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List of IEDC classifications

The table below lists the more than 150 IEDC classifications for materials, products, processes, components, layers, indicators, regions, etc. On the bottom of this page, one can select, inspect, and download the different IEDC classifications.
The most commonly used IED classifications are those for engineering materials (4), industry processes (6), products/commodities (7), countries (2), cities (11), years (3), energy carriers (10), scenarios (8), service types (12), layers of measurement (20), and indicators (28).

idclassification_Namedimensiondescriptionreferencemeaning_attribute1meaning_attribute2meaning_attribute3meaning_attribute4meaning_attribute5
1chemical_elements2Chemical elements 1-118 element name (lowercase)atomic numbersymbolelement name (uppercase)atomic weight (rough)
2regions_iso_iedc4ISO 3166 classification of states and regions, with custom extensions. Numbers > 10000 are self-defined. NameISO2ISO3ISO codecontinent
3time1Years 1800-2200 Year    
4generic_materials_waste5List of common materials, products, and waste groups Material    
5NACEv2_(ProdCom)6List of ProdCom commodities Commodity code (NACEv2)Commodity group name   
6broad_industry_groups7List of broad industry groups and general processes (mining, material production, markets, etc.) Broad industry group    
7general_product_categories6List of general product categories, residential and non-residential Product category    
8basic_scenario_alternatives9High-medium-low scenarios Scenario alternatives: High/medium/low, etc.    
9ca_time1Years with ca. prefix Ca. year    
10general_energy_carriers8List of general energy carriers Energy carrier    
11cities_regions4List of cities City namealternative city name 1alternative city name 2alternative city name 3Country or region ID
12service_categories11List of services Service type    
13building_types6List of commonly used building types Building type    
14time_ranges1List of time intervals for age cohorts and years Range of years or age-cohorts    
15custom13Custom classification, dimension specified via aspect, placeholder only! None    
16steel_cycle_200R_processes7List of processes for steel cycle MFA DOI 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.11.008 process_nameprocess_id  process_code
17US_LCI_materials5List of materials (flows) used in US LCI database materials and substances list of US LCI database, incomplete (!)    
18LCI_material_categories5List of material categories used in LCI data broad material category for LCA (product, elementary, waste)    
19US_LCI_material_groups5List of material groups used in US LCI database grouping of flows in US LCI database into categories like 'reference product' or 'air, high population density'    
20LCI_data_layers12List of data layers used in LCI data data layers for LCI data (mass, energy, monetary, ?)    
21US_LCI_processes7List of processes used in US LCI database Process (activity) names from US LCI database    
22UK_IO_17Commodities6List of 17 commodities used for 2010 aggregated UK IO table in pxp format Aggregated industrial sector names of UK IO table    
23steel_cycle_200R_materials_products6materials and products for stocks and flows in dataset for global steel cycle material name    
24global_steel_cycle_Regions4regions used in global steel cycle project region name    
25EXIOBASEv3_163industries7List of industries for EXIOBASE3, official order and labellingDOI: 10.1111/jiec.12715Code_numberCode_textName  
26EXIOBASEv3_163Products6List of products for EXIOBASE3, official order and labelling, 163 products (1:1 correspondence to industry resolution)DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12715Code_numberCode_textName  
27EXIOBASEv3_200Products6List of products for EXIOBASE3, official order and labelling, 200 products (full resolution)DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12715Code_numberCode_textName  
28Economic_indicators10List of common economic indicators Indicator name    
29SSP_Models9List of models used in SSP processDOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.05.009model_name    
30SSP_32Regions4List of 32 SSP regionsDOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.05.009region_code    
