Biogas (1 kg)
0.291749kgCO₂e/kgGWP: AR5 (as published)
Published by ÖKOBAUDAT (BBSR / BMWSB) in ÖKOBAUDAT (BBSR / BMWSB) OBD_2024_II (Any year); last verified 2026-08-28.
About this factor
Publisher's description
This data set has been modeled according to the European Standard EN 15804+A2 for Sustainable Building. Results are depicted in modules that allow the structured expression of results over the entire life cycle.
Included processes
Biogas is obtained from different sources. The data set represent the so-called "consumption mix" in Germany. The stored mix contains 70.9% biogas through anaerobic fermentation of organic waste and energy crops to biogas through wet fermentation, 17.8% biogas from landfills with landfill gas generation and 11.3% biogas from sewage sludge. All essential process steps of biogas production such as transport, processing of the substrates, fermentation, exhaust gas cleaning and compression of the biogas are contained in the data set.
Applicability
Biogas is mainly used to generate electrical and thermal energy.
Values by year and methodology
| Any year | 0.291749▣headline |
|---|
By gas
| co2_fossil | 0.291749 | -24.6% |
| co2_biogenic | -1.482887 | 124.9% |
| co2_luluc | 0.004238 | -0.4% |
Cite this factor
open-climate.ai (n.d.). Biogas (1 kg) [emission factor]. ÖKOBAUDAT (BBSR / BMWSB), ÖKOBAUDAT (BBSR / BMWSB) OBD_2024_II. Dataset 2026-08-28. Retrieved 2026-09-25. https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-okobaudat-biogas_1_kg-de-kg-b6-89e23e0a