The United States had the largest share of healthcare emissions in its overall national emissions as of 2019, accounting for 7.6 percent of the total footprint. Following the United States, the countries with relatively large shares included Switzerland, Denmark, and Bulgaria, each owing more than six percent of their national climate footprint to healthcare.
Healthcare emissions as a share of selected countries' overall emissions in 2019
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Healthcare footprint as share of national footprint
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Health Care Without Harm, & Arup. (September 29, 2019). Healthcare emissions as a share of selected countries' overall emissions in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463793/healthcare-as-a-share-of-overall-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
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Health Care Without Harm, Arup. (2019). Healthcare emissions as a share of selected countries' overall emissions in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463793/healthcare-as-a-share-of-overall-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
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Healthcare emissions as a share of selected countries' overall emissions in 2019 [Graph], Health Care Without Harm, & Arup, September 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463793/healthcare-as-a-share-of-overall-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
