Emission Factor

Basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations

0.5489kgCO2e/gbp

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of supply chain in GBP spend on: basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations. Provided by BEIS/DEFRA in the official report on UK and England's carbon footprint to 2019. Retrieved from the UK full dataset 1990 - 2020 including conversion factors by SIC code (sheets: ghg_sic_mult and co2_sic_mult).

PropertyValue
NameBasic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
SectorHealth and Social Care
CategoryHealth Care
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2019
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.5489kg/gbp
  • CO20.3656 kg/gbp
LCA Activity
unknown
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4

API Reference

Activity ID
health_care-type_basic_pharmaceutical_products_and_pharmaceutical_preparations
UUID
57fa89c4-3ad3-4b5e-823c-bd3f870853aa
Code Snippet
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