Emission Factor

Pharmaceutical and medicinal products

0.2193kgCO2e/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
  • CO2e0.2193kg/cad
  • CO20.185 kg/cad
  • CH40.0008287 kg/cad
  • N2O0.000017 kg/cad
  • CO2e of other gases0.00473 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
7ba09511-41e3-4991-9b4d-753c155d39d7
Code Snippet
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