Dataset
The health system, like all industries, emits millions of tons of greenhouse gases (GHG) each year in the production and consumption of healthcare services and medical goods. Many OECD countries have made the decarbonisation of health systems a priority but to evaluate any progress in moving towards net-zero health systems, robust models to estimate GHG emissions associated with the health sector are needed. <p />This dataset presents the results of a model developed by the OECD Health Division in collaboration with the OECD Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to measure GHG emissions associated with healthcare demand. The analysis is based on an environmental extension of the OECD’s Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) database, which includes estimates of carbon dioxide, as well as CO2-equivalents for methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases and granular health spending data from OECD’s health spending data collection based on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2017/03/a-system-of-health-accounts-2011_g1g75c9d/9789264270985-en.pdf">System of Health Accounts</a>. <p />Please refer to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/09/measuring-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-the-health-sector_5977afc4/4d15c6ef-en.pdf">Working Paper</a> for detailed information of the model and its methodology. <p />In this dataset all Scope 3 emissions are grouped into the category “Other indirect upstream emissions” although some downstream Scope 3 emissions are also included.
oecd-sdmx:DSD_GHGHC@DF_GHGHC
OECD.ELS.HD