Emission Factor

Cow milk (milk production - from cow)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is milk production, from cow. The Reference Product is cow milk. The product cow milk is from an animal farmed for dairy. Dairy cattle are typically raised for around 6 years. 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/11888/documentation

PropertyValue
NameCow milk (milk production - from cow)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryLivestock Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2009
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
livestock_farming-type_cow_milk_milk_production_from_cow
UUID
8d7074ab-3071-4a32-95ad-b1c7496b96a2
Code Snippet
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