Environmental taxes (Domestic Currency) by country
This dataset tracks government revenue from taxes imposed on activities that negatively impact the environment. These taxes are categorized into four types: energy taxes (including fuel for transport), transport taxes (excluding fuel for transport), pollution taxes, and resource taxes.
Countries reporting
123
Highest
41.60 trillion
Korea
Lowest
591,000
Marshall Islands
Median
13.49 billion
Years covered
28
1995–2022
Data points
2,423
What the numbers show
Environmental taxes (Domestic Currency) is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 41.60 trillion in Korea; the lowest is 591,000 in Marshall Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.49 billion, and the mean is 668.01 billion.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 192,861.0%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (China) (down 97.1%).
Environmental taxes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea | 41.60 trillion | 2014 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 6.91 trillion | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 3 | Colombia | 6.68 trillion | 2020 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 4 | Andorra | 6.46 trillion | 2020 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 5 | Guinea | 3.62 trillion | 2021 | up 324.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Uganda | 3.00 trillion | 2021 | up 210.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Paraguay | 2.39 trillion | 2022 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Hungary | 1.28 trillion | 2022 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 950.00 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 894.00 billion | 2022 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Madagascar | 797.00 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 12 | China | 709.00 billion | 2021 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Argentina | 690.00 billion | 2022 | up 1,993.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 637.00 billion | 2022 | up 237.0% | rising |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 616.00 billion | 2021 | up 960.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Mongolia | 590.00 billion | 2020 | up 237.1% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 387.00 billion | 2020 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 18 | Senegal | 302.00 billion | 2021 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 270.00 billion | 2022 | up 425.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Kenya | 245.00 billion | 2021 | up 212.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 210.00 billion | 2021 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 192.00 billion | 2021 | up 287.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Serbia | 191.00 billion | 2016 | up 200.7% | rising |
| 24 | United States of America | 156.00 billion | 2021 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 25 | Cameroon | 154.00 billion | 2021 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 124.00 billion | 2021 | up 133.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 122.00 billion | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 28 | Rwanda | 115.00 billion | 2021 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Mali | 111.00 billion | 2021 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 110.00 billion | 2020 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 96.57 billion | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 89.00 billion | 2021 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 33 | Norway | 81.01 billion | 2022 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 78.02 billion | 2022 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 67.58 billion | 2022 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Iceland | 67.11 billion | 2022 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 37 | Denmark | 67.11 billion | 2022 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 38 | Germany | 63.34 billion | 2022 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 39 | Armenia | 62.08 billion | 2020 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 40 | Togo | 60.83 billion | 2021 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 41 | France | 60.20 billion | 2022 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 60.03 billion | 2020 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 43 | Gabon | 54.38 billion | 2021 | up 163.8% | rising |
| 44 | Albania | 53.42 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 45 | Nigeria | 44.70 billion | 2021 | up 691.3% | volatile |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 44.46 billion | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 41.18 billion | 2022 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 48 | Uruguay | 36.07 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | 35.82 billion | 2021 | up 369.0% | rising |
| 50 | Australia | 33.75 billion | 2021 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 51 | Israel | 33.23 billion | 2020 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 52 | Egypt | 31.66 billion | 2021 | up 219.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Chad | 30.59 billion | 2021 | up 510.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Jamaica | 29.05 billion | 2022 | up 326.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Guyana | 27.49 billion | 2022 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Canada | 25.95 billion | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 57 | Romania | 25.09 billion | 2022 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 23.01 billion | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 59 | Niger | 19.13 billion | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 60 | Honduras | 16.31 billion | 2021 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 15.55 billion | 2022 | up 163.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Malaysia | 13.49 billion | 2022 | — | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 13.47 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 64 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 12.80 billion | 2010 | up 173.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Belgium | 10.51 billion | 2022 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 66 | Mauritius | 9.93 billion | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 67 | Switzerland | 9.81 billion | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 68 | Ghana | 9.00 billion | 2021 | up 1,745.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Austria | 8.81 billion | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 70 | Greece | 7.30 billion | 2022 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 6.98 billion | 2022 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Finland | 6.55 billion | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 73 | Ukraine | 6.09 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 6.09 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 75 | New Zealand | 5.25 billion | 2020 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 76 | Portugal | 5.16 billion | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 77 | Ireland | 4.36 billion | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 3.94 billion | 2021 | down 72.9% | rising |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 3.75 billion | 2022 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Peru | 3.68 billion | 2022 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 81 | Mauritania | 3.04 billion | 2021 | up 215.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.65 billion | 2022 | up 302.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.27 billion | 2022 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Croatia | 2.20 billion | 2022 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 85 | Slovakia | 2.17 billion | 2022 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 86 | Bhutan | 1.99 billion | 2022 | up 24.6% | flat |
| 87 | Tunisia | 1.77 billion | 2021 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 88 | Slovenia | 1.76 billion | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 89 | Namibia | 1.48 billion | 2021 | up 1,492.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Congo | 1.38 billion | 2021 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Eswatini | 1.38 billion | 2021 | up 460.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Lithuania | 1.13 billion | 2022 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 976.46 million | 2022 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 94 | Maldives | 943.49 million | 2022 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Latvia | 937.07 million | 2022 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 920.00 million | 2022 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 97 | Estonia | 911.49 million | 2022 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Cabo Verde | 675.25 million | 2021 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Seychelles | 638.46 million | 2021 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 100 | Georgia | 618.00 million | 2020 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 101 | Cyprus | 547.60 million | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 102 | Ecuador | 336.99 million | 2022 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 321.74 million | 2022 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 104 | Panama | 294.16 million | 2022 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Malta | 287.23 million | 2022 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 256.71 million | 2022 | down 58.8% | rising |
| 107 | El Salvador | 152.30 million | 2019 | — | rising |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 148.51 million | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Bahamas | 120.10 million | 2022 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 110 | Montenegro | 64.17 million | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Hong Kong (China) | 56.00 million | 2021 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Lucia | 52.28 million | 2022 | up 169.5% | volatile |
| 113 | San Marino | 40.48 million | 2020 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 114 | Fiji | 38.59 million | 2020 | up 192,861.0% | rising |
| 115 | West Bank and Gaza | 27.52 million | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 24.81 million | 2019 | — | rising |
| 117 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.54 million | 2022 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 8.03 million | 2022 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Belize | 6.01 million | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 120 | Cook Islands | 1.35 million | 2020 | down 79.3% | rising |
| 121 | Kosovo | 1.16 million | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Nauru | 970,000 | 2022 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Marshall Islands | 591,000 | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
About this data
This dataset tracks government revenue from taxes imposed on activities that negatively impact the environment. These taxes are categorized into four types: energy taxes (including fuel for transport), transport taxes (excluding fuel for transport), pollution taxes, and resource taxes.