Emission Factor

Inorganic potassium fertiliser - as K2O (nutrient supply from NPK (26-15-15) fertiliser)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is nutrient supply from NPK (26-15-15) fertiliser. 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 transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/23394/documentation

PropertyValue
NameInorganic potassium fertiliser - as K2O (nutrient supply from NPK (26-15-15) fertiliser)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2016
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

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Activity ID
arable_farming-type_inorganic_potassium_fertiliser_as_k2o_nutrient_supply_from_npk_26_15_15_fertiliser
UUID
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