Emission Factor

Cargo ship (vehicle carrier)

0.0385kgCO2e/tonne-km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity for cargo ship for vehicle transport. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameCargo ship (vehicle carrier)
SectorTransport
CategorySea Freight
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2023
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.03852kg/tonne-km
  • CO20.03805 kg/tonne-km
  • CH43.57e-7 kg/tonne-km
  • N2O0.00000174 kg/tonne-km
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
sea_freight-vessel_type_vehicle_carrier-route_type_na-vessel_length_na-tonnage_na-fuel_source_na
UUID
41e501cf-1622-4716-a337-9a7641e59505
Code Snippet
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