Emission Factor

Cheese manufacturing

1.259kgCO2e/usd

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: cheese manufacturing. This factor is representative of the described goods or services category as defined by the 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment. Retrieved from Supply Chain Factors Dataset v1.2.

PropertyValue
NameCheese manufacturing
SectorConsumer Goods and Services
CategoryFood/Beverages/Tobacco
SourceEPA
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e1.259kg/usd
  • CO20.381 kg/usd
  • CH40.0267 kg/usd
  • N2O0.000691 kg/usd
  • CO2e of other gases0.004904 kg/usd
LCA Activity
cradle_to_shelf
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
consumer_goods-type_cheese
UUID
ff116968-6656-4da7-8402-996398ae7984
Code Snippet
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