Emission Factor

Steel production

1.28kgCO2e/kg

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of steel production within the reporting country. Published by Climate TRACE and derived either by utilizing satellite-derived mapping data which can capture variation in activity for certain types of steel facilities or by applying a basic disaggregation method for plants where hotspots were not captured on satellite imagery. NOTE: this value is provided in CO2 only and does not include the impact of other GHGs.

PropertyValue
NameSteel production
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
SourceClimate TRACE
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e1.28kg/kg
  • CO21.28 kg/kg
LCA Activity
cradle_to_gate
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_steel_production
UUID
1574c2a3-e568-4336-bf8b-51dca5229025
Code Snippet
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