Emission Factor

Pharmaceutical and medicinal products

0.2552kgCO2e/cad

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of the supply chain per Canadian dollar spent on: pharmaceutical and medicinal products. Retrieved from the OpenIO-Canada v2.9 model which is a Canadian Environmentally Extended Input-Output (EEIO) model. The emission factor is provided in purchaser price including taxes retail margins and distribution costs. Endogenization is not included meaning the emission factor does not account for capital goods.

PropertyValue
NamePharmaceutical and medicinal products
SectorHealth and Social Care
CategoryHealth Care
SourceOpenIO-Canada
Region
Unit Type
Year
2020
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.2552kg/cad
  • CO20.1928 kg/cad
  • CH40.0009521 kg/cad
  • N2O0.0000216 kg/cad
  • CO2e of other gases0.0273 kg/cad
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
health_care-type_pharmaceutical_and_medicinal_products
UUID
2a435615-1196-48e5-9652-bb6c4bf82002
Code Snippet
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