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100% mineral diesel

liquid oil

DESNZ 2025 'Diesel (100% mineral diesel)' — diesel with no biodiesel content. UK forecourt diesel is a blend; for that use the 'diesel' entry ('average biofuel blend'). For off-road/red diesel see 'gas oil'.

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Different products with different numbers. Check you are on the right one.

  • diesel 832.361 kg/m³ 2.57082 kgCO₂e/L
  • gas oil 853.971 kg/m³ 2.75541 kgCO₂e/L

Density

830.565 kg/m³

at 15 °C (fuel-properties basis)

Heating values

LHV/NCV
  • 43.027 MJ/kg
  • 9.927 kWh/L
HHV/GCV
  • 45.774 MJ/kg
  • 10.561 kWh/L
Source for all values above

Emission factors

CO₂ ≠ CO₂e — separate metrics, never converted into one another. What these metrics mean →

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Energy

Same energy expressed in other units.

Net calorific value · LHV/NCV

LHV vs. HHV — what is the difference?
source-based every figure below
35.74 MJ
9.927 kWh
0.03574 GJ
33,870 BTU

Gross calorific value · HHV/GCV

source-based every figure below
38.02 MJ
10.56 kWh
0.03802 GJ
36,040 BTU

Mass

0.8306 kg
source-based

Volume

exact every figure below
1,000 mL
1 L
0.001 m³
~0.264172 US gal
~0.219969 imp gal
~0.00628981 bbl

Emissions

CO₂ and CO₂e are separate — never derived from each other.

region + year every figure below
~2.63 kg CO₂
~2.66 kg CO₂e

Energy density

Energy per unit of mass or volume.

Net calorific value · LHV/NCV

LHV vs. HHV — what is the difference?
source-based every figure below
43.03 MJ/kg
9.927 kWh/L

Assumptions

  • density: assumed 100% mineral diesel density 830.565 kg/m³ at 15 °C (fuel-properties basis)
  • heating value basis: energy on LHV/NCV basis, 9.927 kWh/L
  • heating value basis: energy on HHV/GCV basis, 10.561 kWh/L

Sources

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