Passenger trains

Name: Passenger trains emission factor
Creator: EEA

European Environment Agency

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Emission factor

0.033

kgCO₂e/p*km

Data grade

Secondary

Edition

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Source

EEA

European Environment Agency

1Factor specification

Values are per kgCO₂e/p*km

Product: Passenger trains
Activity name (original): Passenger trains Travel (TTW)
Factor value: 0.033 kgCO₂e/p*km
Unit basis: p·km (passenger-kilometre) · as written: person*km
GWP: AR4
Calculation approach: AR4 GWP100
Method: Tank-to-Wheel (TTW)
Data period: 2018
Year published: 2021
Region: EU · EU
Dataset edition: 2014-2018

2Where it sits in the industry spread

0.0% of 5 · smaller than the median

EEA · 단위 p*kmBottom 25% band

0.033Median 0.080.16

Compared against 5 factors in the same unit (p*km). Product families may be mixed, so treat it as indicative only. Measuring concrete and steel sheet with the same ruler says little.

3Breakdown by gas

1 items provided by the source

CO₂e total: 0.033

4Factors to compare

0 under the same product · 4 with a similar value

Product · manufacturer	Relation	Edition	Factor (kgCO₂e/p*km)	vs this factor
Maritime passenger · European Environment Agency	Similar value	—	0.061	▲ 84.8%
Buses and coaches · European Environment Agency	Similar value	—	0.08	▲ 142.4%
Passenger cars · European Environment Agency	Similar value	—	0.143	▲ 333.3%
Passenger flights · European Environment Agency	Similar value	—	0.16	▲ 384.8%