Maize, grain - Canada - 2010-2025

Name: Maize, grain - Canada - 2010-2025
Creator: HESTIA
Published: 2025-04-30
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Life cycle assessment data for Maize, grain - Canada - 2010-2025: environmental impacts, inputs and productivity — free and open on HESTIA.

Additional notes: the mean endDate of all aggregated Cycles is 2012

Functional unit: 1 ha
Start date: 2010
End date: 2025
Cycles aggregated: 5
Data quality score: 2

Products

Above ground crop residue, removed: 897.3975510098918 kg dry matter
Above ground crop residue, incorporated: 4858.566428571428 kg dry matter
Above ground crop residue, left on field: 1901.9710035489506 kg dry matter
Below ground crop residue: 3630.377229895007 kg dry matter
Maize, grain: 9124.045311780714 kg
Above ground crop residue, burnt: 79.2487918165075 kg dry matter
Maize, cob: 313.10445937244896 kg
Above ground crop residue, total: 7737.183774946316 kg dry matter
Maize, straw: 553.954043505102 kg

Emissions

CH4, to air, inputs production, fossil: 0.21944735495627266 kg CH4
NH3, to air, inputs production: 0.008006535898380886 kg NH3
CH4, to air, inputs production, non-fossil: 0.0006090932110519739 kg CH4
SO2, to air, inputs production: 0.3709908525918271 kg SO2
Bromochlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 2.4538214285714285e-8 kg CBrClF2
N2O, to air, waste treatment, direct: 0 kg N2O
CH4, to air, crop residue burning: 0.4612279683720737 kg CH4
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 1.5634297119912779e-9 kg C2Cl3F3
Chlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 0.000004747218084860677 kg CHClF2
PM2.5, to air, animal housing: 0 kg PM2.5
SO2, to air, inputs production: 3.567053921788319 kg SO2
Dichlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 9.815285714285714e-8 kg CCl2F2
CO2, to air, inputs production: 21.381275937155692 kg CO2
NH3, to air, inputs production: 0.0033111311024568903 kg NH3
CH4, to air, inputs production, non-fossil: 0.0014127414769097677 kg CH4
NH3, to air, waste treatment: 0 kg NH3
NOx, to air, inorganic fertiliser: 0.5798686929309609 kg NOx
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 2.2170108925907356e-7 kg C2Cl3F3
NOx, to air, inputs production: 0.30472270155331005 kg NOx
CH4, to air, inputs production, non-fossil: 0.002144387580709178 kg CH4
1,1-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 0.000003665188845785719 kg C2Cl2F4
TSP, to air, animal housing: 0 kg total suspended particulates
Dichlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 0.000006552375044864821 kg CCl2F2
NH3, to air, crop residue burning: 0.1719698782418213 kg NH3
NH3, to air, inputs production: 0.09773501549821428 kg NH3
CH4, to air, inputs production, fossil: 1.7567261975256578 kg CH4
SO2, to air, inputs production: 0.5484711043694465 kg SO2
NOx, to air, fuel combustion: 1.602934791373903 kg NOx
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 8.91444230022743e-9 kg C2Cl3F3
CO2, to air, fuel combustion: 147.02897637765403 kg CO2
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 9.579042431387116e-10 kg C2Cl3F3
Chlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 0.000019899352338659683 kg CHClF2
Chlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 0.000010296077166142678 kg CHClF2
CO2, to air, urea hydrolysis: 112.64505352463438 kg CO2
Chlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 0.000002716183992200311 kg CHClF2
NH3, to air, excreta: 0 kg NH3
1,1-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 4.907642857142857e-8 kg C2Cl2F4
NOx, to air, inputs production: 0.04239591884610543 kg NOx
Dichlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 1.198942667284449e-7 kg CCl2F2
CH4, to air, inputs production, fossil: 1.022970635078782 kg CH4
Chlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 2.717675e-7 kg CHClF2
NO3, to groundwater, crop residue decomposition: 69.44958650548553 kg NO3
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 0 kg C2Cl3F3
Bromochlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 0.0000027540352131006766 kg CBrClF2
N2O, to air, inputs production: 3.1563109113868872 kg N2O
N2O, to air, inputs production: 0.0004823125906155177 kg N2O
Bromochlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 0.0000031103240731689086 kg CBrClF2
NO3, to groundwater, excreta: 0 kg NO3
SO2, to air, inputs production: 0.07178058925861577 kg SO2
NH3, to air, inorganic fertiliser: 17.503997770634864 kg NH3
CO, to air, natural vegetation burning: 0 kg CO
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 0 kg C2H2F4
CH4, to air, enteric fermentation: 0 kg CH4
CO2, to air, inputs production: 817.8846599215542 kg CO2
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 1.200968755712222e-7 kg C2H2F4
NOx, to air, crop residue decomposition: 0.24892324475864686 kg NOx
CH4, to air, inputs production, non-fossil: 0.018869103602542618 kg CH4
CH4, to air, inputs production, fossil: 0.021147058205357144 kg CH4
Bromochlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 1.4030091205663707e-7 kg CBrClF2
CO2, to air, above ground biomass stock change, management change: 0 kg CO2
NH3, to air, crop residue decomposition: 0 kg NH3
CH4, to air, inputs production, fossil: 0.08723494099564283 kg CH4
CH4, to air, aquaculture systems: 0 kg CH4
CO2, to air, inputs production: 126.4686979638585 kg CO2
PM10, to air, animal housing: 0 kg PM10
N2O, to air, organic soil cultivation, direct: 0 kg N2O
CO2, to air, inputs production: 51.094641991031274 kg CO2
NOx, to air, inputs production: 0.14137052205657574 kg NOx
NOx, to air, aquaculture systems: 0 kg NOx
CO2, to air, lime hydrolysis: 0 kg CO2
N2O, to air, natural vegetation burning, direct: 0 kg N2O
Dichlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 4.792966574706636e-10 kg CCl2F2
N2O, to air, crop residue burning, direct: 0.005547415427155526 kg N2O
NOx, to air, organic fertiliser: 0 kg NOx
CH4, to air, excreta: 0 kg CH4
1,1-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 0.000003767326784965588 kg C2Cl2F4
CO2, to air, above ground biomass stock change, land use change: 0 kg CO2
N2O, to air, crop residue decomposition, direct: 0.6219309820379243 kg N2O
NH3, to air, inputs production: 1.102024472929953 kg NH3
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 0.000001106594458526831 kg C2H2F4
N2O, to air, inorganic fertiliser, direct: 3.8634485474671343 kg N2O
Bromochlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 2.8236510383423905e-8 kg CBrClF2
NH3, to air, organic fertiliser: 0 kg NH3
CH4, to air, flooded rice: 0 kg CH4
N2, to air, excreta: 0 kg N2
N2O, to air, inputs production: 0.0019116363396103988 kg N2O
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 3.577944722262107e-8 kg C2H2F4
N2O, to air, excreta, direct: 0 kg N2O
CH4, to air, waste treatment: 0 kg CH4
NOx, to air, inputs production: 0.029797891552142856 kg NOx
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, to air, inputs production: 3.0874529918601946e-8 kg C2H2F4
NOx, to air, excreta: 0 kg NOx
Dichlorodifluoromethane, to air, inputs production: 4.075950013565971e-9 kg CCl2F2
CO2, to air, below ground biomass stock change, land use change: 0 kg CO2
N2, to air, aquaculture systems: 0 kg N2
NOx, to air, crop residue burning: 0.2464637425493383 kg NOx
H2S, to air, waste treatment: 0 kg H2S
N2O, to air, fuel combustion, direct: 0.0063277658368358905 kg N2O
N2O, to air, excreta, indirect: 0 kg N2O
SO2, to air, fuel combustion: 0.046527689976734496 kg SO2

