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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Sheep, breeding stock, Dalrymple & Flinders , 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, Darling Downs , AU-QLD, merino cross 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.15 | 3.59 | 0.64 | 2.95 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Darling Downs , AU-QLD, pure merino 18µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.12 | 3.80 | 0.61 | 3.19 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Gippsland , AU-VIC, lamb production
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.70 | 5.12 | 0.84 | 4.28 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Gippsland , AU-VIC, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.19 | 4.81 | 0.75 | 4.06 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, High Rainfall , AU-SA, lamb production
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.36 | 4.80 | 0.46 | 4.34 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, High Rainfall , AU-SA, merino cross 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.19 | 3.75 | 0.60 | 3.15 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, High Rainfall , AU-SA, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.05 | 4.18 | 0.53 | 3.65 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, High Rainfall , AU-WA, lamb production
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.47 | 4.94 | 0.57 | 4.36 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, High Rainfall , AU-WA, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.13 | 4.26 | 0.60 | 3.66 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Hunter Valley , AU-NSW, lamb production
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 6.05 | 5.38 | 0.71 | 4.67 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Hunter Valley , AU-NSW, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.51 | 5.12 | 0.66 | 4.47 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Low Rainfall , AU-SA, Cleanskins
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.21 | 4.59 | 0.22 | 4.37 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Low Rainfall , AU-SA, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.00 | 4.56 | 0.46 | 4.10 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Low Rainfall , AU-WA, Cleanskins
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.32 | 4.70 | 0.34 | 4.37 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Low Rainfall , AU-WA, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.08 | 4.64 | 0.54 | 4.10 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Meander Valley , AU-TAS, lamb production
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.51 | 4.94 | 0.60 | 4.34 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Meander Valley , AU-TAS, merino cross 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.54 | 3.98 | 0.71 | 3.26 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Medium Rainfall , AU-SA, Cleanskins
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.38 | 3.85 | 0.39 | 3.47 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Medium Rainfall , AU-SA, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 3.93 | 3.78 | 0.64 | 3.15 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Medium Rainfall , AU-WA, Cleanskins
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.53 | 3.99 | 0.54 | 3.45 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Medium Rainfall , AU-WA, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.00 | 3.86 | 0.70 | 3.16 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Midlands , AU-TAS, pure merino 18µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.59 | 4.27 | 0.70 | 3.57 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Mitchell Downs & Mulga Desert , 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, Monaro , AU-NSW, pure merino 18µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.02 | 4.69 | 0.82 | 3.87 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Monaro , AU-NSW, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.41 | 5.02 | 0.55 | 4.47 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, North Coast , AU-NSW, lamb production
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 6.18 | 5.51 | 0.83 | 4.68 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, North East , AU-VIC, merino cross 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.43 | 3.83 | 0.64 | 3.19 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, North East , AU-VIC, pure merino 18µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.44 | 4.11 | 0.61 | 3.50 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, North East , AU-VIC, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.12 | 4.74 | 0.68 | 4.06 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, North West 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, North West Slopes , AU-NSW, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.37 | 4.98 | 0.52 | 4.47 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Northern Tablelands , AU-NSW, merino cross 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.74 | 4.09 | 0.58 | 3.51 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Northern Tablelands , 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, Riverina , 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, South Coast , AU-NSW, lamb production
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 6.13 | 5.45 | 0.78 | 4.67 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, South West , AU-VIC, pure merino 18µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.43 | 4.10 | 0.60 | 3.50 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, South West , AU-VIC, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.11 | 4.73 | 0.67 | 4.06 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, South West Slopes , AU-NSW, pure merino 18µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.03 | 4.70 | 0.83 | 3.87 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, South West Slopes , AU-NSW, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.42 | 5.03 | 0.57 | 4.47 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, West & South West , 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, Western Riverina , AU-NSW, lamb production
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.88 | 5.23 | 0.53 | 4.70 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, breeding stock, Western Riverina , AU-NSW, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.35 | 4.96 | 0.50 | 4.47 | 0.00 |
| Sheep, external parasite control | p | Processing | Agricultural | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sheep, internal parasite control | p | Processing | Agricultural | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, mutton, Brigalow , AU-QLD, merino lamb production
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 5.98 | 5.17 | 0.99 | 4.19 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, mutton, Brigalow , AU-QLD, pure merino 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 6.56 | 5.77 | 0.90 | 4.87 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, mutton, Central Slopes & Plains , AU-NSW, crossed lamb production
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 11.30 | 9.80 | 1.12 | 8.69 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, mutton, Central Slopes & Plains , AU-NSW, merino cross 20µm
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 6.94 | 6.04 | 0.72 | 5.32 | 0.00 |
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Sheep, mutton, Central Slopes & Plains , AU-NSW, merino lamb production
Agricultural / Animal production / Ovine |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 7.09 | 6.15 | 1.16 | 4.99 | 0.00 |