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Paper and wood emission factors

Paper, board, pulp and wood materials. From 8 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.

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Factors
2,257
Libraries
8
With their own page
15
Units with a page
JPY · L · EUR
Largest library
Open CEDA

1,639 factors, 73%

What the 15 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.

Cradle to gateEPD totalCradle to distribution gateCradle to store gate

Per JPY · 5 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.001
From 0.00196 (Forestry and logging, Open CEDA) to 0.00527 (Stationery product manufacturing, Open CEDA) kgCO₂e per JPY.

Per L · 3 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0
From 0.0332 (Rubner Sawn Timber, Rubner Sawn Timber kiln dried, Rubner Sawn Timber machine graded, ÖKOBAUDAT) to 0.412 (Sawn timber, hardwood, raw, plant-debarked, u=70%, ICM) kgCO₂e per L. 2 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per EUR · 2 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.35
From 0.371 (Wood and products of wood and cork (except furniture); articles of straw and plaiting materials (20), EXIOBASE) to 0.485 (Products of forestry, logging and related services (02), EXIOBASE) kgCO₂e per EUR.

Per kg · 2 factor pages

Log scale: each gridline is 10 times the last
From 0.0367 (Construction timber - manufacture, ADEME) to 1.2 (Paper - Paper and board: board - Primary material production, DESNZ) kgCO₂e per kg.

Per CAD

OpenIO-Canada puts Other converted paper products at 0.679 kgCO₂e/CAD (Cradle to gate, 2022), the only factor page in this unit.

Per m²

ÖKOBAUDAT puts Heradesign Fine Alpha+ 15 mm at 3.84 kgCO₂e/m² (EPD total, 2024), the only factor page in this unit.

Per USD

USEEIO puts Paper (except Newsprint) Mills at 0.64 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

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

Open CEDA (1,639) and OpenIO-Canada (212) hold 82% of them; the other 6 publish the rest (406).

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
Construction timber - manufactureADEMEFranceCradle to gate0.0367 kgCO₂e/kg2014
Paper - Paper and board: board - Primary material productionDESNZEuropeCradle to gate1.2 kgCO₂e/kg2026
Products of forestry, logging and related services (02)EXIOBASEBulgariaCradle to gate0.485 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Wood and products of wood and cork (except furniture); articles of straw and plaiting materials (20)EXIOBASEPolandCradle to gate0.371 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Sawn timber, hardwood, raw, plant-debarked, u=70%ICMAustraliaCradle to distribution gate0.412 kgCO₂e/L2015
Coniferous lumber - fresh (German average)ÖKOBAUDATGermanyEPD total0.0439 kgCO₂e/L2023
Heradesign Fine Alpha+ 15 mmÖKOBAUDATAustriaEPD total3.84 kgCO₂e/m²2024
Rubner Sawn Timber, Rubner Sawn Timber kiln dried, Rubner Sawn Timber machine gradedÖKOBAUDATAustriaEPD total0.0332 kgCO₂e/L2023
All other converted paper product manufacturingOpen CEDAAustraliaCradle to gate0.00324 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Forestry and loggingOpen CEDASenegalCradle to gate0.00196 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Pulp millsOpen CEDAKenyaCradle to gate0.00381 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Sawmills and wood preservationOpen CEDAOmanCradle to gate0.0045 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Stationery product manufacturingOpen CEDAMyanmarCradle to gate0.00527 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Other converted paper productsOpenIO-CanadaQuebecCradle to gate0.679 kgCO₂e/CAD2022
Paper (except Newsprint) MillsUSEEIOUnited StatesCradle to store gate0.64 kgCO₂e/USD2023

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