Factor record · petrol-100-mineral-petrol-kwh-gross-cv-scope-1-defra-2025last verified 2025-06-10 · DESNZ
0.24159
kgCO2e / kWh (Gross CV)
Historical vintage · Current: DEFRA 2026Petrol (100% mineral petrol)
Fuels
DEFRA 2025Scope 1activity based
Vintage
Select unit
GHG Breakdown
CO₂
0.2401
kgCO2e/kWh (Gross CV)
CH₄
0.0008
kgCO2e/kWh (Gross CV)
N₂O
0.0006
kgCO2e/kWh (Gross CV)
Record
- Identifier
- dPPojxVXreCh
- Activity
- Petrol (100% mineral petrol)
- Category
- fuels
- Sub-category
- Liquid fuels
- Region
- GBR · United Kingdom
- Value
- 0.24159 kgCO2e/kWh (Gross CV)
- Scope
- Scope 1
- Methodology
- activity based
- GWP
- AR5 / GWP100
- Vintage year
- 2025
- Published
- 2025
- Source reference
- Factors by Category sheet, ID 1_101_1018_6_1
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Verified
- 2025-06-10 · DESNZ
Citation
DEFRA 2025, Petrol (100% mineral petrol), Factors by Category sheet, ID 1_101_1018_6_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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