Factor record · wood-pellets-tonnes-scope-1-defra-2026last verified 2026-07-31 · DESNZ
57.25249
kgCO2e / tonnes
Wood pellets
Fuels
DEFRA 2026Scope 1activity based
Vintage
Select unit
3.73% higher than 2025
55.19389 kgCO2e/tonnes in 2025
Record
- Identifier
- 1d19437f35a2
- Activity
- Wood pellets
- Category
- fuels
- Sub-category
- Biomass
- Region
- GBR · United Kingdom
- Value
- 57.25249 kgCO2e/tonnes
- Scope
- Scope 1
- Methodology
- activity based
- GWP
- AR5 / GWP100
- Vintage year
- 2026
- Published
- 2026
- Source reference
- Factors by Category sheet, ID 2_104_1045_15_1
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Verified
- 2026-07-31 · DESNZ
Citation
DEFRA 2026, Wood pellets, Factors by Category sheet, ID 2_104_1045_15_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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