Health care systems can have a significant carbon footprints and the EU is committed to working towards the green transition. This indicator provides a measure of the emissions from healthcare systems at the national level. Addressing the link between health and the environment was identified as a key policy objective as part of Horizon 2020. Source: Healthcare Without Harm & Arup and EE-MRIO Eora
| Geo | HCF (Mt) | HCF/cap (tCO2/cap) | Share of CF (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 19.5 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Austria | 6.8 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| Belgium | 7.5 | 0.7 | 7.7 |
| Switzerland | 5.9 | 0.7 | 5.9 |
| Czech Republic | 4.8 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Germany | 55.1 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| Denmark | 4.0 | 0.7 | 6.4 |
| Spain | 19.2 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| Estonia | 1.2 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| Finland | 3.9 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| France | 34.4 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| United Kingdom | 41.1 | 0.6 | 5.9 |
| Greece | 4.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Hungary | 2.9 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| Ireland | 3.1 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| Iceland | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| Italy | 23.1 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| Luxembourg | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| Latvia | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Netherlands | 15.8 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
| Norway | 3.6 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| Poland | 17.4 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
| Portgual | 4.0 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| Slovak Republic | 4.1 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| Slovenia | 0.7 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Sweden | 4.1 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Turkey | 17.8 | 0.2 | 3.9 |