Emission factor finder
Look up a published emission factor by what it is for — diesel, grid electricity in India or another country, cement, business travel — and see its gases, basis and the table it came from.
- 10,277 factors from 7 public sources
- Gases, GWP basis and the publisher's table reference on every row
- Searches are not stored
626 factors for “coal”
| Activity | Detail | Region · year | Factor | Gases | Source · reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CharcoalFuels — biomass | Stationary · Residential (Table 2.5) · per GJ (NCV)Biogenic CO2 excluded from CO2e | IPCC default · 2006 | 10.032 kg CO₂e per GJ (NCV)AR6 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 112 · CH₄ 0.3 · N₂O 0.004 | IPCC 2006 GuidelinesVol 2 Ch 1 Table 1.4; Ch 2 Table 2.5 |
| CharcoalFuels — biomass | Stationary · Residential (Table 2.5) · per kg (default NCV 29.5 TJ/Gg)Derived with the IPCC default NCV | IPCC default · 2006 | 0.295944 kg CO₂e per kgAR6 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 3.304 · CH₄ 0.00885 · N₂O 0.000118 | IPCC 2006 GuidelinesVol 2 Ch 1 Tables 1.2 and 1.4 |
| AnthraciteFuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke | United States · 2025 | 2,620.3 kg CO₂e per short tonAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 2,602 · CH₄ 0.276 · N₂O 0.04 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 (heat content 25.09 mmBtu/short ton) |
| AnthraciteFuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke · per energy (HHV) | United States · 2025 | 104.422 kg CO₂e per mmBtuAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 103.69 · CH₄ 0.011 · N₂O 0.0016 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 |
| Bituminous coalFuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke | United States · 2025 | 2,343.3 kg CO₂e per short tonAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 2,325 · CH₄ 0.274 · N₂O 0.04 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 (heat content 24.93 mmBtu/short ton) |
| Bituminous coalFuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke · per energy (HHV) | United States · 2025 | 94.012 kg CO₂e per mmBtuAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 93.28 · CH₄ 0.011 · N₂O 0.0016 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 |
| Coal cokeFuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke | United States · 2025 | 2,837.2 kg CO₂e per short tonAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 2,819 · CH₄ 0.273 · N₂O 0.04 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 (heat content 24.8 mmBtu/short ton) |
| Coal cokeFuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke · per energy (HHV) | United States · 2025 | 114.402 kg CO₂e per mmBtuAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 113.67 · CH₄ 0.011 · N₂O 0.0016 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 |
| LigniteFuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke | United States · 2025 | 1,399.5 kg CO₂e per short tonAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 1,389 · CH₄ 0.156 · N₂O 0.023 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 (heat content 14.21 mmBtu/short ton) |
| LigniteFuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke · per energy (HHV) | United States · 2025 | 98.452 kg CO₂e per mmBtuAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 97.72 · CH₄ 0.011 · N₂O 0.0016 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 |
| Mixed coal (commercial sector)Fuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke | United States · 2025 | 2,031.6 kg CO₂e per short tonAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 2,016 · CH₄ 0.235 · N₂O 0.034 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 (heat content 21.39 mmBtu/short ton) |
| Mixed coal (commercial sector)Fuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke · per energy (HHV) | United States · 2025 | 95.002 kg CO₂e per mmBtuAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 94.27 · CH₄ 0.011 · N₂O 0.0016 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 |
| Mixed coal (electric power sector)Fuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke | United States · 2025 | 1,899.6 kg CO₂e per short tonAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 1,885 · CH₄ 0.217 · N₂O 0.032 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 (heat content 19.73 mmBtu/short ton) |
