Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans, Emissions intensities 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 is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 809.79 in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 13.31 in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 116.5, and the mean is 164.21.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 61.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (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 | 809.79 | 2018 | up 173.5% | rising |
| 2 | Philippines | 474.59 | 2018 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 358.55 | 2018 | up 189.6% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 339.88 | 2018 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 5 | Tunisia | 309.98 | 2018 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 274.93 | 2018 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 7 | Malaysia | 255.9 | 2018 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 8 | Estonia | 254.75 | 2018 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 9 | Brunei Darussalam | 239.54 | 2018 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 188.94 | 2018 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 187.56 | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 12 | Czechia | 186.26 | 2018 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 166.56 | 2018 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 14 | Brazil | 149.93 | 2018 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 145.54 | 2018 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 16 | Germany | 131.96 | 2018 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 17 | Hong Kong, China | 126.3 | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Slovenia | 120.81 | 2018 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 116.5 | 2018 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 109.86 | 2018 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 103.46 | 2018 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 101.28 | 2018 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 100.23 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 96.89 | 2018 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 25 | Japan | 92.69 | 2018 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 91.3 | 2018 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 75.1 | 2018 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Belgium | 74.35 | 2018 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 71.18 | 2018 | up 45.7% | flat |
| 30 | Italy | 65.98 | 2018 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 59.29 | 2018 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 49.96 | 2018 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 33 | Denmark | 40.84 | 2018 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 34 | Cyprus | 34.23 | 2018 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 30.1 | 2018 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 36 | France | 27.64 | 2018 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 37 | Switzerland | 13.31 | 2018 | down 37.8% | 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.