Environmental protection (Domestic Currency) by country
This dataset captures government spending on environmental protection efforts such as pollution abatement, biodiversity conservation, and waste management. These expenditures are classified according to the COFOG framework (Classification of the Functions of Government).
Countries reporting
113
Highest
43.10 trillion
Indonesia
Lowest
1.71 million
Micronesia
Median
2.38 billion
Years covered
28
1995–2022
Data points
1,949
What the numbers show
Environmental protection (Domestic Currency) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 43.10 trillion in Indonesia; the lowest is 1.71 million in Micronesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.38 billion, and the mean is 520.86 billion.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 7,984.8%), and the largest decrease in Papua New Guinea (down 94.1%).
Environmental protection: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 43.10 trillion | 2022 | up 107.2% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 6.25 trillion | 2022 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 3 | Colombia | 4.82 trillion | 2020 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 4 | Iran | 1.06 trillion | 2009 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 5 | China (People’s Republic of) | 620.00 billion | 2022 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Hungary | 394.00 billion | 2021 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Uganda | 358.00 billion | 2022 | up 612.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 318.00 billion | 2021 | up 3,847.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 300.00 billion | 2021 | up 803.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Russia | 269.00 billion | 2020 | up 918.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Chile | 230.00 billion | 2022 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Mongolia | 200.00 billion | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Argentina | 157.00 billion | 2022 | up 5,940.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Czechia | 56.91 billion | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 50.94 billion | 2022 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 47.73 billion | 2022 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Brazil | 37.53 billion | 2020 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 18 | Myanmar | 37.42 billion | 2019 | up 689.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 37.04 billion | 2022 | up 591.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 31.10 billion | 2021 | up 155.7% | rising |
| 21 | Armenia | 29.98 billion | 2022 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 29.79 billion | 2021 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 28.60 billion | 2022 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 24 | France | 26.01 billion | 2021 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 22.49 billion | 2022 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 19.43 billion | 2022 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Philippines | 19.07 billion | 2020 | up 253.3% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 18.70 billion | 2022 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 17.81 billion | 2022 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 30 | Lebanon | 17.18 billion | 2021 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 16.97 billion | 2021 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 32 | Canada | 16.91 billion | 2022 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 15.33 billion | 2012 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 14.72 billion | 2021 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 35 | Yemen | 14.67 billion | 2012 | up 3,557.6% | rising |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 13.68 billion | 2022 | up 145.9% | rising |
| 37 | Netherlands | 13.24 billion | 2022 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 13.22 billion | 2022 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 39 | Kenya | 12.59 billion | 2021 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Thailand | 10.51 billion | 2022 | up 229.3% | rising |
| 41 | Denmark | 10.19 billion | 2022 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 42 | Israel | 8.99 billion | 2022 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 8.26 billion | 2021 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 8.10 billion | 2022 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 45 | Belgium | 6.76 billion | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 5.48 billion | 2021 | up 676.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Nepal | 5.38 billion | 2021 | up 309.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Ukraine | 5.23 billion | 2022 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 49 | New Zealand | 4.32 billion | 2022 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 50 | Switzerland | 4.20 billion | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 51 | Mauritius | 3.49 billion | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 52 | Angola | 2.94 billion | 2019 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 2.83 billion | 2016 | up 581.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Cabo Verde | 2.69 billion | 2017 | up 244.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Guatemala | 2.63 billion | 2022 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 56 | Egypt | 2.40 billion | 2015 | up 387.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 2.38 billion | 2017 | up 291.1% | rising |
| 58 | Austria | 2.23 billion | 2022 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 59 | Greece | 2.19 billion | 2021 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Jamaica | 2.09 billion | 2015 | up 430.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Portugal | 1.72 billion | 2021 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 62 | Ireland | 1.48 billion | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 63 | Singapore | 1.30 billion | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.19 billion | 2022 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 1.09 billion | 2021 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovak Republic | 929.35 million | 2021 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 67 | Congo | 897.05 million | 2012 | up 608.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 867.61 million | 2021 | up 249.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 838.80 million | 2019 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Uruguay | 818.16 million | 2019 | — | rising |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 760.31 million | 2022 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 72 | Qatar | 662.96 million | 2010 | up 751.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 631.55 million | 2022 | up 171.9% | rising |
| 74 | Bolivia | 622.81 million | 2007 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 75 | Finland | 579.00 million | 2021 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 76 | Georgia | 557.60 million | 2022 | up 530.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 477.10 million | 2021 | up 3,843.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Namibia | 407.15 million | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 79 | Moldova | 370.80 million | 2022 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Seychelles | 359.48 million | 2020 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Slovenia | 344.60 million | 2021 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 82 | Zambia | 325.68 million | 2021 | up 420.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Lithuania | 300.45 million | 2021 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Tunisia | 219.20 million | 2012 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 85 | Belarus | 199.84 million | 2022 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Malta | 194.67 million | 2021 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Latvia | 188.22 million | 2021 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Estonia | 174.40 million | 2021 | up 707.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Bahamas | 153.16 million | 2022 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Maldives | 95.10 million | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Cyprus | 89.80 million | 2021 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 76.90 million | 2020 | up 596.0% | rising |
| 93 | Ecuador | 76.46 million | 2022 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 94 | Bhutan | 74.72 million | 2020 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Panama | 65.17 million | 2021 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 96 | El Salvador | 47.00 million | 2021 | up 162.6% | rising |
| 97 | Samoa | 32.55 million | 2021 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 98 | Oman | 28.80 million | 2013 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 26.99 million | 2022 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Andorra | 14.57 million | 2022 | — | falling |
| 101 | San Marino | 9.78 million | 2022 | — | falling |
| 102 | Marshall Islands | 9.37 million | 2019 | up 176.9% | rising |
| 103 | Cook Islands | 8.28 million | 2022 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 104 | Jordan | 6.10 million | 2022 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Kuwait | 6.00 million | 2006 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | Bahrain | 5.90 million | 2020 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Kosovo, Republic of | 5.77 million | 2021 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 108 | Liberia | 5.60 million | 2013 | up 7,984.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Palau | 5.35 million | 2019 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 110 | Kiribati | 5.08 million | 2022 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 111 | West Bank and Gaza | 4.34 million | 2020 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 112 | Nauru | 2.94 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Micronesia | 1.71 million | 2020 | up 159.7% | volatile |
About this data
This dataset captures government spending on environmental protection efforts such as pollution abatement, biodiversity conservation, and waste management. These expenditures are classified according to the COFOG framework (Classification of the Functions of Government).