Government
20 columns
48 rows
8 formats

Government Digital Service Emissions

This dataset provides detailed, periodic greenhouse gas emission records for government digital services, including service context, emission sources, user and transaction metrics, and energy sourcing. It empowers public sector sustainability teams to monitor, benchmark, and reduce the climate impact of digital operations, supporting ESG reporting and digital transformation initiatives.

last updated 16 Jan 2026
by GoMask

The brief that made it

Tracking and benchmarking the carbon footprint of government digital services

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 48 rows · all 20 columns

emission_record_idstring	emission_sourcestring	emissions_per_user_kgco2efloat	service_idstring	service_namestring	departmentstring	service_categorystring	reporting_period_startdate	reporting_period_enddate	total_emissions_kgco2efloat	scopestring	number_of_usersinteger	transactions_processedinteger	emissions_per_transaction_kgco2efloat	data_center_location_countrystring	renewable_energy_percentagefloat	reporting_methodologystring	data_quality_scorefloat	commentsstring	last_updateddatetime
GDS-0001-ABCD	cloud	0.1328	SVC-UK-PORTAL-001	UK Citizen Portal	Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport	citizen portal	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	3120.5	Scope 2	23500	94000	0.0332	United Kingdom	64.2	GHG Protocol	0.97	High user engagement in Q1.	2024-04-11T14:25:02Z
GDS-0002-EFGH	data center	0.3831	SVC-UK-HEALTH-002	NHS Appointment Booking	Department of Health & Social Care	transactional service	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	4980.8	Scope 3	13000	52000	0.0958	Ireland	55.5	ISO 14064	0.93	Upgrade to cloud planned.	2024-04-12T09:14:27Z
GDS-0003-IJKL	cloud	0.3778	SVC-UK-LICENSE-003	Driver License Renewal	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency	transactional service	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	2720.2	Scope 2	7200	29000	0.0938	France	71.8	GHG Protocol	0.89	Stable transaction volume.	2024-04-13T16:33:41Z
GDS-0004-MNOP	cloud	0.1453	SVC-UK-JOBS-004	Public Sector Job Portal	Cabinet Office	citizen portal	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	1380.7	Scope 2	9500	37000	0.0373	Netherlands	83.4	GHG Protocol	0.95	Migration to renewable energy.	2024-04-13T18:22:09Z
GDS-0005-QRST	data center	0.3082	SVC-UK-FINANCE-005	Tax Filing Portal	HM Revenue & Customs	transactional service	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	6780.1	Scope 2	22000	112000	0.0605	Germany	41.6	ISO 14064	0.92	Peak usage in March.	2024-04-14T10:08:12Z
GDS-0006-UVWX	network transmission	0.2042	SVC-UK-INFO-006	Public Information Hub	Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government	public information	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	980.3	Scope 3	4800	16500	0.0594	United Kingdom	62.9	GHG Protocol	0.88	Network optimization ongoing.	2024-04-14T15:36:42Z
GDS-0007-YZAB	cloud	0.3396	SVC-UK-IMMIG-007	Visa Application Portal	Home Office	citizen portal	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	2105.7	Scope 2	6200	24100	0.0874	United Kingdom	77.1	ISO 14064	0.91	Seasonal variation observed.	2024-04-15T11:29:56Z
GDS-0008-CDEF	end-user devices	0.3537	SVC-UK-EDU-008	School Enrollment System	Department for Education	citizen portal	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	1450.2	Scope 2	4100	12800	0.1133	Ireland	68.5	GHG Protocol	0.85	Increased mobile access.	2024-04-15T19:48:34Z
