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Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2008

2008, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2008 covers 134 countries on 5 measures. Seychelles is highest, at 4.56511; 11 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00000. The middle country reads 1.09534. Against 2007, 121 values changed (32 up, 89 down), 3 countries joined.

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Environmentally Related Tax Revenue · Data for 2008

HighestSeychelles

4.56511

Lowest11 countries share it

0.00000

Shaded 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, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 134 countries · select a heading to sort

Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2008: every country, as published by OECD.
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa4.565112.644651.920460.000000.00000—
SurinameSURSouth America4.54911—0.000000.00000—Estimated value
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe4.292182.128681.884990.190840.08768Low reliability
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe3.526031.748511.212810.242900.32182—
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe3.473852.347781.102840.008960.01427Low reliability
BulgariaBGREastern Europe3.280512.845740.307550.054160.07306Low reliability
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia3.239090.000000.000000.000003.23909—
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe3.204951.382571.548810.273580.00000—
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia3.203822.372270.831550.000000.00000—
GuineaGINWestern Africa3.100270.811450.186100.000002.10273—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia3.020591.603411.417180.000000.00000—
HungaryHUNEastern Europe2.994602.167290.575720.169580.08199Low reliability
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe2.956242.305720.403370.163830.08332—
UgandaUGAEastern Africa2.933762.583240.241660.108850.00000—
IsraelISRWestern Asia2.701771.625931.066000.00984—Low reliability
FinlandFINNorthern Europe2.587811.659180.880300.036600.01174Low reliability
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean2.587022.041770.545250.000000.00000—
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe2.571762.111200.362340.062810.03541—
SwedenSWENorthern Europe2.565052.039350.473070.043950.00868Low reliability
ItalyITASouthern Europe2.530601.963230.553680.013690.00000Low reliability
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe2.503501.828430.667220.001000.00684—
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe2.481082.297050.184030.000000.00000—
PolandPOLEastern Europe2.443832.141010.248490.040450.01387Low reliability
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe2.433421.956810.293550.132970.05010—
AustriaAUTWestern Europe2.431891.577210.828850.022050.00377Low reliability

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Seychelles4.56511
  2. Suriname4.54911
  3. Denmark4.29218
  4. Netherlands3.52603
  5. Croatia3.47385

Lowest

  1. Myanmarshared0.00000
  2. North Macedoniashared0.00000
  3. Lesothoshared0.00000
  4. Cambodiashared0.00000
  5. Hong Kongshared0.00000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 1.09534. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Energy tax bases (% of GDP)

    HighestBulgaria2.84574

    Lowest24 share it

    Middle country: 0.69148

  • Transport tax bases (% of GDP)

    HighestSeychelles1.92046

    Lowest23 share it

    Middle country: 0.22243

  • Pollution tax bases (% of GDP)

    HighestKazakhstan0.41982

    Lowest75 share it

    Middle country: 0.00000

  • Resource tax bases (% of GDP)

    HighestSolomon Islands3.23909

    Lowest68 share it

    Middle country: 0.00000

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +3 / −0countries joined / left
  • 121values changed, of 131 in both
  • 32 · 89rose · fell
  • 10unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Bosnia and Herzegovina+ Fiji+ Seychelles

Both 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

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • 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 2008.

  • 124 distinct values among 134

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 11 countries share 0.00000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • 116 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: Estimated value, Low reliability.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions — data clause. The OECD’s own terms for its data: reuse, including commercial reuse, with the OECD credited as the source.

Cite this edition

OECD (2008). Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/environmental-tax-revenue/2008

0631 held

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07Questions

Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest environmental tax revenue in Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2008?

Seychelles, at 4.56511, of the 134 countries in the file.

What year does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2008 cover?

134.

Where can I download Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2008?

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, 2008 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2024.

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