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Biofuels emission factors

Biofuels and biomass fuels: biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, wood fuels. From 15 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.

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Factors
742
Libraries
15
With their own page
17
Units with a page
kWh · kg · L
Largest library
EXIOBASE

194 factors, 26%

What the 17 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.

CombustionWell-to-useCradle to gateUpstream fuel

Per kWh · 5 factor pages

Log scale: each gridline is 10 times the last
From 0.012 (Biobrennstoffe gasförmig - Raumwärme, UBA (AT)) to 0.303 (Industrial organic waste gas, RVO) kgCO₂e per kWh. 2 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per kg · 4 factor pages

Log scale: each gridline is 10 times the last
From 0.0137 (Biofuel and Biomass - Biomass - Manufacturing Use - Wood - Green, MfE) to 0.292 (Biogas (1 kg), ÖKOBAUDAT) kgCO₂e per kg. 2 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per L · 4 factor pages

Log scale: each gridline is 10 times the last
From 0.00104 (Groengas (covergisting), CO2emissiefactoren.be) to 0.445 (Biodiesel FAME, CO2emissiefactoren.nl) kgCO₂e per L. 2 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per EUR · 2 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.8
From 0.882 (Other Liquid Biofuels, EXIOBASE) to 1.53 (Biodiesels, EXIOBASE) kgCO₂e per EUR.

Per kWh HHV · 2 factor pages

Log scale: each gridline is 10 times the last
From 0.00657 (Primary solid biomass fuels other than those mentioned in the items above, NGA) to 0.243 (Biomass Fuels - Liquid - Rendered Animal Fat, EPA Hub) kgCO₂e per kWh HHV.

Source: the published factor pages, catalogue version 591.

Who publishes these factors

15 libraries publish them. Each name opens the library's page.

EXIOBASE (194) and IPCC (146) hold 46% of them; the other 13 publish the rest (402).

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.

ActivityLibraryRegionBoundaryValueYear
Biomethane - Injected in the networkADEMEFranceWell-to-use0.0417 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Groengas (covergisting)CO2emissiefactoren.beBelgiumWell-to-use0.00104 kgCO₂e/L2020
Biodiesel FAMECO2emissiefactoren.nlNetherlandsWell-to-use0.445 kgCO₂e/L2026
Biofuel - Development petrolDESNZUnited KingdomWell-to-use0.0847 kgCO₂e/kWh2026
Biomass Fuels - Liquid - Rendered Animal FatEPA HubUnited StatesCombustion0.243 kgCO₂e/kWh HHV2026
BiodieselsEXIOBASEHungaryCradle to gate1.53 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Other Liquid BiofuelsEXIOBASENetherlandsCradle to gate0.882 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Biofuel and Biomass - Biomass - Manufacturing Use - Wood - GreenMfENew ZealandCombustion0.0137 kgCO₂e/kg2024
Biomasa astillasMITECOSpainCombustion0.143 kgCO₂e/kg2025
E100 - Camiones (N2, N3)MITECOSpainCombustion0.024 kgCO₂e/L2025
E85 - Camiones (N2, N3)MITECOSpainCombustion0.376 kgCO₂e/L2025
Primary solid biomass fuels other than those mentioned in the items aboveNGAAustraliaCombustion0.00657 kgCO₂e/kWh HHV2025
Biogas (1 kg)ÖKOBAUDATGermanyUpstream fuel0.292 kgCO₂e/kg2023
Wood pellets (6,2% moisture / 5,8% H2O content)ÖKOBAUDATGermanyUpstream fuel0.107 kgCO₂e/kg2023
Industrial organic waste gasRVONetherlandsCombustion0.303 kgCO₂e/kWh2026
Biobrennstoffe gasförmig - RaumwärmeUBA (AT)AustriaWell-to-use0.012 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
feste Biomasse (Industrie) - Endenergieverbrauch Wärme & KälteUBA (DE)GermanyWell-to-use0.0209 kgCO₂e/kWh2024

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