Environmental taxes, Taxes on pollution (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.
What the numbers show
Environmental taxes, Taxes on pollution (Domestic Currency) is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 781.00 billion in South Korea; the lowest is 1.47 million in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 504.59 million, and the mean is 23.79 billion.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in South Korea (up 2,915.4%), and the largest decrease in Togo (down 88.4%).
Environmental taxes, Taxes on pollution (Domestic Currency): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 781.00 billion | 2014 | up 2,915.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Uganda | 249.00 billion | 2021 | up 660.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Chile | 127.00 billion | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Hungary | 110.00 billion | 2022 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 101.00 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 6 | China | 38.63 billion | 2015 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 28.91 billion | 2022 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 8 | Mongolia | 19.22 billion | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Iceland | 11.35 billion | 2022 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 10 | France | 10.45 billion | 2022 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia | 7.48 billion | 2016 | up 113.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Ukraine | 7.46 billion | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.43 billion | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Armenia | 6.96 billion | 2020 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 5.83 billion | 2022 | up 1,059.2% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 5.33 billion | 2022 | up 386.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Norway | 3.46 billion | 2022 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Sweden | 3.37 billion | 2022 | up 228.9% | rising |
| 19 | Guyana | 2.75 billion | 2022 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Albania | 2.63 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 2.37 billion | 2022 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 2.18 billion | 2022 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 23 | Netherlands | 1.68 billion | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 1.45 billion | 2022 | up 403.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 1.09 billion | 2020 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 1.03 billion | 2021 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Israel | 906.58 million | 2020 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 705.00 million | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 675.25 million | 2021 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 552.00 million | 2022 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 546.40 million | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 513.41 million | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Canada | 504.59 million | 2020 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 34 | Mauritius | 336.87 million | 2021 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 295.00 million | 2015 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 36 | Switzerland | 266.51 million | 2020 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 263.00 million | 2022 | — | falling |
| 38 | Senegal | 223.11 million | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 165.10 million | 2019 | — | rising |
| 40 | Guatemala | 131.40 million | 2019 | — | falling |
| 41 | Cameroon | 129.03 million | 2021 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Italy | 125.00 million | 2022 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Bhutan | 124.00 million | 2022 | up 148.0% | rising |
| 44 | Slovenia | 117.12 million | 2022 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Austria | 65.97 million | 2022 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 46 | Portugal | 53.72 million | 2022 | up 402.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 49.07 million | 2022 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Estonia | 43.03 million | 2022 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 49 | New Zealand | 34.00 million | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 50 | Lithuania | 33.00 million | 2022 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 51 | Malta | 31.90 million | 2022 | up 223.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Romania | 25.30 million | 2022 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Finland | 19.00 million | 2022 | down 74.8% | falling |
| 54 | Tunisia | 17.87 million | 2021 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Ireland | 17.07 million | 2022 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Latvia | 16.19 million | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 57 | Togo | 15.00 million | 2021 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovakia | 12.79 million | 2022 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 59 | Peru | 6.51 million | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 60 | San Marino | 4.79 million | 2020 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 61 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.15 million | 2022 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Kosovo | 4.03 million | 2019 | — | rising |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 3.75 million | 2022 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Greece | 2.00 million | 2019 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Croatia | 1.47 million | 2022 | up 24.2% | 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.