Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment Dataset for Phase 1 Goals, Products, and Scope Definitions

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is widely used to evaluate the environmental impacts of agricultural production systems with four phases. The first phase (Phase 1) is an important phase describing the goal and scope of the entire LCA. However, data on existing and potential goals and scope are scattered across studies and not available at a single location, making it hard to reuse and compare them. The objective of this study is to create a dataset of Phase 1 information (goals, products, and scopes) for agricultural LCA. The dataset was generated from a systematic review of 184 published agricultural LCA studies, including peer-reviewed journal articles and selected conference papers, published between 1999 and 2025, following PRISMA guidelines. Studies were identified through keyword searches on Google Scholar and screened for relevance and availability. Only studies that clearly reported Phase 1 information were included. Data was collected manually and organized using standard IDs. The dataset has 41 goals, 65 products, and 7 scopes; each was assigned an ID (Goal_ID, Product_ID, Scope_ID, and Stage_ID) to support consistency and traceability. The dataset supports comparisons across studies, assists users in selecting appropriate goals, products, and system boundaries, and can support the development of LCA tools, databases, and decision-support frameworks.