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Emission Factor

Root vegetables

0.1674kgCO2e/kg

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of root vegetables. Provided by WRAP in the Emissions Factor Database for Scope 3 Measurement and Reporting v1.2. Originally sourced from Poore and Nemecek (2019): Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers. The region here reflects the applicable region defined by the source.

PropertyValue
NameRoot vegetables
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryFood Production
SourceWRAP
Source DatasetEmission Factor Database v1.2
Region
Global (GLOBAL)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2018
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.1674kg/kg
LCA Activity
cradle_to_farm_gate
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
food-type_root_vegetables-origin_region_global
UUID
a2e36aa7-78a8-4d1a-a59d-097a004d1063
Code Snippet
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