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).

Countries reporting
89
Highest
608.00 billion
Indonesia
Lowest
0
Namibia
Median
183.00 million
Years covered
28
1995–2022
Data points
1,326

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Pollution abatement (Domestic Currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
89 places, 1,326 data points, 1995–2022
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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).