Factor record · foot-passenger-passenger-km-scope-3-defra-2025last verified 2025-06-10 · DESNZ
0.01871

Sea travel by ferry — foot passenger

Business travel · Sea transport · Passenger ferry
DEFRA 2025Scope 3*activity based
GHG Breakdown
CO₂
0.0185
kgCO2e/passenger.km
CH₄
0.0000
kgCO2e/passenger.km
N₂O
0.0002
kgCO2e/passenger.km
Record
Identifier
7ly62h-D9Qps
Activity
Sea travel by ferry — foot passenger
Activity class
Business travel · Sea transport · Passenger ferry
Category
transport
Sub-category
Ferry
Region
GBR · United Kingdom
Value
0.01871 kgCO2e/passenger.km
Scope 3 category
Category 6
Methodology
activity based
GWP
AR5 / GWP100
Vintage year
2025
Published
2025
Source reference
Factors by Category sheet, ID 23_318_3188_11_1
Verified
2025-06-10 · DESNZ
Open primary source
Citation
DEFRA 2025, Sea travel by ferry — foot passenger, Factors by Category sheet, ID 23_318_3188_11_1
Methodology

Derived from direct physical activity measurements (litres, kilometres, kilograms). The most accurate approach where activity data exists.

Notes

Activity classification · This factor covers passenger ferry travel. Separate factors apply to road transport, ferry freight, and upstream well-to-tank (WTT) emissions.

* Scope 3 boundary · Report this factor in Scope 3 Category 6 when the passenger-ferry journey is business travel and the vessel is not owned or controlled by the reporting organisation. Use passenger-kilometres and choose the foot-passenger, car-passenger, or average-passenger record that matches the travel data available. Employee commuting, ferry freight, and owned or controlled vessels have different reporting boundaries. The separate upstream well-to-tank ferry component is not included.

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