GDS-0009-GHIJ	data center	1.3121	SVC-UK-ENV-009	Environmental Reporting Platform	Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs	internal process	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	1180.9	Scope 1	900	3800	0.3108	Belgium	36.6	Custom	0.79	Custom calculation methodology.	2024-04-16T08:07:17Z
GDS-0010-KLMN	network transmission	0.2321	SVC-UK-PARK-010	National Parks Info	Natural England	public information	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	580.2	Scope 3	2500	6700	0.0866	United Kingdom	52.3	GHG Protocol	0.84	Stable load during spring.	2024-04-16T13:51:23Z
GDS-0011-OPQR	data center	1.9088	SVC-UK-GRANTS-011	Research Grants Portal	UK Research & Innovation	transactional service	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	2290.6	Scope 1	1200	4900	0.4675	Netherlands	80.1	ISO 14064	0.86	High complexity applications.	2024-04-17T11:16:43Z
GDS-0012-STUV	cloud	0.2422	SVC-UK-LIB-012	Digital Library Access	The National Archives	citizen portal	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	920.5	Scope 2	3800	12000	0.0767	Ireland	69.3	GHG Protocol	0.87	Steady user growth.	2024-04-17T15:02:09Z
GDS-0013-WXYZ	cloud	0.6685	SVC-UK-POLICE-013	Police Incident Reporting	Home Office	transactional service	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	2540.3	Scope 3	3800	15200	0.1671	Germany	52.8	GHG Protocol	0.92	Increased reporting efficiency.	2024-04-18T09:27:56Z
GDS-0014-ABEF	data center	0.3501	SVC-UK-TRAVEL-014	Travel Permit Portal	Department for Transport	transactional service	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	1680.3	Scope 2	4800	19500	0.0862	Netherlands	79.6	ISO 14064	0.88	Travel seasonality effect.	2024-04-18T13:52:37Z
GDS-0015-HIJK	data center	1.8003	SVC-UK-COURTS-015	Online Court Services	Ministry of Justice	internal process	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	1980.3	Scope 1	1100	4300	0.4606	Belgium	38.2	GHG Protocol	0.81	Court system modernization.	2024-04-19T10:40:09Z
GDS-0016-LMNO	cloud	0.4039	SVC-UK-UTILS-016	Utilities Billing Portal	Office of Gas and Electricity Markets	transactional service	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	3150.9	Scope 2	7800	31500	0.1	France	74.4	ISO 14064	0.93	Billing cycle peak.	2024-04-19T19:22:16Z
GDS-0017-PQRS	cloud	0.5195	SVC-UK-REG-017	Business Registration Portal	Companies House	transactional service	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	1610.3	Scope 3	3100	10200	0.1579	Ireland	67.1	ISO 14064	0.85	Business renewal season.	2024-04-20T09:12:58Z
GDS-0018-TUVW	data center	2.5136	SVC-UK-PROC-018	Government Procurement System	Cabinet Office	internal process	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	2010.9	Scope 1	800	3900	0.5156	Germany	35.2	Custom	0.73	Custom emissions factors applied.	2024-04-20T17:46:41Z
GDS-0019-XYZA	cloud	0.6067	SVC-UK-CIVIL-019	Civil Service HR Portal	Cabinet Office	internal process	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	1150.8	Scope 2	1900	5700	0.2019	France	73.9	ISO 14064	0.85	Employee onboarding period.	2024-04-21T09:33:05Z
GDS-0020-BCDE	data center	0.3215	SVC-UK-BENEFITS-020	Benefits Application Portal	Department for Work & Pensions	citizen portal	2024-01-01	2024-03-31	3890.2	Scope 2	12100	46300	0.084	United Kingdom	58.6	GHG Protocol	0.94	Increasing claims observed.	2024-04-21T17:10:27Z

What the 48 rows show

from the 48-row sample

Data center (emission source) stands out: mean emissions_per_user_kgco2e is 1.0, against 0.33 for the rest.

