Emission Factor

Cheese

8.182
kgCO2e/kg

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of cheese. This emission factor reflects the production effort for the provision of selected food for retail in Germany in 2015 (average data). Where necessary foreign shares (e.g. for animal feed) and imports (e.g. tropical fruits) are included. Total life cycle incl. transport + material input excluding disposal. Reference point product provision (without preparation/consumption). Retrieved from GEMIS v5.0.

PropertyValue
NameCheese
SectorConsumer Goods and Services
CategoryFood/Beverages/Tobacco
SourceGEMIS
Source DatasetGEMIS model and database v5.0
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e8.182kg/kg
  • CO22.05 kg/kg
  • CH40.1285 kg/kg
  • N2O0.00857 kg/kg
  • CO2e of other gases0.26295 kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
cradle_to_shelf
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
consumer_goods-type_cheese
UUID
210d880a-b7d5-42fc-bf5e-41b3d7b9d982
Code Snippet
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