| Mixed coal (electric power sector)Fuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke · per energy (HHV) | United States · 2025 | 96.252 kg CO₂e per mmBtuAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 95.52 · CH₄ 0.011 · N₂O 0.0016 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 |
| Mixed coal (industrial coking)Fuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke | United States · 2025 | 2,487.2 kg CO₂e per short tonAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 2,468 · CH₄ 0.289 · N₂O 0.042 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 (heat content 26.28 mmBtu/short ton) |
| Mixed coal (industrial coking)Fuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke · per energy (HHV) | United States · 2025 | 94.632 kg CO₂e per mmBtuAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 93.9 · CH₄ 0.011 · N₂O 0.0016 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 |
| Mixed coal (industrial sector)Fuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke | United States · 2025 | 2,132.4 kg CO₂e per short tonAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 2,116 · CH₄ 0.246 · N₂O 0.036 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 (heat content 22.35 mmBtu/short ton) |
| Mixed coal (industrial sector)Fuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke · per energy (HHV) | United States · 2025 | 95.402 kg CO₂e per mmBtuAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 94.67 · CH₄ 0.011 · N₂O 0.0016 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 |
| Sub-bituminous coalFuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke | United States · 2025 | 1,688.7 kg CO₂e per short tonAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 1,676 · CH₄ 0.19 · N₂O 0.028 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 (heat content 17.25 mmBtu/short ton) |
| Sub-bituminous coalFuels | Stationary combustion · Coal and coke · per energy (HHV) | United States · 2025 | 97.902 kg CO₂e per mmBtuAR5 · Scope 1 | CO₂ 97.17 · CH₄ 0.011 · N₂O 0.0016 | US EPA Emission Factors Hub 2025Table 1 |
| Reducing agents (ferroalloy production)Industrial processes — metal | agent type: coal · CO2 per tonneIPCC range 2.790–3.410 t/t | IPCC default · 2019 | 3,100 kg CO₂e per tonneCO2 only · Scope 1 | CO₂ 3,100 | IPCC 2006 Guidelines and 2019 RefinementIPCC 2006 Vol 3 Ch 4 p.4.33 Eq 4.16 |
| All Other Petroleum and Coal Products ManufacturingPurchased goods and services (spend) | NAICS 324199 · purchaser price, with marginsWithout margins 0.359, margins 0.032. US economy: for other currencies or years, adjust for exchange rate and price change | United States · 2022 USD | 0.391 kg CO₂e per USD (2022)AR5 · Scope 3.1/3.2 | US EPA supply-chain factors v1.3v1.3.0, NAICS 324199 (USEEIO 324190) | |
| Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface MiningPurchased goods and services (spend) | NAICS 212111 · purchaser price, with marginsWithout margins 0.747, margins 0.094. US economy: for other currencies or years, adjust for exchange rate and price change | United States · 2022 USD | 0.841 kg CO₂e per USD (2022)AR5 · Scope 3.1/3.2 | US EPA supply-chain factors v1.3v1.3.0, NAICS 212111 (USEEIO 212100) | |
| Bituminous Coal Underground MiningPurchased goods and services (spend) | NAICS 212112 · purchaser price, with marginsWithout margins 0.747, margins 0.094. US economy: for other currencies or years, adjust for exchange rate and price change | United States · 2022 USD | 0.841 kg CO₂e per USD (2022)AR5 · Scope 3.1/3.2 | US EPA supply-chain factors v1.3v1.3.0, NAICS 212112 (USEEIO 212100) | |
| Coal and Other Mineral and Ore Merchant WholesalersPurchased goods and services (spend) | NAICS 423520 · purchaser price, with marginsWithout margins 0.108, margins 0. US economy: for other currencies or years, adjust for exchange rate and price change | United States · 2022 USD | 0.108 kg CO₂e per USD (2022)AR5 · Scope 3.1/3.2 | US EPA supply-chain factors v1.3v1.3.0, NAICS 423520 (USEEIO 423A00) | |
| Support Activities for Coal MiningPurchased goods and services (spend) | NAICS 213113 · purchaser price, with marginsWithout margins 0.372, margins 0. US economy: for other currencies or years, adjust for exchange rate and price change | United States · 2022 USD | 0.372 kg CO₂e per USD (2022)AR5 · Scope 3.1/3.2 | US EPA supply-chain factors v1.3v1.3.0, NAICS 213113 (USEEIO 21311A) |
The sources in the library
Each source is loaded from the publisher's own files, with its edition and licence recorded. ESGTrack watches each publisher's page for a new edition.
