Emission Factor

Transport - freight - tractor and trailer - diesel - agricultural

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is transport, freight, tractor and trailer, diesel, agricultural. The Reference Product is transport, freight, tractor and trailer, diesel, agricultural. This is delivering the service of transportation of 1 metric ton across the distance of 1 km. This service only considers the transportation of tractor and trailer. The vehicle operates with diesel and has a mass of 3,700 kg. The DWT (load capacity) of the tractor and trailer is 36,000 tonnes, and it is estimated to transport an average of 4,100 million tonne.kms per year for 25 years. It has a 8 tons loading capacity for each the tractor and the trailer, with an average velocity of 15 km/h when loaded. Data for transport is calculated for an average load factor, including empty return trips. 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/3452/documentation

PropertyValue
NameTransport - freight - tractor and trailer - diesel - agricultural
SectorTransport
CategoryRoad Freight
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
1991
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/tonne-km
Scopes3.4, 3.9
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_vehicle-vehicle_type_transport_tractor_and_trailer_agricultural_transport_tractor_and_trailer_agricultural-fuel_source_diesel-vehicle_weight_lt_8t-percentage_load_na-load_type_na
UUID
9baafba4-3d83-4184-b430-8cca68562256
Code Snippet
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