Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans, Emissions intensities (normalized) by country
This dataset is designed to measure the carbon footprint of bank loans, which is a crucial component for understanding the environmental impact of financial portfolios. Bank loans provide finance to industries with varying degrees of carbon intensities. The footprint of bank loans contributes to the disclosure of...
What the numbers show
Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans, Emissions intensities (normalized) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 176.96 in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 43.33 in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.37, and the mean is 93.89.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 189.6%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 76.3%).
Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans, Emissions intensities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 176.96 | 2018 | up 173.5% | rising |
| 2 | Brunei | 154.93 | 2018 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 3 | Turkey | 154.48 | 2018 | up 189.6% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 128.41 | 2018 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 5 | Philippines | 123.51 | 2018 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 6 | Tunisia | 110.5 | 2018 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 110.48 | 2018 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 109.99 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 9 | Croatia | 104.16 | 2018 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 99.42 | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 11 | Finland | 99.11 | 2018 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 12 | Latvia | 97.56 | 2018 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 13 | Cyprus | 96.93 | 2018 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 96.46 | 2018 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 15 | Japan | 91.42 | 2018 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 89.42 | 2018 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 17 | Malaysia | 88.67 | 2018 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 18 | Canada | 87.51 | 2018 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 19 | South Korea | 86.37 | 2018 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 86.28 | 2018 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 85.68 | 2018 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 22 | France | 84.97 | 2018 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 23 | Italy | 83.77 | 2018 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 83.46 | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Portugal | 82.78 | 2018 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 80.35 | 2018 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 78.96 | 2018 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 78.92 | 2018 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 29 | Hungary | 77.18 | 2018 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 30 | Slovenia | 76.03 | 2018 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 75.26 | 2018 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 32 | Iceland | 75.25 | 2018 | up 45.7% | flat |
| 33 | Germany | 74.32 | 2018 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 72.19 | 2018 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 69.22 | 2018 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 36 | Malta | 59.81 | 2018 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Lithuania | 43.33 | 2018 | down 27.0% | falling |
About this data
This dataset is designed to measure the carbon footprint of bank loans, which is a crucial component for understanding the environmental impact of financial portfolios. Bank loans provide finance to industries with varying degrees of carbon intensities. The footprint of bank loans contributes to the disclosure of the carbon intensity of the loans portfolio.