Factor record · marine-gas-oil-litres-scope-1-defra-2025last verified 2025-06-10 · DESNZ
2.77139
kgCO2e / litres
Historical vintage · Current: DEFRA 2026Marine gas oil
Fuels
DEFRA 2025Scope 1activity based
Vintage
Select unit
GHG Breakdown
CO₂
2.7378
kgCO2e/litres
CH₄
0.0008
kgCO2e/litres
N₂O
0.0328
kgCO2e/litres
Record
- Identifier
- 2IHHgzNj2y-c
- Activity
- Marine gas oil
- Category
- fuels
- Sub-category
- Liquid fuels
- Region
- GBR · United Kingdom
- Value
- 2.77139 kgCO2e/litres
- Scope
- Scope 1
- Methodology
- activity based
- GWP
- AR5 / GWP100
- Vintage year
- 2025
- Published
- 2025
- Source reference
- Factors by Category sheet, ID 1_101_1023_8_1
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Verified
- 2025-06-10 · DESNZ
Citation
DEFRA 2025, Marine gas oil, Factors by Category sheet, ID 1_101_1023_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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