Pollution abatement (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).
What the numbers show
Pollution abatement (Domestic Currency) is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 608.00 billion in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 in Namibia.
The median across all reporting countries is 183.00 million, and the mean is 17.36 billion.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 20,090.6%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 100.0%).
Pollution abatement: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 608.00 billion | 2019 | β | volatile |
| 2 | Colombia | 270.00 billion | 2020 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Japan | 232.00 billion | 2022 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 137.00 billion | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 5 | Mongolia | 101.00 billion | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 6 | Argentina | 80.93 billion | 2022 | up 1,171.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Chile | 37.00 billion | 2022 | up 215.5% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 12.02 billion | 2022 | up 584.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Hungary | 10.44 billion | 2021 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 5.32 billion | 2022 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 5.08 billion | 2022 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 12 | TΓΌrkiye | 3.40 billion | 2022 | up 441.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 3.27 billion | 2022 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 3.04 billion | 2021 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 3.04 billion | 2021 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Czechia | 2.93 billion | 2021 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 2.91 billion | 2021 | up 248.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 2.80 billion | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 2.62 billion | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 20 | Netherlands | 2.53 billion | 2022 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 2.31 billion | 2021 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 1.73 billion | 2022 | up 129.6% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 1.44 billion | 2020 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 1.19 billion | 2021 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 1.15 billion | 2022 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 26 | Mauritius | 1.09 billion | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 27 | Albania | 1.06 billion | 2021 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Denmark | 956.00 million | 2022 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 871.00 million | 2022 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 858.80 million | 2022 | down 44.3% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 732.00 million | 2022 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Armenia | 705.88 million | 2022 | up 1,098.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Greece | 638.00 million | 2021 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 585.51 million | 2020 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 485.00 million | 2022 | up 197.5% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 419.07 million | 2022 | up 143.9% | rising |
| 37 | Portugal | 332.58 million | 2021 | up 4,672.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 323.69 million | 2022 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 263.90 million | 2022 | up 369.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Israel | 259.49 million | 2022 | up 150.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 233.31 million | 2022 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 42 | Russia | 214.00 million | 2020 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Sweden | 211.00 million | 2021 | up 539.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Belarus | 193.15 million | 2022 | up 118.6% | rising |
| 45 | Finland | 183.00 million | 2021 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 46 | Slovak Republic | 156.24 million | 2021 | up 424.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 140.00 million | 2022 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Moldova | 129.00 million | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 49 | New Zealand | 126.22 million | 2020 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 50 | Slovenia | 106.62 million | 2021 | up 356.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 95.44 million | 2022 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 91.51 million | 2021 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 53 | Lithuania | 76.00 million | 2021 | up 307.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 33.35 million | 2022 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Croatia | 25.99 million | 2021 | up 208.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Latvia | 22.76 million | 2021 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Malta | 21.23 million | 2021 | up 427.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Jamaica | 19.59 million | 2015 | β | volatile |
| 59 | Ecuador | 15.74 million | 2022 | up 20,090.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Estonia | 14.90 million | 2021 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Kenya | 10.55 million | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 10.00 million | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 63 | Andorra | 6.96 million | 2022 | β | rising |
| 64 | Cyprus | 5.00 million | 2021 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Georgia | 4.90 million | 2022 | up 444.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Solomon Islands | 965,151 | 2020 | up 1,720.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Jordan | 400,000 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 100,000 | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 69 | Angola | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Uganda | 0 | 2022 | β | flat |
| 69 | Seychelles | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Micronesia | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 69 | Zambia | 0 | 2021 | β | flat |
| 69 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2022 | β | flat |
| 69 | Cabo Verde | 0 | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Kosovo, Republic of | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Singapore | 0 | 2022 | β | flat |
| 69 | Iceland | 0 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 69 | Bahamas | 0 | 2022 | β | flat |
| 69 | Bhutan | 0 | 2007 | β | flat |
| 69 | Kuwait | 0 | 2015 | β | flat |
| 69 | Palau | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 69 | Panama | 0 | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 69 | Maldives | 0 | 2004 | β | flat |
| 69 | Nauru | 0 | 2018 | β | flat |
| 69 | Nepal | 0 | 2021 | β | flat |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 69 | Bahrain | 0 | 2004 | β | flat |
| 69 | Namibia | 0 | 2022 | β | flat |
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).