Data for 1996
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1996
1996, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1996 covers 103 countries on 5 measures. Denmark is highest, at 4.567; 26 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 1.036. Against 1995, 76 values changed (47 up, 29 down), 1 country joined, 1 left.
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue · Data for 1996
HighestDenmark
4.567Lowest26 countries share it
0.000Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1996, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 103 countries · select a heading to sort
| DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 4.567 | 2.224 | 2.0611 | 0.18060 | 0.10178 | Low reliability |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 4.235 | 4.023 | 0.1718 | 0.03283 | 0.00678 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 3.859 | 3.859 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 3.572 | 2.072 | 1.4814 | 0.01823 | 0.00000 | Low reliability |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 3.521 | 1.603 | 1.3606 | 0.25303 | 0.30466 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 3.443 | 2.889 | 0.4851 | 0.06821 | 0.00000 | Low reliability |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 3.393 | 2.458 | 0.9349 | 0.00000 | 0.00002 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 3.262 | 2.395 | 0.8672 | — | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 3.138 | — | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 3.029 | 1.293 | 1.4423 | 0.29410 | — | Estimated value |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2.987 | 1.677 | 1.3103 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 2.937 | 0.785 | 2.1514 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 2.933 | 2.075 | 0.8119 | 0.02991 | 0.01589 | Low reliability |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 2.916 | 2.477 | 0.3493 | 0.08561 | 0.00358 | Low reliability |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 2.888 | 2.743 | 0.1452 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2.834 | 2.443 | 0.1303 | 0.16613 | 0.09433 | Low reliability |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2.831 | 2.596 | 0.2204 | 0.00000 | 0.01402 | Low reliability |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 2.782 | 1.514 | 1.2683 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.742 | 1.885 | 0.8498 | 0.00700 | — | Estimated value |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.711 | 2.463 | 0.2481 | 0.00001 | 0.00000 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2.681 | 1.958 | 0.3347 | 0.35702 | 0.03095 | Low reliability |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 2.538 | 0.503 | 2.0352 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.519 | 1.989 | 0.3168 | 0.14447 | 0.06876 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2.492 | 1.984 | 0.4950 | 0.01237 | 0.00131 | Low reliability |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 2.385 | 1.133 | 1.2521 | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2.250 | 1.568 | 0.3262 | 0.21009 | 0.14481 | Low reliability |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.239 | 1.820 | 0.3161 | 0.10203 | 0.00075 | Low reliability |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 2.222 | 1.836 | 0.3640 | 0.02066 | 0.00130 | Low reliability |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.126 | 1.428 | 0.6809 | 0.01163 | 0.00571 | Low reliability |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 2.061 | 1.681 | 0.3730 | 0.00307 | 0.00368 | Low reliability |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2.060 | 1.445 | 0.5747 | 0.00000 | 0.04055 | Low reliability |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 1.837 | 1.837 | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1.825 | 1.352 | 0.3390 | 0.11110 | 0.02283 | Low reliability |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1.786 | 1.433 | 0.3527 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.763 | 1.491 | 0.2717 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.762 | 1.081 | 0.6796 | 0.00158 | — | Low reliability |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1.708 | — | 1.7085 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 1.624 | 1.622 | 0.0000 | 0.00176 | — | Estimated value |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 1.605 | 0.948 | 0.6438 | 0.01247 | 0.00090 | Low reliability |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.588 | 1.398 | 0.1102 | 0.00000 | 0.07959 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 1.583 | 1.499 | 0.0000 | 0.02977 | 0.05413 | Low reliability |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 1.582 | 1.042 | 0.5176 | 0.00000 | 0.02212 | Low reliability |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.546 | 1.263 | 0.2606 | — | 0.00734 | Low reliability |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 1.538 | 1.481 | 0.0570 | — | — | Estimated value |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 1.396 | 1.030 | 0.2397 | 0.07120 | 0.05462 | Low reliability |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 1.390 | 1.390 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 1.340 | — | 1.2632 | 0.07694 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 1.305 | 1.060 | 0.2454 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Low reliability |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1.240 | 1.106 | 0.0470 | 0.05159 | 0.03514 | Low reliability |
 PeruPERSouth America | 1.226 | 1.208 | 0.0181 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Low reliability |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.064 | 0.726 | 0.3099 | 0.01969 | 0.00843 | Low reliability |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 1.036 | 0.999 | 0.0370 | — | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.963 | 0.963 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.814 | 0.719 | 0.0888 | 0.00000 | 0.00639 | Low reliability |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.763 | 0.651 | 0.1026 | — | 0.00925 | Estimated value |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.758 | — | 0.1365 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Low reliability |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.757 | 0.633 | 0.1243 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.686 | 0.517 | 0.1687 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.642 | 0.536 | 0.1051 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.604 | 0.604 | 0.0000 | — | — | Estimated value |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.501 | 0.000 | 0.5005 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.485 | — | 0.4849 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.439 | 0.000 | 0.4393 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.385 | 0.000 | 0.3847 | — | 0.00029 | Estimated value |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.365 | — | 0.3652 | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.350 | 0.000 | 0.3504 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.185 | 0.000 | 0.1854 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.173 | 0.002 | 0.0219 | 0.00000 | 0.14849 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.163 | 0.136 | 0.0269 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.125 | 0.000 | 0.1248 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.116 | 0.000 | 0.1163 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.110 | 0.000 | 0.1096 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.078 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.074 | 0.000 | 0.0739 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.043 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.017 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.005 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 0.000 | — | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.000 | — | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
02In 1996
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Denmark4.567
- Slovenia4.235
- Venezuela3.859
- Norway3.572
- Netherlands3.521
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 1.036. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Energy tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Slovenia4.023Lowest30 share it
Middle country: 1.015
Transport tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Malta2.1514Lowest21 share it
Middle country: 0.2300
Pollution tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
France0.35702Lowest68 share it
Middle country: 0.00000
Resource tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Netherlands0.30466Lowest59 share it
Middle country: 0.00000
031995 → 1996
Since 1995
What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −1countries joined / left
- 76values changed, of 102 in both
- 47 · 29rose · fell
- 26unchanged
Rose most
- Sierra Leone0.000 → 3.138+3.138
- New Zealand1.063 → 2.060+0.997
- Venezuela2.997 → 3.859+0.863
- Mali0.814 → 1.588+0.774
- Türkiye1.176 → 1.763+0.587
+ Rwanda
− Solomon IslandsBoth years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from OECD’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1996.
78 distinct values among 103
Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 26 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
88 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
Some readings carry a flag
OECD marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Low reliability, Estimated value.
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07Questions
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1996: questions and answers
Which country has the highest environmental tax revenue in Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1996?
Denmark, at 4.567, of the 103 countries in the file.
What year does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1996 describe?
1996.
How many countries does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1996 cover?
103.
Where can I download Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1996?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1996 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2024.