Emission Factor

NPK (26-15-15) fertiliser (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is NPK (26-15-15) fertiliser production. The Reference Product is NPK (26-15-15) fertiliser. NPK (26-15-15) fertiliser describes a substance containing the nutrients of nitrogen, phosphate and potassium, complemented by other elements as well. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. 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, it can be labelled as N-P-K of: (26-15-15). 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/23435/documentation

PropertyValue
NameNPK (26-15-15) fertiliser (production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
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
chemicals-type_npk_26_15_15_fertiliser_npk_26_15_15_fertiliser_production
UUID
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