Database evolution-Update calendar

The database is constantly evolving. We are constantly working on corrections and improvements for future versions.

Corrections and the integration of new data are made on an ongoing basis, but a new version of the database is published every 18/24 months.

Errors identified in the AGRIBALYSE database - version 3.2:

• Agricultural product - Eggs: Error detected concerning ‘Eggs’ products. The impacts displayed as they stand on food products containing eggs are considered to be underestimated. An update is in progress, and the impact factors relating to eggs at farm gate have been removed from the spreadsheet on the impacts of agricultural products.

• BBC labelled agricultural products: Products with the Bleu Blanc Coeur label (for pork, eggs and poultry) have been removed from the agricultural product impact spreadsheet as they are currently being updated.

• Quinoa agricultural product: Error detected in the Quinoa ICV - currently being corrected.

• Food product (CIQUAL codes 26232, 26013, 25998, 26037, 26034, 27029, 9901): Error on the packaging of these products. The correction will be made in the software in the next release. In the impact spreadsheets, the lines appear twice:

  • the red lines correspond to the uncorrected values, i.e. identical to version 3.2 in the LCA software

  • the black lines correspond to the corrected values (therefore not aligned with version 3.2 currently available in the LCA software).

Publication history since version 3.0

• Publication of version 3.0 in June 2020 (background data: ecoinvent 3.5 and WFLDB 3.1)

• Version 3.0.1 published in October 2020 (background data: ecoinvent 3.5 and WFLDB 3.1)

• Publication of version 3.1 in October 2022 (background data: ecoinvent 3.8 and WFLDB 3.5)

• Publication of version 3.1.1 in June 2023 (background data: ecoinvent 3.8 and WFLDB 3.5)

• Release of version 3.2 in November 2024 (background data: ecoinvent 3.9.1 and WFLDB 3.5)

The new impact factors for version 3.2 of the AGRIBALYSE database have been published: consult them on the AGRIBALYSE DATAVERSE! The “software” versions are currently being implemented in OpenLCA and Simapro. To find out more, visit the Database evolution page.

Changes include :

• new data and data updates produced in particular by the agricultural and agri-food technical institutes as part of the InCyVie project, and following feedback from external contributors (Alliance 7 in particular)

• Revision of packaging modelling (PACK_AGB project)

• Data improvements/corrections (cooking methods, refined recipes, etc.)

• Revision of metal trace elements in organic fertilisers

• Update of the rule for allocating the impacts of organic waste products (PRO)

• Geographical correction of water flows

• Upgrade of background data (ecoinvent 3.9, WFLDB 3.5)

Next updates

The publication of a new version involves a large number of players and requires the implementation of a relatively extensive validation/revision/updating process for the documentation. The data to be included in future versions must be received and validated by the GIS REVALIM approximately 6 months before official publication.

Next version scheduled for 2026

The data to be included in the next version must be notified to GIS REVALIM before Summer 2025. To find out more, visit the ‘Contribute to the work’ page.