Environmental taxes, Taxes on resources (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 resources (Domestic Currency) is currently reported for 64 countries. The highest value is 1.74 trillion in Guinea; the lowest is 0 in Kosovo.
The median across all reporting countries is 257.86 million, and the mean is 49.72 billion.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 99,892.8%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 100.0%).
Environmental taxes, Taxes on resources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea | 1.74 trillion | 2021 | up 179.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 365.00 billion | 2019 | — | rising |
| 3 | China | 339.00 billion | 2022 | up 276.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Paraguay | 325.00 billion | 2022 | up 3,388.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Mali | 84.20 billion | 2021 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Colombia | 56.26 billion | 2020 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 7 | Mongolia | 50.45 billion | 2020 | up 645.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Armenia | 47.90 billion | 2020 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 9 | Senegal | 38.88 billion | 2021 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 27.03 billion | 2021 | up 187.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Gabon | 24.77 billion | 2021 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 20.93 billion | 2022 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 12.14 billion | 2022 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 12.00 billion | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Serbia | 8.96 billion | 2016 | up 602.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.92 billion | 2021 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.58 billion | 2021 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 3.24 billion | 2022 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.65 billion | 2022 | up 302.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Japan | 2.63 billion | 2022 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 2.14 billion | 2022 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 1.88 billion | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 1.58 billion | 2021 | up 742.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Norway | 1.25 billion | 2022 | up 792.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 944.01 million | 2020 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 26 | Australia | 784.00 million | 2019 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 27 | Canada | 644.81 million | 2020 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 28 | Mauritania | 444.50 million | 2021 | up 163.2% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 399.00 million | 2022 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Niger | 397.94 million | 2021 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Iceland | 336.56 million | 2022 | up 20,403.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | 321.74 million | 2022 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 33 | Mexico | 193.99 million | 2022 | up 99,892.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Morocco | 189.00 million | 2021 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 35 | Belgium | 162.40 million | 2022 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 36 | Sweden | 132.55 million | 2022 | down 39.1% | rising |
| 37 | Jamaica | 112.86 million | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 107.99 million | 2021 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 39 | Honduras | 77.42 million | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 40 | Lithuania | 63.09 million | 2022 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 41 | New Zealand | 63.00 million | 2020 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 42 | Albania | 58.78 million | 2019 | — | rising |
| 43 | Latvia | 58.11 million | 2022 | up 217.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Finland | 52.00 million | 2022 | up 126.1% | rising |
| 45 | Mauritius | 47.88 million | 2021 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 47.09 million | 2022 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovenia | 37.66 million | 2022 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Portugal | 30.66 million | 2022 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Croatia | 21.91 million | 2022 | up 225.8% | volatile |
| 50 | France | 21.00 million | 2022 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Austria | 20.93 million | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 52 | Estonia | 19.61 million | 2022 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Brazil | 13.98 million | 2020 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 9.84 million | 2022 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Cyprus | 7.50 million | 2022 | up 435.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Germany | 7.00 million | 2022 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 57 | Israel | 6.55 million | 2020 | up 193.8% | rising |
| 58 | Slovakia | 2.39 million | 2022 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Ireland | 1.00 million | 2022 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 60 | Malta | 69,700 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Fiji | 16,100 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Eswatini | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Togo | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Kosovo | 0 | 2019 | — | 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.