ICT and digital services emission factors
ICT and digital services: software, cloud, telecom, AI services. From 5 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.
What the 10 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.
Per JPY · 5 factor pages
Linear scale, from 0.0005- Computer systems design servicesCradle to gate0.00205
Open CEDA · Open CEDA Rest of World · 2025
- Satellite, telecommunications resellers, and all other telecommunicationsCradle to gate0.00173
Open CEDA · Mauritius · 2025
- Custom computer programming servicesCradle to gate0.00137
Open CEDA · Cameroon · 2025
- Wired telecommunications carriersCradle to gate0.00117
Open CEDA · Rwanda · 2025
- Internet publishing and broadcasting and Web search portalsCradle to gate0.000519
Open CEDA · Hong Kong · 2025
Per EUR · 3 factor pages
Linear scale, from 0.1- Post and telecommunication services (64)Cradle to gate0.345
EXIOBASE · Rest of World: Africa (EXIOBASE) · 2019
- Computer and related services (72)Cradle to gate0.173
EXIOBASE · Taiwan · 2019
- Telecommunications servicesCradle to gate0.132
ADEME · France · 2023
Per CAD
OpenIO-Canada puts Fixed Internet access services at 0.142 kgCO₂e/CAD (Cradle to gate, 2022), the only factor page in this unit.
Per USD
USEEIO puts Computer Systems Design Services at 0.0875 kgCO₂e/USD (Cradle to store gate, 2023), 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.
Open CEDA (1,341) and OpenIO-Canada (129) hold 93% of them; the other 3 publish the rest (118).
- Open CEDA1,341
- OpenIO-Canada129
- EXIOBASE98
- ADEME11
- USEEIO9
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.
| Activity | Library | Region | Boundary | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telecommunications services | ADEME | France | Cradle to gate | 0.132 kgCO₂e/EUR | 2023 |
| Computer and related services (72) | EXIOBASE | Taiwan | Cradle to gate | 0.173 kgCO₂e/EUR | 2019 |
| Post and telecommunication services (64) | EXIOBASE | Rest of World: Africa (EXIOBASE) | Cradle to gate | 0.345 kgCO₂e/EUR | 2019 |
| Computer systems design services | Open CEDA | Open CEDA Rest of World | Cradle to gate | 0.00205 kgCO₂e/JPY | 2025 |
| Custom computer programming services | Open CEDA | Cameroon | Cradle to gate | 0.00137 kgCO₂e/JPY | 2025 |
| Internet publishing and broadcasting and Web search portals | Open CEDA | Hong Kong | Cradle to gate | 0.000519 kgCO₂e/JPY | 2025 |
| Satellite, telecommunications resellers, and all other telecommunications | Open CEDA | Mauritius | Cradle to gate | 0.00173 kgCO₂e/JPY | 2025 |
| Wired telecommunications carriers | Open CEDA | Rwanda | Cradle to gate | 0.00117 kgCO₂e/JPY | 2025 |
| Fixed Internet access services | OpenIO-Canada | Yukon | Cradle to gate | 0.142 kgCO₂e/CAD | 2022 |
| Computer Systems Design Services | USEEIO | United States | Cradle to store gate | 0.0875 kgCO₂e/USD | 2023 |
Other subcategories
- Trade and retail3,463 factors · 10 pages
- Professional services2,916 factors · 11 pages
- Health and social care2,323 factors · 8 pages
- Education and public services1,629 factors · 8 pages
- Financial and insurance services1,605 factors · 9 pages
- Media and publishing1,583 factors · 6 pages
- Repair, maintenance and cleaning1,440 factors · 5 pages
- Equipment rental and leasing701 factors · 6 pages
- Real estate and rent551 factors · 6 pages
- Hospitality and catering526 factors · 6 pages
- Accommodation290 factors · 6 pages
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