
Agricultural / Animal feed / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.56 | 4.40 | 0.49 | 3.91 | 0.00 |
|
Pet food, chicken , market for pet food from chicken processing
Agricultural / Animal production / Avian |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 1.63 | 1.53 | 1.28 | -0.05 | 0.30 |
|
Pet food, lamb , market for pet food from lamb processing
Agricultural / Animal feed / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 3.08 | 2.47 | 0.51 | 1.96 | 0.00 |
|
Pet food, pork , market for pet food from pork processing
Agricultural / Animal feed / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 1.64 | 1.31 | 0.85 | 0.43 | 0.03 |
| Picking, cotton | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 72.40 | 72.40 | 72.40 | n/a | n/a |
|
Pig feed , market for pig feed
Agricultural / Animal feed / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.40 | -0.83 | 0.38 | -1.23 | 0.02 |
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Pigs for slaughtering, live weight , market for pork for slaughtering, live weight
Agricultural / Animal production / Porcine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 3.38 | 3.11 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 0.07 |
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Pigs for slaughtering, live weight, conventional rearing system, covered pond , pig production
Agricultural / Animal production / Porcine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 2.19 | 2.05 | 1.28 | 0.70 | 0.07 |
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Pigs for slaughtering, live weight, conventional rearing system, uncovered effluent pond , pig production
Agricultural / Animal production / Porcine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.34 | 4.95 | 1.38 | 3.51 | 0.07 |
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Pigs for slaughtering, live weight, deep litter rearing system , pig production
Agricultural / Animal production / Porcine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 1.92 | 1.66 | 1.57 | 0.02 | 0.07 |
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Pigs for slaughtering, live weight, outdoor rearing system , pig production
Agricultural / Animal production / Porcine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 2.06 | 2.06 | 1.73 | 0.26 | 0.07 |
| Planting, broadacre crop, soil clay content 0 to 10%, controlled traffic | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 8.47 | 8.47 | 8.47 | n/a | n/a |
| Planting, broadacre crop, soil clay content 0 to 10%, conventional | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 11.30 | 11.30 | 11.30 | n/a | n/a |
| Planting, broadacre crop, soil clay content 10 to 20%, controlled traffic | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 7.90 | 7.90 | 7.90 | n/a | n/a |
| Planting, broadacre crop, soil clay content 10 to 20%, conventional | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 14.60 | 14.60 | 14.60 | n/a | n/a |
| Planting, broadacre crop, soil clay content greater than 20%, controlled traffic | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 11.10 | 11.10 | 11.10 | n/a | n/a |
| Planting, broadacre crop, soil clay content greater than 20%, conventional | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 20.60 | 20.60 | 20.60 | n/a | n/a |
| Planting, cotton | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 11.60 | 11.60 | 11.60 | n/a | n/a |
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Plaster, at plant
Construction / Coverings |
kg | Material | Construction | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Plasterboard 10 mm, at regional store
Construction / Coverings |
m2 | Material | Construction | 2.58 | 2.56 | 2.57 | -0.02 | 0.01 |
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Plasterboard, 10mm, at plant
Construction / Coverings |
m2 | Material | Construction | 2.42 | 2.40 | 2.41 | -0.02 | 0.01 |
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Plastic bag, banana bunch cover
Agricultural / Operations / Infrastructure |
p | Processing | Agricultural | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Plastic mulch, 25micron, at plant
Agricultural / Operations / Infrastructure |
m2 | Processing | Agricultural | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Polypropylene, PP, at factory gate
Plastics / Thermoplasts |
kg | Material | Plastics | 2.63 | 2.64 | 2.63 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Pork edible offal, hot standard carcase weight , pork processing
Agricultural / Food |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 1.63 | 1.28 | 0.84 | 0.42 | 0.03 |
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Pork pet food, hot standard carcase weight , pork processing
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 1.63 | 1.30 | 0.84 | 0.43 | 0.03 |
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Pork retail cuts, hot standard carcase weight , pork processing
Agricultural / Food |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 6.51 | 6.49 | 3.35 | 3.03 | 0.12 |
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Potassium chloride , market for potassium chloride
Chemicals / Fertilisers (inorganic) / Market |
kg | Material | Chemicals | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Potassium nitrate , market for potassium nitrate
Chemicals / Fertilisers (inorganic) / Market |
kg | Material | Chemicals | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Potassium sulfate , market for potassium sulfate
Chemicals / Fertilisers (inorganic) / Market |
kg | Material | Chemicals | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Potato, Lockyer Valley, at farm
Agricultural / Plant production / Roots and tubers |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.14 | -1.03 | 0.14 | -1.17 | 0.00 |
|
Potting mix production and application, for seedlings
Agricultural / Operations / Infrastructure |
m3 | Processing | Agricultural | -277.00 | -278.00 | -277.00 | -1.26 | -0.14 |
| Precision planting, horticulture | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 69.10 | 69.10 | 69.10 | n/a | n/a |
|
Prime cattle, live weight , AU-NSW, market for prime cattle
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 11.30 | 9.42 | 0.78 | 8.64 | 0.00 |
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Prime cattle, live weight , AU-NT, market for prime cattle
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 18.90 | 16.30 | 1.87 | 14.40 | 0.00 |
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Prime cattle, live weight , AU-QLD, market for prime cattle
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 13.90 | 11.90 | 0.93 | 11.00 | 0.00 |
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Prime cattle, live weight , AU-SA, market for prime cattle
Agricultural / Animal production / Bovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 12.30 | 10.50 | 1.99 | 8.52 | 0.00 |