GET /carbon/factors
Get a comprehensive list of carbon emission factors for common activities including driving, flying (short/medium/long haul), electricity usage, heating, and more. Each factor shows the CO2 equivalent in kilograms per unit of activity. Use this reference data to understand available activities before calling the carbon calculator. Essential for building environmental impact tools and sustainability dashboards.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbon/factors
{
"count": 18,
"data": [
{
"factor": 27.0,
"id": "beef",
"name": "Beef (per kg)",
"unit": "kg"
},
{
"factor": 0.089,
"id": "bus",
"name": "Bus (per km per passenger)",
"unit": "km"
},
{
"factor": 0.171,
"id": "car_diesel",
"name": "Diesel car (per km)",
"unit": "km"
},
{
"factor": 0.053,
"id": "car_electric",
"name": "Electric car (per km)",
"unit": "km"
},
{
"factor": 0.192,
"id": "car_petrol",
"name": "Petrol car (per km)",
"unit": "km"
},
{
"factor": 13.5,
"id": "cheese",
"name": "Cheese (per kg)",
"unit": "kg"
},
{
"factor": 6.9,
"id": "chicken",
"name": "Chicken (per kg)",
"unit": "kg"
},
{
"factor": 0.475,
"id": "electricity",
"name": "Electricity (per kWh, world average)",
"unit": "kWh"
},
{
"factor": 0.004,
"id": "email",
"name": "Email (per email)",
"unit": "email"
},
{
"factor": 0.195,
"id": "flight_long",
"name": "Long-haul flight (per km per passenger)",
"unit": "km"
},
{
"factor": 0.255,
"id": "flight_short",
"name": "Short-haul flight (per km per passenger)",
"unit": "km"
},
{
"factor": 3.2,
"id": "milk",
"name": "Milk (per liter)",
"unit": "liter"
},
{
"factor": 0.185,
"id": "natural_gas",
"name": "Natural gas heating (per kWh)",
"unit": "kWh"
},
{
"factor": 12.1,
"id": "pork",
"name": "Pork (per kg)",
"unit": "kg"
},
{
"factor": 4.0,
"id": "rice",
"name": "Rice (per kg)",
"unit": "kg"
},
{
"factor": 0.036,
"id": "streaming",
"name": "Video streaming (per hour)",
"unit": "hour"
},
{
"factor": 0.041,
"id": "train",
"name": "Train (per km per passenger)",
"unit": "km"
},
{
"factor": 0.0002,
"id": "web_search",
"name": "Web search (per search)",
"unit": "search"
}
],
"success": true
}