31Population_classes9List of different population classes: urban, total, … class_name    
32EXIOBASEv2_48Regions4List of regions for EXIOBASE2, official order and labellingDOI: 10.1111/jiec.12715country_namecode_2lettercode_3letter  
33NUTS_Regions_2010_Version4List of regions at NUTS levels 1, 2, and 3, 2010 version of NUTShttps://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_CLS_DLD&StrNom=NUTS_33&StrLanguageCode=ENNUTS_region_code   NUTS_region_name
3434_EXIOBASEv3_49Regions4List of regions for EXIOBASE3, official order and labellingDOI: 10.1111/jiec.12715country_namecode_2lettercode_3letter  
35NUTS_Regions_2006_Version4List of regions at NUTS levels 1, 2, and 3, 2006 version of NUTShttp://database.espon.eu/db2/jsf/DicoSpatialUnits/DicoSpatialUnits_html/ch01s01.htmlNUTS_region_code   NUTS_region_name1
36Literature13List of literature sources and their descriptionNoneliterature_idliterature_key  authors
37YSTAFDB_criticality_regional_scope4regional scopes of YSTAFDB (Yale stocks and flow database) criticality indicatorsNoneregional scope    
38YSTAFDB_materials5materials list of the YSTAFDB (Yale stocks and flow database)Nonematerial_shortnamematerial_namematerial_id atomic_weight
39YSTAFDB_criticality_timeframe1time frames of YSTAFDB (Yale stocks and flow database) criticality indicatorsNonetime frame    
40YSTAFDB_criticality_indicators12YSTAFDB (Yale stocks and flow database) criticality indicatorsNonecriticality_indicator_namecriticality_indicator_symbol   
41YSTAFDB_material_groups5YSTAFDB (Yale stocks and flow database) material groups, for sector split and recycling sharesNonematerial_group_application    
42YSTAFDB_use_phase_layer12YSTAFDB (Yale stocks and flow database) sector splits and recyclability_layers, described as 'recycling_use_type' in the original YSTAFDBNoneuse_phase_and_recyclability_layer    
43YSTAFDB_UsePhase_Applications7YSTAFDB (Yale stocks and flow database) use phase applicationsNoneuse_phase_applications    
44YSTAFDB_Time1YSTAFDB (Yale stocks and flow database) time intervals and yearsNonetime    
45YSTAFDB_Region4YSTAFDB (Yale stocks and flow database) regions (countries, regions, cities)Noneregion    
46YSTAFDB_Commodities6YSTAFDB (Yale stocks and flow database) commodities/product groupsNonecommodity    
47YSTAFDB_Processes7YSTAFDB (Yale stocks and flow database) processesNoneprocess, consisting of [aggregate_subsystem_module];[subsystem_name];[process_name]    
48StockChangeLayers12stock change layers like 'net addition, 'withdrawal', 'deposition'Nonestock change layers like 'net addition, 'withdrawal', 'deposition'    
49Wood_MFA_Indonesia_Aryapratama_2019_processes7processes used in MFA study on wood in Indonesia, by Rio AryapratamaNoneprocess name    
50YSTAFDB_Aggregate_Processes7YSTAFDB (Yale stocks and flow database) processes, broad classification, 'aggregated system modules'Noneprocess, consisting of [aggregate_subsystem_module]    
51GICS_20187List of products for GICS, official order and labelling, 261 products (1:1 correspondence to industry resolution)https://www.msci.com/gicscontains the code names and is of the form (at its maximum): 12345678   includes the name of the sector,industry group, industry, or sub-industry
52ISIC_REV27List of products for ISIC, official order and labelling, 278 products (1:1 correspondence to industry resolution)https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/ISIC#isic1code   specifies the name of the sector,industry group, industry, or sub-industry
53ISIC_REV37List of products for ISIC, official order and labelling, 528 products (1:1 correspondence to industry resolution)https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/ISIC#isic1code   specifies the name of the sector,industry group, industry, or sub-industry
54ISIC_REV3.17List of products for ISIC, official order and labelling, 538 products (1:1 correspondence to industry resolution)https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/ISIC#isic1code   specifies the name of the sector,industry group, industry, or sub-industry
55ISIC_REV47List of products for ISIC, official order and labelling, 766 products (1:1 correspondence to industry resolution)https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/ISIC#isic1code   specifies the name of the sector,industry group, industry, or sub-industry