and 13 more.

Inputs

Glyphosate: 0.4730476950000001 kg active ingredient
Herbicide unspecified (AI): 0.194784345 kg active ingredient
S-Metolachlor: 0.3200028525 kg active ingredient
Inorganic Potassium fertiliser, unspecified (kg K2O): 47.591910269445854 kg K2O
Seed: 70.30788900421241 kg
Atrazine: 0.40348185749999993 kg active ingredient
Electricity, grid, market mix: 95.40213205388918 kWh
Pesticide unspecified (AI): 4.126087633451958 kg active ingredient
Inorganic Nitrogen fertiliser, unspecified (kg N): 153.6913065582105 kg N
Diesel: 46.527689976734486 kg
Machinery infrastructure, depreciated amount per Cycle: 4.045886084933434 kg/functional unit/Cycle
Inorganic Phosphorus fertiliser, unspecified (kg P2O5): 44.53554905948144 kg P2O5
Natural gas: 30.78707461484203 m3
Organic Phosphorus fertiliser, unspecified (kg P2O5): 0.8315922822061974 kg P2O5
Organic Potassium fertiliser, unspecified (kg K2O): 0.5039953225492105 kg K2O

Practices

Residue incorporated, less than 30 days before cultivation: 0 %
Residue incorporated: 62.16347619 %
Residue burnt: 1.05541429 %
Residue incorporated, more than 30 days before cultivation: 0 %
Residue removed: 11.45116667 %
Residue left on field: 25.32994286 %
Full tillage: 44 % area
No tillage: 31 % area
Minimum tillage: 25 % area
Seed density: 7.9 seeds / m2
Rainfed: 100 % area
Cropping intensity: 0.99642506 ratio
Long fallow ratio: 1.1518965 ratio