0.35median emissions_per_user_kgco2e
3scopes
3reporting methodologies
4service categories
6data center location countries
1,980median total_emissions_kgco2e

Mean emissions_per_user_kgco2e by emission_source48 rows

emissions_per_user_kgco2e48 rows, in bands of 0.5

Median 0.35, from 0.13 to 2.5.

service_id48 rows · top 10 of 21 values

SVC-UK-PORTAL-0013
SVC-UK-HEALTH-0023
SVC-UK-LICENSE-0033
SVC-UK-JOBS-0043
SVC-UK-FINANCE-0053
SVC-UK-INFO-0063
SVC-UK-IMMIG-0072
SVC-UK-EDU-0082
SVC-UK-ENV-0092
SVC-UK-PARK-0102

20 columns by typefrom the column list below

string 10
integer 2
float 5
date 2
datetime 1

Columns

20 columns in three groups

blueprint · 20 columns
column	type	description	example
Text 10 columns
`emission_record_id`	string	Unique identifier for each emission recordunique	GDS-0001-ABCD
`service_id`	string	Unique identifier for the government digital service	SVC-UK-PORTAL-001
`service_name`	string	Official name of the government digital service	UK Citizen Portal
`department`	string	Name of the government department or agency responsible for the service	Cabinet Office
`service_category`	string	Category of the digital service (e.g., citizen portal, internal process, public information)5 values · optional	citizen portal
`scope`	string	Emissions scope as defined by GHG Protocol (Scope 1, 2, or 3)Scope 1 · Scope 2 · Scope 3	Scope 2
`emission_source`	string	Primary source of emissions (e.g., data center, cloud, end-user devices, network transmission)5 values	cloud
`data_center_location_country`	string	Country where the primary data center or cloud region is located6 countries · optional	United Kingdom
`reporting_methodology`	string	Methodology or standard used for calculating emissions (e.g., GHG Protocol, ISO 14064, custom)3 methodologies	GHG Protocol
`comments`	string	Additional notes or comments regarding the emission recordoptional	Peak usage in March.
Numbers 7 columns
`total_emissions_kgco2e`	float	Total greenhouse gas emissions for the service during the reporting period, in kilograms of CO2 equivalent0 or more	3120.5
`number_of_users`	integer	Total number of unique users of the service during the reporting period0 or more · optional	23500
`transactions_processed`	integer	Total number of transactions or sessions processed by the service in the reporting period0 or more · optional	94000
`emissions_per_user_kgco2e`	float	Average emissions per user during the reporting period, in kilograms of CO2 equivalent0 or more · optional	0.1328
`emissions_per_transaction_kgco2e`	float	Average emissions per transaction/session, in kilograms of CO2 equivalent0 or more · optional	0.0332
`renewable_energy_percentage`	float	Percentage of energy used by the service that comes from renewable sources (0-100)0 to 100 · optional	64.2
`data_quality_score`	float	Quality score (0-1) indicating confidence in the accuracy and completeness of the emission data0 to 1 · optional	0.97
Dates and times 3 columns
`reporting_period_start`	date	Start date of the reporting period for this emission record	2024-01-01
`reporting_period_end`	date	End date of the reporting period for this emission record	2024-03-31
`last_updated`	datetime	Timestamp when this record was last updated	2024-04-11T14:25:02Z

Use it for

A government dashboard
Emissions_per_user_kgco2e by emission_source and a breakdown of service_id. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.
Why do the 18 data center rows have a mean emissions_per_user_kgco2e of 1.0?
A root-cause class exercise
Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.
Emission records48
GDS-0001-ABCD0.1328cloud
GDS-0002-EFGH0.3831data cen…
GDS-0003-IJKL0.3778cloud
A software demo
Believable emission records with service_id, service_name and department to fill a screen in front of a buyer.

This dataset48 rows20 columns

Yours1,000 rows20 columnsdata_center_location_country: UK only

blueprint · government-digital-service-emissions

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Rules it was built with

Each row represents a monthly GHG emission estimate per digital service.
Include service type, user volume, computing hours, and cloud provider emission factor.
All emission values are reported in metric tons of CO2e.
Digital services must have measurable IT infrastructure usage.
No duplicate service names within the same month.

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API slug: government-digital-service-emissions

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