Emission Factor

Cargo ship - large ropax ferry - average

0.3728kgCO2e/tonne-km

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of cargo ship - large ropax ferry - average. 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 and will be removed soon.

PropertyValue
NameCargo ship - large ropax ferry - average
SectorTransport
CategorySea Freight
SourceGHG Protocol
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.3728kg/tonne-km
  • CO20.3715 kg/tonne-km
  • CH41.12e-7 kg/tonne-km
  • N2O0.000005062 kg/tonne-km
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
sea_freight-vessel_type_large_ropax_ferry-route_type_na-vessel_length_na-tonnage_na-fuel_source_na
UUID
0f8f45b0-02ee-436a-bdb2-e782a9247b76
Code Snippet
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