Belgium

Germany

France

United Kingdom

Netherlands

United States of America (the)

United Arab Emirates (the)

Afghanistan

Antigua and Barbuda

Albania

Angola

Argentina

Austria

Australia

Barbados

Bangladesh

Burkina Faso

Bulgaria

Bahrain

Burundi

Benin

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Brazil

Bahamas

Bhutan

Belize

Canada

Central African Republic

Congo

Switzerland

Côte d'Ivoire

Chile

Cameroon

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Algeria

Ecuador

Estonia

Egypt

Spain

Ethiopia

Finland

Fiji

Gabon

Grenada

Gambia

Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

Greece

Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau

Hong Kong

Honduras

Croatia

Haiti

Hungary

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

India

Iraq

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iceland

Italy

Jamaica

Jordan

Japan

Kenya

Cambodia

Kiribati

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Korea, Republic of

Kuwait

Kazakhstan

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lebanon

Saint Lucia

Sri Lanka

Lesotho

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Latvia

Morocco

Moldova, Republic of

North Macedonia

Mali

Myanmar

Mongolia

Malta

Mauritius

Maldives

Malawi

Mexico

Malaysia

Namibia

Niger

Transit and ground passenger transportation / state and local government passenger transit

Transit and ground passenger transportation / state and local government passenger transit (purchaser prices)

New Zealand

Public bus (diesel)

Tank-to-Wheel (TTW) emission intensity of car (average). Retrieved from the excel file CO2 Emissiefactoren 2022 providing a Dutch standard list of CO2 emission factors. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://co2emissiefactoren.nl/factoren/2022/38/147/personenvervoer-auto-gemiddelde-auto-brandstofsoort-onbekend/

Emission intensity of Well-to-Tank (WTT) for passenger vehicles and business travel on land. EF should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Car (average) - passenger vehicles & travel land

Emission intensity of passenger vehicles. Passenger vehicles conversion factors should be used to report travel in cars and on motorcycles that are owned or controlled by the reporting organisation. This does not include employee-owned vehicles that are used for business purposes. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2024: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Car (average) - passenger vehicles

Well-to-Tank (WTT) emission intensity of car (average). Retrieved from the excel file CO2 Emissiefactoren 2022 providing a Dutch standard list of CO2 emission factors. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://co2emissiefactoren.nl/factoren/2022/38/147/personenvervoer-auto-gemiddelde-auto-brandstofsoort-onbekend/

Tank-to-Wheel (TTW) emission intensity of car (average). Retrieved from the excel file CO2 Emissiefactoren 2024 providing a Dutch standard list of CO2 emission factors. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://co2emissiefactoren.nl/factoren/2024/38/147/personenvervoer-auto-gemiddelde-auto-brandstofsoort-onbekend/

Emission intensity of average car. The primary source is UK DEFRA Passenger vehicles 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.

Car (average)

Emission intensity of passenger vehicles. Passenger vehicles conversion factors should be used to report travel in cars and on motorcycles that are owned or controlled by the reporting organisation. This does not include employee-owned vehicles that are used for business purposes. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2020: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Well-to-Tank (WTT) emission intensity of car (average). Retrieved from the excel file CO2 Emissiefactoren 2021 providing a Dutch standard list of CO2 emission factors. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://co2emissiefactoren.nl/factoren/2021/38/147/personenvervoer-auto-gemiddelde-auto-brandstofsoort-onbekend/

Tank-to-Wheel (TTW) emission intensity of car (average). Note: The GWP used for methane includes oxidation and is 30.5 - higher than the standard AR5 GWP of 28. Retrieved from the excel file CO2 Emissiefactoren 2025 providing a Dutch standard list of CO2 emission factors. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://co2emissiefactoren.nl/factoren/2025/38/147/personenvervoer-auto-gemiddelde-auto-brandstofsoort-onbekend/

Well-to-Tank (WTT) emission intensity of car (average). Retrieved from the excel file CO2 Emissiefactoren 2024 providing a Dutch standard list of CO2 emission factors. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://co2emissiefactoren.nl/factoren/2024/38/147/personenvervoer-auto-gemiddelde-auto-brandstofsoort-onbekend/

Tank-to-Wheel (TTW) emission intensity of car. Retrieved from the CSV file "Personenvervoer NL" from CO2 Emissiefactoren 2025.02 providing a standard list of CO2 emission factors.

