Emission Factor

Cottonseed - organic - for sowing (cottonseed production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is cottonseed production, for sowing, organic. The Reference Product is cottonseed, organic, for sowing. The product cottonseed, organic, for sowing is a seed from an annual crop. Cottonseed, organic, for sowing refers only to the seed of the cotton plant, which has been grown via organic farming practices. This seed is separated from the cotton lint (fibres) during ginning. To be suitable for sowing, the cottonseed needs to undergo preparation steps such as cleaning, drying, chemical dressing etc. Not to be confused with seed-cotton which refers to the whole harvested boll of the cotton plant, i.e. cottonseed surrounded by lint. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/20341/documentation

PropertyValue
NameCottonseed - organic - for sowing (cottonseed production)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
1997
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
arable_farming-type_cottonseed_organic_for_sowing_cottonseed_production_for_sowing_organic
UUID
0da3fdfb-e38d-429d-a2ad-3b1e4ad2096b
Code Snippet
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