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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Soybean, dryland, average, at farm
Agricultural / Plant production |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.24 | -1.06 | 0.23 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
|
Spent dairy cow, live weight , market for cull dairy cow
Agricultural / Animal production / Dairy |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 4.41 | 3.98 | 1.48 | 2.45 | 0.05 |
| Spraying, aerial, broadacre crop | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 5.84 | 5.84 | 5.84 | n/a | n/a |
| Spraying, aerial, cotton | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 4.86 | 4.86 | 4.86 | n/a | n/a |
| Spraying, aerial, rice | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 30.60 | 30.60 | 30.60 | n/a | n/a |
| Spraying, broadacre crop, pre & post-emergence, controlled traffic | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 | n/a | n/a |
| Spraying, broadacre crop, pre & post-emergence, conventional | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.33 | n/a | n/a |
|
Starch plant operation, from wheat flour
Chemicals / Organic / Organic unallocated |
kg | Material | Chemicals | 0.65 | -0.90 | 0.65 | -1.54 | 0.00 |
|
Starch waste, from wheat starch production
Chemicals / Organic |
kg | Material | Chemicals | 0.22 | -1.28 | 0.22 | -1.50 | 0.00 |
|
Starch, from wheat
Chemicals / Organic |
kg | Material | Chemicals | 0.90 | -0.66 | 0.89 | -1.55 | 0.00 |
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Strawberry, Brisbane Moreton, at farm
Agricultural / Plant production / Fruits |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.37 | -0.80 | 0.37 | -1.17 | 0.00 |
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Sugar cane milling, QLD
Agricultural / Food |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.07 | -0.17 | 0.07 | -0.24 | 0.00 |
|
Sugar, raw, at mill gate , AU-QLD, sugarcane milling
Agricultural / Food |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.38 | -0.81 | 0.38 | -1.19 | 0.00 |
|
Sugarcane, Bundaberg , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Plant production / Sugarcane |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.06 | -0.43 | 0.06 | -0.50 | 0.00 |
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Sugarcane, Burdekin Delta , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Plant production / Sugarcane |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.05 | -0.25 | 0.05 | -0.30 | 0.00 |
|
Sugarcane, Burdekin River Irrigation Area , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Plant production / Sugarcane |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.05 | -0.25 | 0.05 | -0.30 | 0.00 |
|
Sugarcane, Herbert , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Plant production / Sugarcane |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -0.46 | 0.04 | -0.50 | 0.00 |
|
Sugarcane, Mackay , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Plant production / Sugarcane |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.06 | -0.44 | 0.06 | -0.50 | 0.00 |
|
Sugarcane, South Johnstone , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Plant production / Sugarcane |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -0.46 | 0.04 | -0.50 | 0.00 |
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Sugarcane, Tully , AU-QLD
Agricultural / Plant production / Sugarcane |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -0.46 | 0.04 | -0.50 | 0.00 |
|
Sugarcane, at mill , market for sugarcane
Agricultural / Plant production / Sugarcane |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.05 | -0.39 | 0.05 | -0.44 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower seed , AU-NSW, market for sunflower seed
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.47 | -1.19 | 0.46 | -1.64 | 0.00 |
|
Sunflower seed , AU-QLD, market for sunflower seed
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.42 | -1.08 | 0.41 | -1.50 | 0.00 |
|
Sunflower seed , AU-SA, market for sunflower seed
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.31 | -1.33 | 0.30 | -1.63 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower seed , AU-VIC, market for sunflower seed
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.35 | -1.30 | 0.34 | -1.64 | 0.00 |
|
Sunflower seed , market for sunflower seed
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.44 | -1.15 | 0.43 | -1.58 | 0.00 |
|
Sunflower seed, dryland, Burdekin , AU-QLD, sunflower production
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.36 | -1.12 | 0.35 | -1.47 | 0.00 |
|
Sunflower seed, dryland, C QLD Coast , AU-QLD, sunflower production
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.48 | -1.00 | 0.47 | -1.47 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower seed, dryland, Central Plains , AU-NSW, sunflower production
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.35 | -1.30 | 0.34 | -1.64 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower seed, dryland, Darling D , AU-QLD, sunflower production
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.35 | -1.12 | 0.35 | -1.47 | 0.00 |
|
Sunflower seed, dryland, Dawson , AU-QLD, sunflower production
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.47 | -1.00 | 0.47 | -1.47 | 0.00 |
|
Sunflower seed, dryland, Granite Belt , AU-NSW, sunflower production
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.45 | -1.20 | 0.44 | -1.64 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower seed, dryland, N Rivers , AU-NSW, sunflower production
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.55 | -1.10 | 0.54 | -1.64 | 0.00 |
|
Sunflower seed, dryland, Riverina , AU-VIC, sunflower production
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.30 | -1.34 | 0.29 | -1.63 | 0.00 |
|
Sunflower seed, dryland, W Downs , AU-NSW, sunflower production
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.41 | -1.25 | 0.40 | -1.64 | 0.00 |
|
Sunflower seed, dryland, WB Burnett , AU-QLD, sunflower production
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.41 | -1.07 | 0.40 | -1.47 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower staw , AU-NSW, market for sunflower staw
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.28 | 0.04 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower staw , AU-SA, market for sunflower staw
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.29 | 0.03 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower straw , AU-QLD, market for sunflower straw
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.28 | 0.03 | -1.31 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower straw , AU-VIC, market for sunflower straw
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.29 | 0.03 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower straw , market for sunflower straw
Agricultural / Plant production / Oil seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.28 | 0.03 | -1.31 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower straw, dryland, Burdekin , AU-QLD, sunflower production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.29 | 0.02 | -1.31 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower straw, dryland, C QLD Coast , AU-QLD, sunflower production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.28 | 0.03 | -1.31 | 0.00 |
|
Sunflower straw, dryland, Central Plains , AU-NSW, sunflower production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.30 | 0.02 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower straw, dryland, Darling D , AU-QLD, sunflower production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.29 | 0.02 | -1.31 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower straw, dryland, Dawson , AU-QLD, sunflower production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.28 | 0.03 | -1.31 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower straw, dryland, Granite Belt , AU-NSW, sunflower production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.29 | 0.02 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower straw, dryland, N Rivers , AU-NSW, sunflower production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.03 | -1.29 | 0.03 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower straw, dryland, Riverina , AU-VIC, sunflower production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.30 | 0.02 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
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Sunflower straw, dryland, W Downs , AU-NSW, sunflower production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.30 | 0.02 | -1.32 | 0.00 |