Well-to-Wheel (WTW) emission intensity of car (average). Retrieved from the excel file CO2 Emissiefactoren 2021 providing a Dutch standard list of CO2 emission factors. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://co2emissiefactoren.nl/factoren/2021/38/147/personenvervoer-auto-gemiddelde-auto-brandstofsoort-onbekend/

Well-to-Tank (WTT) emission intensity of car. Retrieved from the CSV file "Personenvervoer NL" from CO2 Emissiefactoren 2024.01 providing a standard list of CO2 emission factors.

Emission intensity of business travel and commuting. Retrieved from the sheet: '08_Dienstreisen_Arbeitswege_m.V' of the Excel file 'Emissionsfaktoren zur THG-Bilanzierung (xlsx-Format) 2.1' published by UBA at the source URL.

Car - business travel

Well-to-Wheel (WTW) emission intensity of car (average). Note: The GWP used for methane includes oxidation and is 30.5 - higher than the standard AR5 GWP of 28. Retrieved from the excel file CO2 Emissiefactoren 2025 providing a Dutch standard list of CO2 emission factors. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://co2emissiefactoren.nl/factoren/2025/38/147/personenvervoer-auto-gemiddelde-auto-brandstofsoort-onbekend/

Tank-to-Wheel (TTW) emission intensity of car (average). Retrieved from the excel file CO2 Emissiefactoren 2020 providing a Dutch standard list of CO2 emission factors. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://co2emissiefactoren.nl/factoren/2020/38/147/personenvervoer-auto-gemiddelde-auto-brandstofsoort-onbekend/

Emission intensity of passenger vehicles. Passenger vehicles conversion factors should be used to report travel in cars and on motorcycles that are owned or controlled by the reporting organisation. This does not include employee-owned vehicles that are used for business purposes. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2019: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity of passenger car. Includes passenger cars/minivans/SUVs/small pickup trucks (vehicles with wheelbase less than 121 inches). Retrieved from the EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx).

Passenger car

Well-to-Wheel (WTW) emission intensity of car (average). Retrieved from the excel file CO2 Emissiefactoren 2023 providing a Dutch standard list of CO2 emission factors. For additional information on the application and interpretation of this emission factor please refer to the link: https://co2emissiefactoren.nl/factoren/2023/38/147/personenvervoer-auto-gemiddelde-auto-brandstofsoort-onbekend/

Property	Value
Name	Car And 6 Other Names Car Car (average) Car (average) - passenger vehicles Car (average) - passenger vehicles & travel land Car - business travel Passenger car
Sector	Transport
Category	Road Travel
Source	ADEME, BEIS, CO2 Emissiefactoren, CO2 Emissiefactoren Belgium, EPA, GHG Protocol, UBA
Region	Belgium (BE), Germany (DE), France (FR), United Kingdom (GB), Netherlands (NL), United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type	Distance Passenger Over Distance
Year	2026 to 2018
LCA Activity	fuel_combustion, fuel_upstream-fuel_combustion, tank_to_wheel, use_phase, well_to_tank, well_to_wheel

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Emission Factor Name	Region	Source	Year	Unit
Car	Netherlands	CO2 Emissiefactoren	2022	Distance
Car (average) - passenger vehicles & travel land	United Kingdom	BEIS	2021	Distance
Car (average) - passenger vehicles	United Kingdom	BEIS	2024	Distance
Car	Netherlands	CO2 Emissiefactoren	2022	Distance
Car	Netherlands	CO2 Emissiefactoren	2024	Distance
Car (average)	United Kingdom	GHG Protocol	2021	Distance
Car (average) - passenger vehicles	United Kingdom	BEIS	2020	Distance
Car	Netherlands	CO2 Emissiefactoren	2021	Distance
Car	Netherlands	CO2 Emissiefactoren	2025	Distance
Car	Netherlands	CO2 Emissiefactoren	2024	Distance
Car	Belgium	CO2 Emissiefactoren Belgium	2025	Distance
Car	Netherlands	CO2 Emissiefactoren	2021	Distance
Car (average) - passenger vehicles	United Kingdom	BEIS	2024	Distance
Car	Belgium	CO2 Emissiefactoren Belgium	2024	Distance
Car - business travel	Germany	UBA	2024	PassengerOverDistance
Car	Netherlands	CO2 Emissiefactoren	2025	Distance
Car	Netherlands	CO2 Emissiefactoren	2020	Distance
Car (average) - passenger vehicles	United Kingdom	BEIS	2019	Distance
Passenger car	United States of America (the)	EPA	2021	Distance
Car	Netherlands	CO2 Emissiefactoren	2023	Distance