Factor record · lng-litres-scope-1-defra-2026last verified 2026-07-31 · DESNZ
1.14791
kgCO2e / litres
LNG
Fuels
DEFRA 2026Scope 1activity based
Vintage
Select unit
2.55% lower than 2025
1.17797 kgCO2e/litres in 2025
GHG Breakdown
CO₂
1.1456
kgCO2e/litres
CH₄
0.0018
kgCO2e/litres
N₂O
0.0005
kgCO2e/litres
Record
- Identifier
- 7afee77a5960
- Activity
- LNG
- Category
- fuels
- Sub-category
- Gaseous fuels
- Region
- GBR · United Kingdom
- Value
- 1.14791 kgCO2e/litres
- Scope
- Scope 1
- Methodology
- activity based
- GWP
- AR5 / GWP100
- Vintage year
- 2026
- Published
- 2026
- Source reference
- Factors by Category sheet, ID 1_100_1002_8_1
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Verified
- 2026-07-31 · DESNZ
Citation
DEFRA 2026, LNG, Factors by Category sheet, ID 1_100_1002_8_1
When to use
Use this factor for Scope 1 emissions from stationary combustion, where your organization directly burns fuel at facilities you own or control. This includes boilers, furnaces, generators, and other fixed equipment at your premises.
Methodology
Derived from direct physical activity measurements (litres, kilometres, kilograms). The most accurate approach where activity data exists.
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