About Bafa
The German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) publishes annually updated CO2 emission factors to support consistent reporting and monitoring of energy and resource-related greenhouse gas emissions across regulatory, funding, and compliance programs in Germany. Note: The CO2 factors are not universally valid and are not intended for the preparation of scientific papers in particular.
Visit Bafa websiteInformationsblatt CO2-Faktoren v3.3
| Property | Value |
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| Description | The German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) publishes annually updated CO2 emission factors to support consistent reporting and monitoring of energy and resource-related greenhouse gas emissions across regulatory, funding, and compliance programs in Germany. Note: The CO2 factors are not universally valid and are not intended for the preparation of scientific papers in particular. |
| Source type | Governmental |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2025 |
| Geography | Germany |
| Sector | |
| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2 |
| Data Transformation | The source reports emissions in tCO2/MWh, which have been converted to kgCO2/kWh to ensure consistency. |
License
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| Type of license | Open Government License |
| License URL | Not specified |
Data quality
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| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq |
| Quality flag(s) | Partial factor The source reports emission factors in CO2 only and does not include the impact of other GHGs. Notable methodological variance or lack of clarity The source does not clarify the IPCC AR version of GWPs used to calculate CO2e. |
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