Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) (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
106
Highest
43.10 trillion
Vietnam
Lowest
0
Ecuador
Median
14.89 billion
Years covered
28
1995–2022
Data points
2,160
What the numbers show
Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) (Domestic Currency) is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 43.10 trillion in Vietnam; the lowest is 0 in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.89 billion, and the mean is 795.74 billion.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Malaysia (up 172,471.0%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 99.7%).
Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 43.10 trillion | 2022 | up 239.4% | volatile |
| 2 | South Korea | 17.60 trillion | 2016 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 4.25 trillion | 2020 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 4 | Japan | 4.24 trillion | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 5 | Uganda | 2.63 trillion | 2021 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Paraguay | 1.95 trillion | 2022 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Chile | 1.81 trillion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 8 | Guinea | 1.31 trillion | 2021 | up 1,113.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Hungary | 976.00 billion | 2022 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 10 | Madagascar | 797.00 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 605.00 billion | 2022 | up 245.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 538.00 billion | 2022 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Argentina | 461.00 billion | 2022 | up 1,646.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 411.00 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 405.00 billion | 2021 | up 1,051.5% | volatile |
| 16 | China | 356.00 billion | 2012 | up 1,069.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Senegal | 250.00 billion | 2021 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 247.00 billion | 2020 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 162.00 billion | 2016 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Cameroon | 147.00 billion | 2021 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 132.00 billion | 2021 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 126.00 billion | 2021 | up 558.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 114.00 billion | 2021 | up 153.6% | rising |
| 24 | Mongolia | 108.00 billion | 2022 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 107.00 billion | 2020 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 103.00 billion | 2021 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 98.51 billion | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 28 | United States | 92.07 billion | 2021 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 29 | Turkey | 76.77 billion | 2022 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 72.29 billion | 2022 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Rwanda | 71.99 billion | 2021 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Ukraine | 71.85 billion | 2019 | up 1,090.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 69.58 billion | 2021 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 69.42 billion | 2022 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 35 | Togo | 58.69 billion | 2021 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Norway | 56.42 billion | 2022 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 53.07 billion | 2022 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Germany | 52.67 billion | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 39 | Albania | 45.17 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 40 | France | 42.12 billion | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 41 | Denmark | 38.70 billion | 2022 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 42 | Iceland | 36.08 billion | 2022 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Chad | 30.45 billion | 2021 | up 790.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Italy | 30.05 billion | 2022 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 28.31 billion | 2022 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 46 | Egypt | 23.34 billion | 2021 | up 188.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 23.09 billion | 2022 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Mali | 20.81 billion | 2021 | up 344.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Uruguay | 20.09 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 50 | Canada | 20.09 billion | 2020 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 51 | Australia | 18.43 billion | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 52 | Israel | 17.24 billion | 2020 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 53 | Honduras | 15.28 billion | 2021 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 54 | Niger | 14.51 billion | 2021 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 55 | Morocco | 13.92 billion | 2019 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 56 | Venezuela | 12.80 billion | 2010 | up 173.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Netherlands | 11.25 billion | 2022 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 8.70 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 59 | Belgium | 8.08 billion | 2022 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 6.90 billion | 2022 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Guyana | 6.80 billion | 2022 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Switzerland | 6.72 billion | 2020 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 63 | Greece | 6.36 billion | 2022 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 64 | Ghana | 6.22 billion | 2021 | up 1,318.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Finland | 4.87 billion | 2022 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 66 | Austria | 4.79 billion | 2022 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 67 | Portugal | 3.86 billion | 2022 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 68 | Mauritius | 3.86 billion | 2021 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 3.74 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 3.29 billion | 2022 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Peru | 3.00 billion | 2022 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 72 | Gabon | 2.85 billion | 2021 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 73 | Ireland | 2.65 billion | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 74 | New Zealand | 2.40 billion | 2020 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 75 | Mauritania | 2.29 billion | 2021 | up 304.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Bolivia | 2.20 billion | 2022 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Brazil | 1.99 billion | 2020 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 78 | Slovakia | 1.95 billion | 2022 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 79 | Croatia | 1.75 billion | 2022 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 80 | Namibia | 1.48 billion | 2021 | up 1,492.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Slovenia | 1.40 billion | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 82 | Eswatini | 1.29 billion | 2021 | up 525.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Bhutan | 1.28 billion | 2022 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 84 | Malaysia | 1.21 billion | 2022 | up 172,471.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Lithuania | 981.42 million | 2022 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Luxembourg | 888.53 million | 2022 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 87 | Estonia | 841.50 million | 2022 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Tunisia | 777.92 million | 2021 | up 192.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Latvia | 710.45 million | 2022 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Seychelles | 575.62 million | 2021 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 91 | Georgia | 478.10 million | 2020 | up 141.8% | rising |
| 92 | Cyprus | 424.20 million | 2022 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Armenia | 262.50 million | 2020 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 94 | Panama | 152.36 million | 2022 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 95 | Malta | 144.55 million | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 96 | Montenegro | 60.49 million | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 97 | San Marino | 30.09 million | 2020 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 98 | Saint Lucia | 22.20 million | 2022 | up 469.2% | volatile |
| 99 | El Salvador | 7.90 million | 2019 | — | flat |
| 100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.52 million | 2021 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.72 million | 2022 | up 146.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Bahamas | 1.20 million | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 103 | Marshall Islands | 591,000 | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 104 | Belize | 351,000 | 2022 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 326,000 | 2022 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Ecuador | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
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.