Fuels emission factors

Fuel commodities: solid, liquid and gaseous fuels supplied or combusted. From 23 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.

Factors
5,342
Libraries
23
With their own page
134
Subcategories
6
Largest library

1,571 factors, 29%

How the 5,342 factors divide

Liquid fossil fuels2,315Gaseous fossil fuels926Solid fossil fuels922Biofuels742Hydrogen123Waste-derived fuels96Not stated218
The largest subcategory is Liquid fossil fuels: 2,315 of 5,342 factors (43%). 218 state no subcategory.
  • Liquid fossil fuels

    Liquid fossil fuels: diesel, petrol, fuel oil, LPG, kerosene.

    2,315factors · 43%

    21 libraries31 with their own page

  • Gaseous fossil fuels

    Gaseous fossil fuels: natural gas, CNG, LNG.

    926factors · 17%

    21 libraries30 with their own page

  • Solid fossil fuels

    Solid fossil fuels: coal, coke, peat.

    922factors · 17%

    19 libraries31 with their own page

  • Biofuels

    Biofuels and biomass fuels: biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, wood fuels.

    742factors · 14%

    15 libraries17 with their own page

  • Hydrogen

    Hydrogen as a fuel or energy carrier.

    123factors · 2%

    8 libraries6 with their own page

  • Waste-derived fuels

    Fuels derived from waste (RDF, SRF, used oils) as fuel commodities.

    96factors · 2%

    10 libraries13 with their own page

Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.

Who publishes these factors

Each cell counts one library's factors in one subcategory. Library names open the library's page; column heads open the subcategory's.

1-910-4950-99100-249250-499500+

IPCC publishes the most of these factors (1,571), then EXIOBASE (1,439). The most widely published subcategory is Liquid fossil fuels: 21 of 23 libraries have some.

LibraryFactorsLiquid fossil fuelsGaseous fossil fuelsSolid fossil fuelsBiofuelsHydrogenWaste-derived fuelsNot stated
IPCC1,571
946
153
282
146
·
44
·
EXIOBASE1,439
570
313
317
194
··
45
Open CEDA583
148
149
143
···
143
ADEME314
171
12
25
86
17
3
·
DESNZ166
63
32
18
49
·
4
·
Japan MOE149
13
121
8
··
7
·
OpenIO-Canada143
83
18
16
···
26
EPA Hub129
64
12
22
25
·
6
·
MITECO122
80
6
4
32
···
UBA (DE)118
7
5
6
93
·
7
·
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EU CBAM97····
97
··
NGA95
26
29
11
23
1
5
·
CO2emissiefactoren.be68
24
8
12
21
2
·
1
CO2emissiefactoren.nl61
22
6
10
20
2
·
1
Statistics Finland58
20
8
15
·
1
13
1
RVO56
22
11
12
9
1
1
·
GLEC54
22
12
·
18
2
··
MfE46
15
6
12
13
···
ISPRA30
6
14
4
··
6
·
UBA (AT)18
7
3
·
8
···
ÖKOBAUDAT17
5
7
·
5
···
ICM4··
4
····
USEEIO4
1
1
1
···
1

Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.

Other factor pages

Factor pages that state no subcategory, or whose subcategory has only a few pages.

ActivityLibraryRegionBoundaryValueYear
Hydrogen produced on site - natural gas steam reformingADEMEFranceWell-to-use11.1 kgCO₂e/kg2021
HydrogenEU CBAMEcuadorCBAM embedded emissions10.8 kgCO₂e/kg2025
HydrogenEU CBAMSierra LeoneCBAM embedded emissions10.8 kgCO₂e/kg2025
HydrogenEU CBAMEgyptCBAM embedded emissions10.8 kgCO₂e/kg2025
Nuclear fuelEXIOBASESwitzerlandCradle to gate13 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Oil and gas extractionOpen CEDAEl SalvadorCradle to gate0.00546 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Oil and gas extractionOpen CEDAGabonCradle to gate0.00619 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Oil and gas extractionOpen CEDABoliviaCradle to gate0.0092 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Fuel wood and solid fuel products n.e.c.OpenIO-CanadaNunavutCradle to gate0.00159 kgCO₂e/CAD2022
HydrogenRVONetherlandsCombustion0 kgCO₂e/kWh2026
Other non-fossil fuels - HydrogenStatistics FinlandFinlandCombustion0 kgCO₂e/kWh2026
Other non-fossil fuels - SulphurStatistics FinlandFinlandCombustion0 kgCO₂e/kWh2026