56NACE_REV1.17List of industries for NACE, official order and labelling, 834 products (1:1 correspondence to industry resolution)https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Glossary:Statistical_classification_of_economic_activities_in_the_European_Community_(NACE)code   specifies the name of the sector,industry group, industry, or sub-industry
57NACE_REV27List of industries for NACE, official order and labelling, 994 products (1:1 correspondence to industry resolution)https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Glossary:Statistical_classification_of_economic_activities_in_the_European_Community_(NACE)code   specifies the name of the sector,industry group, industry, or sub-industry
58CCC5Common Compilation Categories (CCC) of Natural Resources used by the UNEP IRP MFA Databasehttp://www.csiro.au/~/media/LWF/Files/CES-Material-Flows_db/Technical-annex-for-Global-Material-Flows-Database.pdfCCC_Code   CCC_Name
59CCC_Commodities6Commodity list of the Common Compilation Categories (CCC) of Natural Resources used by the UNEP IRP MFA Databasehttp://www.csiro.au/~/media/LWF/Files/CES-Material-Flows_db/Technical-annex-for-Global-Material-Flows-Database.pdfCCC Commodity name   CCC_Code
60HS_Combined6List of products for HS, official order and labelling, 7631 productshttps://wits.worldbank.org/HS Combined code   HS Combined Label
61HS06List of products for HS0, official order and labelling,6665 productshttps://wits.worldbank.org/HS0 code   HS0 Label
62HS16List of products for HS1, official order and labelling, 6625 productshttps://wits.worldbank.org/HS1 code   HS1 Label
63HS26List of products for HS2, official order and labelling, 6564 productshttps://wits.worldbank.org/HS2 code   HS2 Label
64HS36List of products for HS3, official order and labelling, 6372 productshttps://wits.worldbank.org/HS3 code   HS3 Label
65HS46List of products for HS4, official order and labelling, 6525 productshttps://wits.worldbank.org/HS4 code   HS4 Label
66SITC 16List of products for SITC 1, official order and labelling, 2364 productshttps://wits.worldbank.org/referencedata.htmlSITC1 code   SITC1 Label
67SITC 26List of products for SITC2, official order and labelling, 3128 productshttps://wits.worldbank.org/referencedata.htmlSITC2 code   SITC2 Label
68SITC 36List of products for SITC 3, official order and labelling, 4632 productshttps://wits.worldbank.org/referencedata.htmlSITC3 code   SITC3 Label
69SITC 46List of products for SITC, official order and labelling, 4013 productshttps://wits.worldbank.org/referencedata.htmlSITC4 code   SITC4 Label
70HS20176List of products for HS2017, official order and labelling, 5359 productshttps://www.foreign-trade.com/reference/hscode.htm?code=9706HS2017 code   HS2017 Subheading
71M49_20204UN Statistics Division Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49)https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/M49 code   Country or Area
72MFA454 raw material categories aggregation of the Common Compilation Categories (CCC) of Natural Resources used by the UNEP IRP MFA Databasehttp://www.csiro.au/~/media/LWF/Files/CES-Material-Flows_db/Technical-annex-for-Global-Material-Flows-Database.pdfMFA4    
73MFA13513 raw material categories aggregation of the Common Compilation Categories (CCC) of Natural Resources used by the UNEP IRP MFA Databasehttp://www.csiro.au/~/media/LWF/Files/CES-Material-Flows_db/Technical-annex-for-Global-Material-Flows-Database.pdfMFA13    
74SEM_materials_Level2_RECC_v2.55Engineering material groups used by RECC model v2.5, level 2Nonematerial group nameNoneNoneNoneNone
75SEM_waste_scrap_Level2_RECC_v2.55Waste and scrap material groups used by RECC model v2.5, level 2Nonewaste or scrap group nameNoneNoneNoneNone
76SEM_materials_Level15Classification for aggregate material groups, top level 1, (level 0 - all materials)Nonematerial group nameNoneNoneNoneNone
77RECC_v2.4_regions4regional classification of the RECC model, v2.4Noneregion    
78RECC_v2.4_CE_Strategies15Circular economy and resource efficiency classification of the RECC model, v2.4Nonescenario involving the roll-out of a certain set of circular economy or resource efficiency strategies    
