Data for 1998
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1998
1998, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1998 covers 105 countries on 5 measures. Venezuela is highest, at 8.634; 25 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 1.125. Against 1997, 78 values changed (46 up, 32 down), 2 countries joined, 1 left.
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue · Data for 1998
HighestVenezuela
8.634Lowest25 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, 1998, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 105 countries · select a heading to sort
| VenezuelaVENSouth America | 8.634 | 8.634 | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 5.318 | 4.611 | 0.2503 | 0.442944 | 0.01343 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 5.289 | 2.659 | 2.2279 | 0.252097 | 0.14970 | Low reliability |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 5.010 | — | 1.2971 | 0.129442 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 3.730 | 1.515 | 2.2148 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 3.569 | 1.092 | 2.1212 | 0.355585 | — | Low reliability |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 3.484 | 1.662 | 1.2707 | 0.260866 | 0.29123 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 3.348 | 2.950 | 0.1156 | 0.187578 | 0.09467 | Low reliability |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 3.343 | 2.326 | 1.0168 | 0.000000 | 0.00001 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 3.327 | 1.843 | 1.4685 | 0.016377 | 0.00000 | Low reliability |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 3.264 | 2.719 | 0.4750 | 0.069310 | 0.00000 | Low reliability |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 3.145 | 2.128 | 0.9582 | 0.047496 | 0.01187 | Low reliability |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2.979 | 2.464 | 0.2825 | 0.000000 | 0.23216 | Low reliability |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 2.944 | 2.566 | 0.0936 | 0.023115 | 0.26130 | Low reliability |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 2.914 | 1.964 | 0.9506 | — | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2.887 | 1.623 | 1.2639 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.866 | 2.165 | 0.6787 | 0.022908 | — | Estimated value |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 2.828 | 2.683 | 0.1446 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.787 | 2.487 | 0.2998 | 0.000009 | 0.00000 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 2.768 | 2.373 | 0.3188 | 0.070071 | 0.00659 | Low reliability |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2.713 | 2.121 | 0.5572 | 0.033207 | 0.00110 | Low reliability |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 2.645 | 1.359 | 1.2859 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2.618 | 1.926 | 0.3128 | 0.332240 | 0.04709 | Low reliability |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 2.588 | — | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.558 | 2.509 | 0.0486 | 0.000540 | — | Estimated value |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 2.455 | 1.939 | 0.1043 | 0.000000 | 0.41210 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.376 | 1.900 | 0.3096 | 0.107060 | 0.05914 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 2.348 | 2.230 | 0.1145 | 0.000000 | 0.00397 | Low reliability |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.337 | 1.529 | 0.7813 | 0.022244 | 0.00466 | Low reliability |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 2.294 | 0.492 | 1.8014 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 2.241 | 2.241 | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 2.230 | 1.936 | 0.2933 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2.224 | 1.540 | 0.3082 | 0.200882 | 0.17518 | Low reliability |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 2.151 | 1.753 | 0.3865 | 0.008280 | 0.00252 | Low reliability |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 2.145 | 1.144 | 1.0011 | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 2.123 | 1.613 | 0.5105 | — | — | Estimated value |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 2.114 | 1.711 | 0.3832 | 0.018195 | 0.00126 | Low reliability |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 2.059 | 2.059 | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 2.044 | 1.512 | 0.5307 | 0.000898 | — | Low reliability |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.039 | 1.655 | 0.3019 | 0.080867 | 0.00062 | Low reliability |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1.989 | 1.706 | 0.1970 | 0.065827 | 0.01970 | Low reliability |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 1.875 | 1.574 | 0.1602 | 0.095482 | 0.04529 | Low reliability |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1.859 | 1.721 | 0.0666 | 0.044728 | 0.02624 | Low reliability |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.792 | 1.486 | 0.3055 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 1.621 | 1.070 | 0.5309 | 0.000000 | 0.02067 | Low reliability |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 1.603 | 0.957 | 0.6329 | 0.011974 | 0.00077 | Low reliability |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 1.575 | 1.322 | 0.2520 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Low reliability |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.528 | 1.225 | 0.2820 | — | 0.00411 | Low reliability |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 1.391 | 1.210 | 0.1814 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Low reliability |
 PeruPERSouth America | 1.271 | 1.256 | 0.0151 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Low reliability |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 1.201 | — | 0.4441 | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.199 | 1.022 | 0.1775 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.125 | 1.010 | 0.1035 | — | 0.01149 | Estimated value |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 1.079 | 1.045 | 0.0338 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1.036 | 0.796 | 0.2410 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.026 | 0.692 | 0.3134 | 0.012965 | 0.00733 | Low reliability |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1.004 | — | 1.0036 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.984 | 0.498 | 0.4861 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.944 | 0.917 | 0.0255 | 0.002145 | 0.00000 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.835 | 0.744 | 0.0909 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.699 | — | 0.6988 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.626 | 0.626 | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.577 | 0.552 | 0.0249 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.574 | 0.000 | 0.5740 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.437 | 0.000 | 0.4371 | — | 0.00035 | Estimated value |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.430 | — | 0.0222 | — | 0.07209 | Estimated value |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.420 | 0.419 | 0.0000 | — | — | Estimated value |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.389 | 0.000 | 0.3891 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.261 | 0.107 | 0.1542 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.259 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 0.230 | — | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe | 0.225 | — | 0.2253 | — | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.219 | 0.000 | 0.2191 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.141 | 0.000 | 0.1407 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.131 | 0.000 | 0.1306 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.114 | 0.002 | 0.0241 | 0.000000 | 0.08779 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.065 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.037 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.015 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.006 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | — | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.000 | — | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | — | 0.0000 | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0.000000 | 0.00000 | Estimated value |
02In 1998
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 1.125. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Energy tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Venezuela8.634Lowest28 share it
Middle country: 1.092
Transport tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Denmark2.2279Lowest20 share it
Middle country: 0.2331
Pollution tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Slovenia0.442944Lowest66 share it
Middle country: 0.000000
Resource tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Mali0.41210Lowest61 share it
Middle country: 0.00000
031997 → 1998
Since 1997
What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −1countries joined / left
- 78values changed, of 103 in both
- 46 · 32rose · fell
- 25unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Venezuela9.891 → 8.634−1.258
- Sierra Leone3.261 → 2.588−0.673
- Uganda3.267 → 2.787−0.481
- Israel2.301 → 2.145−0.156
- Italy3.403 → 3.264−0.140
+ China+ Liechtenstein
− New ZealandBoth 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 1998.
81 distinct values among 105
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.
93 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, 1998: questions and answers
Which country has the highest environmental tax revenue in Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1998?
Venezuela, at 8.634, of the 105 countries in the file.
What year does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1998 describe?
1998.
How many countries does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1998 cover?
105.
Where can I download Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1998?
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Is Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 1998 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2024.