Emission Factor

Onions

0.18kgCO2e/kg

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of onion. Provided by WRAP in the Emissions Factor Database for Scope 3 Measurement and Reporting v1.2. Originally sourced from Clune et al. (2017): Systematic review of greenhouse gas emissions for different fresh food categories. The region here reflects the applicable region defined by the source. Refer to the source for the source specific data quality assessment.

PropertyValue
NameOnions
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
SourceWRAP
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.18kg/kg
LCA Activity
cradle_to_processing_gate
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
arable_farming-type_onions-origin_region_multi_region
UUID
8472e176-fc31-4acd-be1e-27f073ad4745
Code Snippet
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