79General_Environmental_Pressure_Indicators10List of commonly used environmental pressure indicators, for environmental footprints, in miscellaneous unitsNoneindicator name or label    
80built_environment_types6list of general categories of the built environment, such as light buildings, motorways, railway tunnels, subways, etc.nonebuilt environment types    
81building_components6list of general types of building componentsnonebuilding components    
82CIRCOMOD_material_processing_technologies7List of material processing technologies and components used for database of CIRCOMOD EU projectNoneprocess, technology or component/sub-process    
83CIRCOMOD_flowables5lists all materials, substances, products (vehicles, buildings, etc.), economic flowable objects (subsidies), and social flows (labour), both within industrial system boundary and to other systems (elementar flows) flowables    
84CIRCOMOD_flowable_categories14categories flowabels into natural resources, emissions, social input, economic input, materials, and products flowable_category    
85country_subunits4provinces and other sub-entities of countriesNonename of province or other sub-entity2 or 3 letter code for the sub-entity  country
86CIRCOMOD_CE_strategies15Common Circular Economy strategy classifications used in the CIRCOMOD project, taken from CIRCOMOD Vision and Scoping document circular_economy_strategy_labelcircular_economy_strategy_stringcircular_economy_strategy_label+string  
87SSP_Single_Countries_20244List of single country labels in SSP database, 2024 versionhttps://iiasa.ac.at/models-tools-data/sspregion_code    
88unity_percentiles3List of percentiles, as string, with decimal dot, from 0.00 to 1.00 in steps of 0.01 percentile    
89model_native_regions4list of regions used by different models. For model regions, the naming convention is "[model]|[region]" follows the IIASA scenario data explorer naming conventionnoneregion or countryalpha 2 country code / [model]|[native region]alpha 3 country code native region label as used by model
90components_of_products6list of components of productsnonecomponent    
91HS926list of commodity as in HS92 classificationnonecommodity code for HS92commodity name for HS92   
92organization7list of different organizations and companiesnoneorganization    
93physical_indicators10list of different physical indicators, such as energy density etc.nonephysical indicator    
94specific_products_technologies6list of specific products and technologiesnoneproduct name    
95CIRCOMOD_end_use_assets6structured list of end-use goods and assets, including fixed assets, built on the groups 2008 SNA list of fixed assets, adapted to material and energy modelling; houshold end-use goods considered by sectoral models of stock-flow-service nexus transformationTable 10.2:The capital account - the classification of fixed assets, UN SNA 2008asset nameasset name, unique alternative 1asset name, unique alternative 2 asset group, aggregation 1
96Micro_level_CE_indicators_DACE10List of relevant indicators for measuring the performance of companies in circular economy across their entire value chain, considering different production stages, from upstream to downstream.Araujo, J.B., & Viere, T. (2025). Reference List of Micro-Level Circular Economy Indicators. [Microsoft Excel file]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15058287name of indicator or metric   value chain stage
97urban_metabolism_indicators10List of relevant indicators for measuring the metabolism of cities, including energy and material-related indicator but also land use and socio-economic layers. name of indicator or metric   original indicator name, from source where indicator list was compiled from
98unity_IDs3List of ids (e.g., sample Ids), from 1-10000 integer_ID    
99NZIA_components6list of components of products and technologies as defined by the EU Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), amended by other components.nonecomponent    
100NZIA_final_products6list of final products and technologies as defined by the EU Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), amended by other productsnonefinal product    
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