Inland waterway freight emission factors

Inland waterway freight (barges). From 5 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.

Factors
75
Libraries
5
With their own page
4
Units with a page
t.km · EUR
Largest library

47 factors, 63%

What the 4 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.

Well-to-useCradle to gate

Per t.km · 3 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.02
From 0.0203 (Barge (average), ÖKOBAUDAT) to 0.054 (Binnenvaart - 40 TEU (Neo Kemp), CO2emissiefactoren.nl) kgCO₂e per t.km.

Per EUR

EXIOBASE puts Inland water transportation services at 85.4 kgCO₂e/EUR (Cradle to gate, 2019), the only factor page in this unit.

Source: the published factor pages, catalogue version 591.

Who publishes these factors

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

EXIOBASE (47) and GLEC (12) hold 79% of them; the other 3 publish the rest (16).

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
Motor vessel (self-propelled) - 400 à 649 TPLADEMEFranceWell-to-use0.0371 kgCO₂e/t.km2025
Binnenvaart - 40 TEU (Neo Kemp)CO2emissiefactoren.nlNetherlandsWell-to-use0.054 kgCO₂e/t.km2026
Inland water transportation servicesEXIOBASEJapanCradle to gate85.4 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Barge (average)ÖKOBAUDATGermanyWell-to-use0.0203 kgCO₂e/t.km2023

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