Emission Factor

Container ship (average)

0.0161kgCO2e/tonne-km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity for container ship. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2019: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameContainer ship (average)
SectorTransport
CategorySea Freight
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2019
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2019
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.01614kg/tonne-km
  • CO20.01592 kg/tonne-km
  • CH41.79e-7 kg/tonne-km
  • N2O8.19e-7 kg/tonne-km
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
sea_freight-vessel_type_container-route_type_na-vessel_length_na-tonnage_na-fuel_source_na
UUID
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Code Snippet
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