Energy & Sustainability worked example

CO2e per Unit with allocated co2e emissions of 121,300 kg CO2e: a worked example

What does the result look like when allocated co2e emissions reaches 121,300 kg CO2e? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. a carbon accounting analyst needs emissions intensity per part, case, batch, or shipped unit

The inputs for this scenario

  • Allocated CO2e emissions: 121,300 kg CO2e (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 48,500)
  • Production volume: 12,500 units (unchanged)
  • Unit conversion or allocation factor: 1 x (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Raw carbon intensity = allocated CO2e emissions รท production volume) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 9.7 kg CO2e / unit for reported co2e per unit, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 9.7 kg CO2e / unit for raw carbon intensity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1 x for unit conversion or allocation factor.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12,500 units for production volume.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where allocated co2e emissions sits at 48,500 kg CO2e and the headline result is 3.88 kg CO2e / unit, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 9.7 kg CO2e / unit.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when allocated co2e emissions is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. The result is only as credible as the emissions allocation; how you split shared utilities, scope boundaries, and co-products across lines can swing the number substantially.

Results at a glance

  • Reported CO2e per unit: 9.7 kg CO2e / unit (headline result)
  • Raw carbon intensity: 9.7 kg CO2e / unit
  • Unit conversion or allocation factor: 1 x
  • Production volume: 12,500 units

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live CO2e per Unit calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.