| Source | Publisher | Edition | Factors | Basis | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 Baseline Database for the Indian Power Sector | Central Electricity Authority, Government of India · publisher page | 22.0 · 2026-08-01 | 123 | CO2 only | Government of India publication — free to use with attribution |
| GHG Emission Factors Hub | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · publisher page | 2025 · 2025-01-15 | 438 | AR5 (waste: AR4) | U.S. Government work — public domain |
| 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Volume 2: Energy | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change · publisher page | 2006 (default factors) · 2006-04-01 | 386 | AR5 and AR6 variants | IPCC — reproduced with attribution for inventory use |
| CO2 Baseline Database v22.0 — power-station data | Central Electricity Authority, Government of India · publisher page | 22.0 · 2026-08-01 | 1,262 | CO2 only | Government of India publication — free to use with attribution |
| Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas Emission Factors v1.3 (NAICS-6, spend-based) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · publisher page | 1.3.0 · 2024-07-10 | 985 | AR5 | U.S. Government work — public domain |
| Carbon intensity of electricity generation, by country | Our World in Data (Ember, Energy Institute) · publisher page | 2026 release · 2026-01-01 | 2,191 | Lifecycle (Ember) | CC BY 4.0 — Our World in Data, based on Ember and the Energy Institute |
| 2006 IPCC Guidelines and 2019 Refinement — industrial processes, waste and agriculture defaults | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change · publisher page | 2006 / 2019 (Tier 1 defaults) · 2019-05-01 | 4,892 | AR5 and AR6 variants | IPCC — reproduced with attribution; machine-readable values from bonsai-ipcc (MIT) |
Not shown here: India Specific Road Transport Emission Factors (India GHG Program (WRI India, CII, TERI)), its publisher asks that its terms be checked before the values are republished. It is available inside the product.
How to read a factor
A factor only means something with its basis: the unit (per litre, per kilogram, per GJ on a net calorific value basis, per kWh), the gases it covers, the global warming potentials used to combine them, the region and the year. Two factors for "diesel" can legitimately differ by a few per cent because of the calorific value or density assumed. Record which one you used, and keep its reference.
For grid electricity in India, prefer the CEA's weighted average for the activity year if it is published before you report; otherwise the latest available, and say which. The Our World in Data figures are lifecycle intensities, useful for countries without a national factor but not a like-for-like substitute for one.
What this tool does not do
- It shows bundled public sources only — not factors imported on an installation, not a company's private library, and not supplier-specific factors.
- It does not choose a factor for you, convert units, or apply your fuel's measured calorific value — the product does those, with the decision recorded.
- Publishers update their editions; the edition shown here is the one bundled, with its date.
Questions about the factor finder
Which sources are included?
The public sources bundled with ESGTrack: the IPCC 2006 Guidelines and the 2019 Refinement, the Central Electricity Authority's CO2 Baseline Database version 22.0 — both the grid averages and the power-station rates — the US EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub (2025) and Supply Chain GHG Emission Factors v1.3, and Our World in Data's grid intensities for 212 countries. The India GHG Program's road transport factors are in the product but not shown here, because the programme asks that its terms are checked before its values are republished.
What do the columns mean?
CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O are kilograms of each gas per unit of activity; CO₂e combines them with the global warming potentials named in the GWP column (AR4, AR5, AR6, or "CO₂ only" where the publisher gives only carbon dioxide). The scope column is a hint about where the factor usually belongs; the reference is the publisher's table, so you can check the value at source.
Can I use these factors in my inventory?
They are published values, reproduced with their sources. Whether one fits your activity — the fuel, its calorific value, the year, the country, the basis — is a methodological decision for your inventory, which should record the factor used and why.
More free tools
- Emissions calculatorScope 1 from fuels and Scope 2 from grid electricity in India, with every factor and step shown
- BRSR readiness checklistWhat to have in place before your BRSR, a BRSR Core assessment or assurance, and the XBRL filing
- Monthly ESG data templateA spreadsheet for fuel, electricity, water, waste and safety by site and month, with Scope 1 and 2 worked out
- Framework mapping explorerSee where a BRSR Core figure is asked for in GRI, IFRS S2, ESRS, CDP and SASB — and how closely it matches
- ESG reporting glossaryPlain explanations of the terms in BRSR, carbon accounting and assurance
Factors chosen by date, with the decision recorded
ESGTrack applies the factor in force for each month, keeps your own site and company factors first, converts units, and logs every change with its source.