Zakat Environment: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Zakat is an important element to stimulate a green economy, which will increase human well-being in economic activities and social equity, and simultaneously reduce risks to the environment and ecological scarcity. The aim of this research is to find out research areas and developments in research on zakat and the environment. The data used was taken from scientific articles published by Scopus, Scopus was chosen because it has the largest international database and has a good reputation (Parlina et al., 2020). Based on the results of bibliometric analysis, there are 68 publications affiliated with 11 institutions, from 1996 to 2023. The most productive institution for publishing scientific articles is Universiti Utara Malaysia with a total of 15 documents. The highest number of publications was in 2023 with 13 documents, this indicates that environmental awareness is increasing. This indicates that the green economy is one of the keys to realizing sustainable development.