Data for 1997
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1997
1997, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1997 covers 104 countries on 5 measures. Venezuela is highest, at 9.891; 25 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 1.066. Against 1996, 79 values changed (40 up, 39 down), 1 country joined.
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue · Data for 1997
HighestVenezuela
9.891Lowest25 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, 1997, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 104 countries · select a heading to sort
| VenezuelaVENSouth America | 9.891 | 9.891 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 4.592 | 2.141 | 2.1046 | 0.21351 | 0.132375 | Low reliability |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 4.567 | 4.152 | 0.1661 | 0.23435 | 0.014045 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 3.479 | 1.707 | 1.1887 | 0.27809 | 0.305551 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 3.457 | 2.083 | 1.3572 | 0.01696 | 0.000000 | Low reliability |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 3.403 | 2.858 | 0.4780 | 0.06739 | 0.000000 | Low reliability |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 3.378 | 1.211 | 2.1666 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 3.267 | 2.977 | 0.2907 | 0.00001 | 0.000000 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 3.261 | — | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 3.173 | 2.257 | 0.9162 | 0.00000 | 0.000015 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 3.171 | 2.247 | 0.8676 | 0.04144 | 0.014897 | Low reliability |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 3.054 | 2.205 | 0.8490 | — | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 3.001 | 1.224 | 1.4806 | 0.29628 | — | Estimated value |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.982 | 2.134 | 0.8344 | 0.01372 | — | Estimated value |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2.902 | 1.638 | 1.2635 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2.880 | 2.528 | 0.1157 | 0.14068 | 0.095477 | Low reliability |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 2.815 | 2.674 | 0.1411 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 2.738 | 2.338 | 0.3150 | 0.07866 | 0.006396 | Low reliability |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 2.669 | 1.399 | 1.2700 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2.649 | 2.402 | 0.2315 | 0.00000 | 0.015564 | Low reliability |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2.602 | 1.933 | 0.3114 | 0.31683 | 0.040475 | Low reliability |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2.535 | 1.984 | 0.5120 | 0.03766 | 0.001148 | Low reliability |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.417 | 1.629 | 0.7657 | 0.01733 | 0.004718 | Low reliability |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.392 | 1.945 | 0.2463 | 0.13478 | 0.065143 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 2.351 | 1.858 | 0.1052 | 0.00000 | 0.387875 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 2.301 | 1.204 | 1.0968 | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2.278 | 1.558 | 0.3170 | 0.22677 | 0.176393 | Low reliability |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 2.242 | 0.461 | 1.7806 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 2.180 | 1.865 | 0.3156 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.163 | 1.768 | 0.3043 | 0.08951 | 0.000675 | Low reliability |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 2.134 | 1.742 | 0.3741 | 0.01709 | 0.001300 | Low reliability |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.104 | 2.016 | 0.0675 | 0.01961 | — | Estimated value |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 2.070 | 2.070 | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 2.060 | 1.764 | 0.0222 | 0.02578 | 0.248034 | Low reliability |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2.051 | 1.417 | 0.5953 | 0.00000 | 0.039117 | Low reliability |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2.038 | 1.573 | 0.3462 | 0.09746 | 0.021170 | Low reliability |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 2.001 | 1.633 | 0.3605 | 0.00405 | 0.003276 | Low reliability |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.902 | 1.591 | 0.3110 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.891 | 1.226 | 0.6640 | 0.00107 | — | Low reliability |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 1.645 | 1.553 | 0.0923 | — | — | Estimated value |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 1.572 | 0.934 | 0.6251 | 0.01191 | 0.000825 | Low reliability |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.510 | 1.223 | 0.2668 | — | 0.003842 | Low reliability |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 1.503 | 0.963 | 0.5211 | 0.00000 | 0.019308 | Low reliability |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 1.498 | 1.169 | 0.1843 | 0.09381 | 0.050733 | Low reliability |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1.424 | 1.261 | 0.0807 | 0.05264 | 0.029133 | Low reliability |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 1.381 | 1.138 | 0.2422 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Low reliability |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 1.291 | — | 1.1666 | 0.12449 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 PeruPERSouth America | 1.289 | 1.273 | 0.0159 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Low reliability |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 1.200 | — | 0.4034 | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.163 | 1.055 | 0.1004 | — | 0.006975 | Estimated value |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1.153 | 1.134 | 0.0169 | 0.00000 | 0.001704 | Low reliability |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 1.079 | 1.079 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1.052 | 0.841 | 0.2114 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.040 | 0.712 | 0.3082 | 0.01244 | 0.007935 | Low reliability |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.009 | 0.866 | 0.1430 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1.004 | — | 1.0037 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.997 | — | 0.1676 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Low reliability |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.932 | 0.905 | 0.0270 | — | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.748 | 0.748 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.629 | 0.534 | 0.0942 | 0.00000 | 0.000063 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.561 | 0.000 | 0.5614 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.540 | 0.097 | 0.4432 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.490 | 0.490 | 0.0000 | — | — | Estimated value |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.431 | 0.370 | 0.0613 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.399 | — | 0.3994 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.366 | 0.000 | 0.3654 | — | 0.000818 | Estimated value |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.349 | 0.000 | 0.3487 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.285 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 0.248 | — | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.195 | 0.168 | 0.0269 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.174 | 0.000 | 0.1740 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.165 | 0.121 | 0.0442 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.146 | 0.000 | 0.1462 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.128 | 0.000 | 0.1280 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.118 | 0.002 | 0.0223 | 0.00000 | 0.093246 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.072 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.041 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.016 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | 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 | 0.000000 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | — | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.000 | — | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.00000 | — | Estimated value |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
02In 1997
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Venezuela9.891
- Denmark4.592
- Slovenia4.567
- Netherlands3.479
- Norway3.457
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 1.066. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Energy tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Venezuela9.891Lowest28 share it
Middle country: 1.079
Transport tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Malta2.1666Lowest20 share it
Middle country: 0.2114
Pollution tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
France0.31683Lowest68 share it
Middle country: 0.00000
Resource tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Mali0.387875Lowest59 share it
Middle country: 0.000000
031996 → 1997
Since 1996
What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 79values changed, of 103 in both
- 40 · 39rose · fell
- 24unchanged
Rose most
+ MontenegroBoth 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 1997.
80 distinct values among 104
Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 25 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.
90 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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0631 held
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1997: questions and answers
Which country has the highest environmental tax revenue in Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1997?
Venezuela, at 9.891, of the 104 countries in the file.
What year does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1997 describe?
1997.
How many countries does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1997 cover?
104.
Where can I download Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1997?
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, 1997 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2024.