Emission Factors Library
Browse publicly sourced emission factors to use in your carbon footprint calculations.
| Name | Category | Region | Activity | Factor | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel (combustion) | Energy | CA | Fuel | 2.69 L | The Climate Registry, Canadian default CO2 factors (diesel) 2023 |
| Gasoline (combustion) | Energy | CA | Fuel | 2.31 L | The Climate Registry, Canadian default CO2 factors (motor gasoline) 2023 |
| Grid electricity - Canada average | Energy | CA | Electricity | 0.106 kWh | EPA Portfolio Manager, Canada electricity factors (national average) 2025 |
| Grid electricity - Manitoba | Energy | CA-MB | Electricity | 0.001 kWh | EPA Portfolio Manager, Canada electricity factors (Manitoba) 2025 |
| Natural gas (combustion) | Energy | CA-MB | Fuel | 1.96 m3 | Manitoba Hydro natural gas emission factor 2024 |
| Propane (combustion) | Energy | CA | Fuel | 1.54 L | B.C. Best Practices Methodology sample propane calc (100 L -> 0.154 tCO2e) 2023 |
| Beef (beef herd) | Food | Global | Animal protein | 60 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Beef (dairy herd) | Food | Global | Animal protein | 33 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Cheese | Food | Global | Animal protein | 21 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Chicken | Food | CA (UBC food services context) | Animal protein | 3.65 kg | UBC Food Services procurement emissions study 2023 |
| Chicken (global average) | Food | Global | Animal protein | 6 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Coffee beans | Food | Global | Other ingredient | 29 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Dark chocolate | Food | Global | Other ingredient | 47 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Eggs | Food | Global | Animal protein | 4.5 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Lamb & mutton | Food | Global | Animal protein | 40 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Maize (corn grain) | Food | Global | Staple crop | 1 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Milk (cow) | Food | Global | Animal protein | 3 L | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Peas and pulses | Food | Global | Staple crop | 0.9 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Pork | Food | Global | Animal protein | 7 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Potatoes | Food | Global | Staple crop | 0.46 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Rice (paddy) | Food | Global | Staple crop | 4 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Sugar (refined) | Food | Global | Other ingredient | 1 kg | Typical LCA screening value for refined sugar 2020 |
| Tofu | Food | CA (UBC food services context) | Plant protein | 0.98 kg | UBC Food Services procurement emissions study 2023 |
| Tofu (global average) | Food | Global | Plant protein | 3 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Wheat & rye (grain) | Food | Global | Staple crop | 1.4 kg | Poore & Nemecek 2018 via Our World in Data 2018 |
| Aluminum packaging - virgin | Materials | Global/EU | Packaging | 5.6 kg | CarbonCloud / ClimateHub, aluminum ingot benchmark 2023 |
| Corrugated cardboard box | Materials | Global | Packaging | 0.94 kg | Consumer Ecology, carbon footprint of a cardboard box 2020 |
| Flat cardboard (carton) | Materials | Global/EU | Packaging | 0.249 kg | ProCarton, carbon footprint of carton packaging 2023 2023 |
| Glass packaging - recycled | Materials | Global/EU | Packaging | 0.64 kg | Normative analysis of glass packaging emissions 2024 |
| Glass packaging - virgin | Materials | Global/EU | Packaging | 1.1 kg | Normative analysis of glass packaging emissions 2024 |
| Plastic (LDPE) film | Materials | Global (DE dataset) | Packaging | 2.79 kg | GEMIS model via Climatiq LDPE factor 2021 |
| Marine freight - bulk carrier | Transport | Global | Freight | 0.004 tonne-km | CN Carbon Calculator, marine bulk carrier factor (IMO 2020) 2020 |
| Marine freight - container ship | Transport | Global | Freight | 0.008 tonne-km | CN Carbon Calculator, container ship factor (IMO 2020) 2020 |
| Passenger car - gasoline, generic | Transport | Global/OECD | Passenger | 0.18 km | Typical small petrol car emission factor used in many calculators 2020 |
| Rail freight - diesel locomotive | Transport | CA | Freight | 0.012 tonne-km | CN Carbon Calculator, rail emission factor 2024 |
| Truck freight - heavy-duty diesel | Transport | CA | Freight | 0.074 tonne-km | CN Carbon Calculator, truck emission factor 2024 |