Anaerobic digestion emission factors
Anaerobic digestion of organic waste. From 8 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.
What the 6 factor pages say
One chart per unit, since a kilogram and a kWh do not compare. Colour is the boundary, what the factor counts; every row also names it.
Per kg · 4 factor pages
Linear scale, from 0- Food Waste (non-meat) - Anaerobically Digested (Wet Digestate with Curing)End of life0.121
EPA Hub · United States · 2026
- Anaerobic digestionEnd of life0.028
NGA · Australia · 2025
- Waste Disposal - Biological Treatment of Waste - Anaerobic digestionEnd of life0.0223
MfE · New Zealand · 2024
- Refuse - Commercial and industrial waste - Anaerobic digestionEnd of life0.00901
DESNZ · United Kingdom · 2026
Per EUR · 2 factor pages
Linear scale, from 0.28- Food waste for treatment: biogasification and land applicationCradle to gate0.334
EXIOBASE · Greece · 2019
- Paper waste for treatment: biogasification and land applicationCradle to gate0.291
EXIOBASE · Netherlands · 2019
Source: the published factor pages, catalogue version 591.
Who publishes these factors
8 libraries publish them. Each name opens the library's page.
EXIOBASE (105) and EPA Hub (20) hold 93% of them; the other 6 publish the rest (10).
Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.
Every factor page
Sorted by library. Each factor is also on its library's page.
| Activity | Library | Region | Boundary | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refuse - Commercial and industrial waste - Anaerobic digestion | DESNZ | United Kingdom | End of life | 0.00901 kgCO₂e/kg | 2026 |
| Food Waste (non-meat) - Anaerobically Digested (Wet Digestate with Curing) | EPA Hub | United States | End of life | 0.121 kgCO₂e/kg | 2026 |
| Food waste for treatment: biogasification and land application | EXIOBASE | Greece | Cradle to gate | 0.334 kgCO₂e/EUR | 2019 |
| Paper waste for treatment: biogasification and land application | EXIOBASE | Netherlands | Cradle to gate | 0.291 kgCO₂e/EUR | 2019 |
| Waste Disposal - Biological Treatment of Waste - Anaerobic digestion | MfE | New Zealand | End of life | 0.0223 kgCO₂e/kg | 2024 |
| Anaerobic digestion | NGA | Australia | End of life | 0.028 kgCO₂e/kg | 2025 |
Other subcategories
- Landfill469 factors · 10 pages
- Incineration446 factors · 11 pages
- Recycling224 factors · 9 pages
- Wastewater treatment125 factors · 4 pages
- Composting113 factors · 6 pages
- Waste collection and sorting24 factors · 1 page
- Hazardous waste treatment11 factors · 1 page
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