European Union

United Kingdom

Global

United States of America (the)

Rail freight train

Switzerland

China

Europe without Switzerland

India

Rest-of-World

South Africa

Transport - freight train (market for transport - freight train)

Rail freight (diesel traction) - average/mixed load

Netherlands

Rail freight diesel train (containers)

Well-to-Wheel (WTW) emission intensity of freight. Retrieved from the Global Logistics Emissions Council Framework for Logistics Emissions Accounting and Reporting. (2019).  This factor has been calculated incorporating average loads/empty running/repositioning etc. as appropriate to the transport type and as described by the source.

Rail freight (unknown traction) - average/mixed load

Emission intensity of supply chain in GBP spend on: rail transport services. Provided by BEIS/DEFRA in the official report on UK and England's carbon footprint to 2019. Retrieved from the UK full dataset 1990 - 2021 including conversion factors by SIC code (sheets: ghg_sic_mult and co2_sic_mult).

Rail transport services

Emission intensity of supply chain in GBP spend on: rail transport services. Provided by BEIS/DEFRA in the official report on UK and England's carbon footprint to 2020. Retrieved from the UK full dataset 1990 - 2021 including conversion factors by SIC code (sheets: ghg_sic_mult and co2_sic_mult).

Emission intensity WTT of goods transported by rail freight transport. Based on a mixture of emissions from diesel and electricity generation. Only emissions from direct fuel combustion or generation of electricity consumed are included.  Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of goods transported by rail freight transport. Based on a mixture of emissions from diesel and electricity generation. Only emissions from direct fuel combustion or generation of electricity consumed are included.  Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of supply chain in GBP spend on: rail transport services. Provided by BEIS/DEFRA in the official report on UK and England's carbon footprint to 2021.

Emission intensity WTT of goods transported by rail freight transport. Based on a mixture of emissions from diesel and electricity generation. Only emissions from direct fuel combustion or generation of electricity consumed are included. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2022: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of goods transported by rail freight transport. Based on a mixture of emissions from diesel and electricity generation. Only emissions from direct fuel combustion or generation of electricity consumed are included. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2022: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity WTT of goods transported by rail freight transport. Based on a mixture of emissions from diesel and electricity generation. Only emissions from direct fuel combustion or generation of electricity consumed are included.  Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of goods transported by rail freight transport. Based on a mixture of emissions from diesel and electricity generation. Only emissions from direct fuel combustion or generation of electricity consumed are included.  Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of goods transported by rail freight transport. Based on a mixture of emissions from diesel and electricity generation. Only emissions from direct fuel combustion or generation of electricity consumed are included.  Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2024: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity WTT of goods transported by rail freight transport. Based on a mixture of emissions from diesel and electricity generation. Only emissions from direct fuel combustion or generation of electricity consumed are included.  Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2024: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of rail - freight train. The primary source is UK DEFRA Freighting goods 2019. WARNING: This emission factor has not passed our data validation process as the primary source reports the CH4 and N2O values in kg but the GHG protocol reports them in grams. We have included this for completeness to retain consistency with the source. NOTE: This dataset has been deprecated by the source.

Rail - freight train

Emission intensity of third-party transport in US dollars spend on: rail freight. Factors retrieved from the Quantis+GHG Protocol Scope 3 Calculator for the year 2016 and apply for years beyond 2016.

Rail freight

Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: rail transport. This factor is representative of the described commodity (equivalent to a goods or services category) and was obtained from the USEEIO model v1.0.1. Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment. Retrieved from Supply Chain Factors Dataset v1.1.1

Rail transport

Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: rail transport. This factor is representative of the described commodity (equivalent to a goods or services category) and was obtained from the USEEIO model. Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment.

Emission intensity of goods transported by rail. Retrieved from the EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx).

Rail (freight)

Emission intensity of goods transported by rail. Retrieved from the 2024 GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

Property	Value
Name	Rail And 8 Other Names Rail Rail (freight) Rail - freight train Rail freight Rail freight (unknown traction) - average/mixed load Rail freight train Rail transport Rail transport services
Sector	Transport
Category	Rail Freight
Source	BEIS, EPA, GHG Protocol, GLEC
Region	European Union (EU), United Kingdom (GB), Global (GLOBAL), United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type	Money Weight Over Distance
Year	2025 to 2016
LCA Activity	cradle_to_shelf, fuel_combustion, unknown, use_phase, well_to_tank, well_to_wheel

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Emission Factor Name	Region	Source	Year	Unit
Rail freight (unknown traction) - average/mixed load	European Union	GLEC	2019	WeightOverDistance
Rail transport services	United Kingdom	BEIS	2019	Money
Rail transport services	United Kingdom	BEIS	2020	Money
Rail freight train	United Kingdom	BEIS	2021	WeightOverDistance
Rail freight train	United Kingdom	BEIS	2021	WeightOverDistance
Rail transport services	United Kingdom	BEIS	2021	Money
Rail freight train	United Kingdom	BEIS	2022	WeightOverDistance
Rail freight train	United Kingdom	BEIS	2022	WeightOverDistance
Rail freight train	United Kingdom	BEIS	2023	WeightOverDistance
Rail freight train	United Kingdom	BEIS	2023	WeightOverDistance
Rail freight train	United Kingdom	BEIS	2024	WeightOverDistance
Rail freight train	United Kingdom	BEIS	2024	WeightOverDistance
Rail - freight train	United Kingdom	GHG Protocol	2021	WeightOverDistance
Rail freight	Global	GHG Protocol	2016	Money
Rail transport	United States of America (the)	EPA	2018	Money
Rail transport	United States of America (the)	EPA	2018	Money
Rail (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2021	WeightOverDistance
Rail (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2022	WeightOverDistance
Rail (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2023	WeightOverDistance
Rail (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2024	WeightOverDistance