During 2021, the United States issued the higest amount of green bonds worldwide. Green bonds issued in the U.S. amounted to 81.9 billion U.S. dollars. Second in the ranking came China with 68.1 billion U.S. dollars worth of green bonds issued. Germany was the first European country in the list, having issued 63.2 billion U.S. dollars of green bonds in 2021.
Leading countries in terms of green bonds issued in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Climate Bonds Initiative. (March 24, 2022). Leading countries in terms of green bonds issued in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289016/green-bonds-issued-worldwide-by-country/
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Climate Bonds Initiative. (2022). Leading countries in terms of green bonds issued in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289016/green-bonds-issued-worldwide-by-country/
Climate Bonds Initiative. "Leading Countries in Terms of Green Bonds Issued in 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289016/green-bonds-issued-worldwide-by-country/
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Leading countries in terms of green bonds issued in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Climate Bonds Initiative, March 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289016/green-bonds-issued-worldwide-by-country/