Motorcycle and scooter travel emission factors

Passenger travel by motorcycle, scooter or similar. From 6 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.

Factors
35
Libraries
6
With their own page
6
Units with a page
km · vehicle.km
Largest library

12 factors, 34%

What the 6 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-useCombustionEnergy, full life cycle

Per km · 4 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.05
From 0.058 (Gasolina - Ciclomotores (L1e, L2e), MITECO) to 0.219 (Motorcycle > 250 cm3 - Urbain, ADEME) kgCO₂e per km. 3 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per vehicle.km · 2 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.05
From 0.052 (Motor - elektrisch, Gemiddelde stroommix, CO2emissiefactoren.be) to 0.147 (Motor - (gemiddeld / benzine), CO2emissiefactoren.nl) kgCO₂e per vehicle.km.

Source: the published factor pages, catalogue version 591.

Who publishes these factors

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

ADEME (12) and DESNZ (10) hold 63% of them; the other 4 publish the rest (13).

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
Motorcycle > 250 cm3 - UrbainADEMEFranceEnergy, full life cycle0.219 kgCO₂e/km2025
Motor - elektrisch, Gemiddelde stroommixCO2emissiefactoren.beBelgiumWell-to-use0.052 kgCO₂e/vehicle.km2026
Motor - (gemiddeld / benzine)CO2emissiefactoren.nlNetherlandsWell-to-use0.147 kgCO₂e/vehicle.km2026
Motorbike - Average - Business travel- landDESNZUnited KingdomWell-to-use0.143 kgCO₂e/km2026
Gasolina - Ciclomotores (L1e, L2e)MITECOSpainCombustion0.058 kgCO₂e/km2025
Gasolina - Motocicletas (L3e, L4e, L5e, L6e, L7e)MITECOSpainCombustion0.099 kgCO₂e/km2025

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