A dishwasher cycle: carbon footprint
Carbonle#3 of 13🍽️Carbon footprintA dishwasher cycle
0.21kg CO₂e
~1 kWh
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A dishwasher cycle comes in at about 0.21 kg CO₂e (~1 kWh).
Of the 13 home-energy actions Carbonle tracks, A dishwasher cycle sits at #3 from the lightest — one of the lightest.
Most home energy is heat. One winter of heating dwarfs a year of small appliances.
About 0.21 kg CO₂e — ~1 kWh.
Compare with
Figures from DEFRA 2024: UK electricity 0.207 kg/kWh × 1 kWh, licensed OGL v3.0.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.