Emission Factor

Inorganic potassium fertiliser - as K2O (market group for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market group for inorganic potassium fertiliser, as K2O. The reference product is inorganic potassium fertiliser, as K2O. Inorganic potassium fertiliser, as K2O describes a substance which is supplying the nutrient of Potassium to plants. The product represents an equivalent form of Potassium that is present in the fertiliser and is expressed as a mass of potassium oxide (K2O). The term "inorganic" refers to the source of nutrient being produced from chemical or artificial materials. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. Based on EU regulations (REGULATION (EU) 2019/1009), when this substance is used as fertiliser, the N-P-K can vary depending on the fertiliser. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market group. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/22747/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameInorganic potassium fertiliser - as K2O (market group for)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2016
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
arable_farming-type_inorganic_potassium_fertiliser_as_k2o_market_group_for_inorganic_potassium_fertiliser_as_k2o
UUID
217667e4-beef-4533-a9ce-0423948bed01
Code Snippet
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