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Freight emission factors

Greenhouse-gas conversion factors for freight by mode, vehicle class and load state, in kg CO2e per tonne-kilometre, from the UK Government conversion factors for company reporting.

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ModeVehicle classLoad stateScopeFactor valueFactor unit
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Rigid (>17 tonnes) Average laden ttw 0.17256 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Rigid (>17 tonnes) Average laden wtt 0.04457 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated rigids 50% Laden ttw 0.22551 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated rigids 50% Laden wtt 0.05202 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated rigids 100% Laden ttw 0.13149 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated rigids 100% Laden wtt 0.03038 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated rigids Average laden ttw 0.19947 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated rigids Average laden wtt 0.04332 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>3.5 - 33t) 50% Laden ttw 0.1209 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>3.5 - 33t) 50% Laden wtt 0.03167 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>3.5 - 33t) 100% Laden ttw 0.07234 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>3.5 - 33t) 100% Laden wtt 0.019 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>3.5 - 33t) Average laden ttw 0.12292 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>3.5 - 33t) Average laden wtt 0.03167 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>33t) 50% Laden ttw 0.09678 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>33t) 50% Laden wtt 0.02602 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>33t) 100% Laden ttw 0.0603 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>33t) 100% Laden wtt 0.01626 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>33t) Average laden ttw 0.07835 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>33t) Average laden wtt 0.02086 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated artics 50% Laden ttw 0.09728 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated artics 50% Laden wtt 0.02257 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated artics 100% Laden ttw 0.06054 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated artics 100% Laden wtt 0.01409 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated artics Average laden ttw 0.07926 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated artics Average laden wtt 0.01823 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated HGVs 50% Laden ttw 0.1232 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated HGVs 50% Laden wtt 0.02886 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated HGVs 100% Laden ttw 0.07488 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated HGVs 100% Laden wtt 0.01757 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated HGVs Average laden ttw 0.10356 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (non-refrigerated, all diesel) / Average non-refrigerated HGVs Average laden wtt 0.02359 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Rigid (>3.5 - 7.5 tonnes) 50% Laden ttw 0.5356 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Rigid (>3.5 - 7.5 tonnes) 100% Laden ttw 0.28904 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Rigid (>3.5 - 7.5 tonnes) Average laden ttw 0.64319 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Rigid (>7.5 tonnes-17 tonnes) 50% Laden ttw 0.31386 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Rigid (>7.5 tonnes-17 tonnes) 100% Laden ttw 0.17638 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Rigid (>7.5 tonnes-17 tonnes) Average laden ttw 0.51229 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Rigid (>17 tonnes) 50% Laden ttw 0.25273 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Rigid (>17 tonnes) 100% Laden ttw 0.14889 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Rigid (>17 tonnes) Average laden ttw 0.20547 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Average refrigerated rigids 50% Laden ttw 0.26855 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Average refrigerated rigids 50% Laden wtt 0.06206 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Average refrigerated rigids 100% Laden ttw 0.15663 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Average refrigerated rigids 100% Laden wtt 0.03624 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Average refrigerated rigids Average laden ttw 0.23753 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Average refrigerated rigids Average laden wtt 0.05168 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>3.5 - 33t) 50% Laden ttw 0.13982 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>3.5 - 33t) 100% Laden ttw 0.08369 kg CO2e/tonne.km
road HGV (refrigerated, all diesel) / Articulated (>3.5 - 33t) Average laden ttw 0.14215 kg CO2e/tonne.km

Sources

  • DESNZ 2026 revised flat-format XLSX — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Reusable with attribution

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