Emission Factor

Bovine meat (beef herd)

84.8kgCO2e/kg

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of bovine meat (beef herd). Provided by WRAP in the Emissions Factor Database for Scope 3 Measurement and Reporting v1.2. Originally sourced from Poore and Nemecek (2019): Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers. The region here reflects the applicable region defined by the source.

PropertyValue
NameBovine meat (beef herd)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryLivestock Farming
SourceWRAP
Source DatasetScope 3 GHG Measurement and Reporting Protocols for Food and Drink
Region
Unit Type
Year
2018
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e84.8kg/kg
LCA Activity
cradle_to_processing_gate
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 24Version log
  • Replaced by: 25536447-d31e-4d94-a317-34bf3edb1a5d

API Reference

Activity ID
livestock_farming-type_bovine_meat_beef_herd-origin_region_global
UUID
0bbc5682-d1c0-4202-9710-395ae2b7d4a7
Code Snippet
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