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Road freight emission factors

Road freight transport (trucks, vans) per tonne-km or vehicle-km. From 14 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.

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Factors
913
Libraries
14
With their own page
17
Units with a page
km · t.km · JPY
Largest library
DESNZ

249 factors, 27%

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.

CombustionCradle to gateWell-to-useEnergy, full life cycleCradle to distribution gate

Per km · 6 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0
From 0.0515 (Heavy Goods Vehicles - Post 2015 Fleet - HGV BEV: 7,500 - 10,000 kg, MfE) to 0.913 (Managed HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) - Articulated (>3.5 - 33t) - Average laden, DESNZ) kgCO₂e per km. 3 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per t.km · 4 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.05
From 0.0823 (Truck-trailer, ÖKOBAUDAT) to 0.212 (Vrachtwagen - > 20 ton, CO2emissiefactoren.nl) kgCO₂e per t.km. 2 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per JPY · 3 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0
From 0.00177 (Truck transportation, Open CEDA) to 0.00609 (Truck transportation, Open CEDA) kgCO₂e per JPY.

Per vehicle.km · 2 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0
From 0.186 (Passenger Car, EPA Hub) to 0.897 (Durchschnitt LKW SNF (≥ 3,5 t ‒ 40 t) D - Straße, UBA (AT)) kgCO₂e per vehicle.km. 2 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per CAD

OpenIO-Canada puts Road transportation services for specialized freight at 0.774 kgCO₂e/CAD (Cradle to gate, 2022), the only factor page in this unit.

Per EUR

EXIOBASE puts Other land transportation services at 0.268 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

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

DESNZ (249) and MfE (228) hold 52% of them; the other 12 publish the rest (436).

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
Utility <3.5tADEMEFranceEnergy, full life cycle0.235 kgCO₂e/km2021
Vrachtwagen - > 20 tonCO2emissiefactoren.nlNetherlandsWell-to-use0.212 kgCO₂e/t.km2026
Managed HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) - Articulated (>3.5 - 33t) - Average ladenDESNZUnited KingdomCombustion0.913 kgCO₂e/km2026
Passenger CarEPA HubUnited StatesCombustion0.186 kgCO₂e/vehicle.km2026
Other land transportation servicesEXIOBASEJapanCradle to gate0.268 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Transport, truck, 16 to 28t, fleet averageICMAustraliaCradle to distribution gate0.21 kgCO₂e/t.km2015
Heavy Goods Vehicles - Post 2015 Fleet - HGV BEV: 7,500 - 10,000 kgMfENew ZealandWell-to-use0.0515 kgCO₂e/km2024
Light Commercial Vehicles - 2015-2020 Fleet - PHEV (Diesel) - Diesel consumption: 2000 - <3000 ccMfENew ZealandCombustion0.12 kgCO₂e/km2024
Gasóleo - Camiones (N2, N3)MITECOSpainCombustion0.768 kgCO₂e/km2025
LNG - Camiones (N2, N3)*MITECOSpainCombustion0.753 kgCO₂e/km2025
Small truckÖKOBAUDATGermanyWell-to-use0.152 kgCO₂e/t.km2023
Truck-trailerÖKOBAUDATGermanyWell-to-use0.0823 kgCO₂e/t.km2023
Truck transportationOpen CEDAHondurasCradle to gate0.00609 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Truck transportationOpen CEDAUruguayCradle to gate0.00177 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Truck transportationOpen CEDAUgandaCradle to gate0.00253 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Road transportation services for specialized freightOpenIO-CanadaSaskatchewanCradle to gate0.774 kgCO₂e/CAD2022
Durchschnitt LKW SNF (≥ 3,5 t ‒ 40 t) D - StraßeUBA (AT)AustriaEnergy, full life cycle0.897 kgCO₂e/vehicle.km2024

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