Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans, Emissions multipliers 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 multipliers is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 1,205 in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 28.53 in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 200.05, and the mean is 286.44.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 42.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 171.2%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 72.8%).
Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans, Emissions multipliers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1,205 | 2018 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 861.59 | 2018 | up 171.2% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 644.6 | 2018 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 4 | Philippines | 635.97 | 2018 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 5 | Tunisia | 545.71 | 2018 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 6 | Malaysia | 514.7 | 2018 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 7 | Brunei Darussalam | 494.76 | 2018 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 456.94 | 2018 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 9 | Estonia | 417.63 | 2018 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 322.35 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 321.06 | 2018 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 12 | Canada | 298.18 | 2018 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 288.87 | 2018 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 14 | Brazil | 269.48 | 2018 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 15 | Peru | 228.94 | 2018 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 16 | Hong Kong, China | 220 | 2018 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 17 | Finland | 206.99 | 2018 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 18 | Portugal | 203.7 | 2018 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 19 | Germany | 200.05 | 2018 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 190.57 | 2018 | up 19.7% | flat |
| 21 | Japan | 181.38 | 2018 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 176.19 | 2018 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 174.76 | 2018 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 174.7 | 2018 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 25 | Malta | 169.42 | 2018 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 168.64 | 2018 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 27 | Spain | 163.67 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 142.09 | 2018 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 29 | Cyprus | 126.18 | 2018 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 112.66 | 2018 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 31 | Iceland | 110.67 | 2018 | up 35.3% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 86 | 2018 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 78.42 | 2018 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 74.19 | 2018 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 35 | France | 52.2 | 2018 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 51.34 | 2018 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 37 | Switzerland | 28.53 | 2018 | down 33.1% | 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.