Pounds CO2 | Kilograms CO2 | Pounds CO2 | Kilograms CO2 | |
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Factors: | Per Unit of Volume or Mass | Per Unit of Volume or Mass | Per Million Btu | Per Million Btu |
For homes and businesses | ||||
Propane | 12.68 gallon | 5.75 gallon | 138.63 | 62.88 |
Diesel and Home Heating Fuel (Distillate Fuel Oil) | 22.45 gallon | 10.19 gallon | 163.45 | 74.14 |
Kerosene | 21.78 gallon | 9.88 gallon | 161.35 | 73.19 |
Coal (All types) | 3,890.78 short ton | 1,764.83 short ton | 211.47 | 95.92 |
Natural Gas | 120.96 thousand cubic feet | 54.87 thousand cubic feet | 116.65 | 52.91 |
Finished Motor Gasolinea | 17.86 gallon | 8.10 gallon | 148.57 | 67.39 |
Motor Gasoline | 19.37 gallon | 8.78 gallon | 155.77 | 70.66 |
Residual Heating Fuel (Businesses only) | 24.78 gallon | 11.24 gallon | 165.55 | 75.09 |
Other transportation fuels | ||||
Jet Fuel | 21.50 gallon | 9.75 gallon | 159.25 | 72.23 |
Aviation Gas | 18.32 gallon | 8.31 gallon | 152.46 | 69.15 |
Industrial fuels and others not listed above | ||||
Petroleum coke | 32.88 gallon | 14.920 gallon | 225.13 | 102.12 |
Nonfuel uses | ||||
Asphalt and Road Oil | 26.25 gallon | 11.91 gallon | 166.12 | 75.35 |
Lubricants | 23.58 gallon | 10.70 gallon | 163.29 | 74.07 |
Naphthas for Petrochemical Feedstock Use | 18.74 gallon | 8.50 gallon | 149.95 | 68.02 |
Other Oils for Petrochemical Feedstock Use | 22.61 gallon | 10.26 gallon | 163.05 | 73.96 |
Special Naphthas (solvents) | 19.94 gallon | 9.04 gallon | 159.57 | 72.38 |
Waxes | 21.10 gallon | 9.57 gallon | 160.06 | 72.60 |
Coals by type | ||||
Anthracite | 5,735.68 short ton | 2,601.67 short ton | 228.60 | 103.69 |
Bituminous | 4,783.52 short ton | 2,169.77 short ton | 205.57 | 93.24 |
Subbituminous | 3,745.22 short ton | 1,698.80 short ton | 214.13 | 97.13 |
Lignite | 2,809.83 short ton | 1,274.52 short ton | 216.64 | 98.27 |
Coke | 7,183.46 short ton | 3,258.37 short ton | 250.59 | 113.67 |
Other fuels | ||||
Geothermal (steam) | NA | NA | 26.03 | 11.81 |
Geothermal (binary cycle) | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Municipal solid wasteb,c | 1,562.78 short ton | 708.87 short ton | 109.98 | 49.89 |
Tire-derived fuelb | 5,306.87 short ton | 2,407.16 short ton | 189.53 | 85.97 |
Waste oilb | 22.51 gallon | 10.21 gallon | 163.14 | 74.00 |
Data source: Carbon factors provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2021, Tables A19, A-24, A-31, and A-215. Heat content of fuels provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gas Emissions Factor Hub, survey Form EIA-923, and Appendix Tables A1-A3 of the EIA Monthly Energy Review |
Voluntary Reporting Program emissions factors (discontinued)