Emission Factor

Natural gas (based on lower heating value)

2.44kgCO2e/m3

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of natural gas (based on lower heating value). Reference point final energy use at 100% utilization rate. Total life cycle incl. transport + material input without disposal. Retrieved from GEMIS v5.0.

PropertyValue
NameNatural gas (based on lower heating value)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
SourceGEMIS
Source DatasetGEMIS model and database v5.0
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e2.44kg/m3
  • CO22.232 kg/m3
  • CH40.0067 kg/m3
  • N2O0.00002 kg/m3
LCA Activity
upstream-use_phase-transport
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_natural_gas_lower_heating_value-fuel_use_na
UUID
28b0b733-cc3e-451f-af04-22a731b7eac2
Code Snippet
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