Data for 2016
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2016
2016, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2016 covers 136 countries on 5 measures. Solomon Islands is highest, at 5.30750; 7 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00000. The middle country reads 1.34918. Against 2015, 129 values changed (76 up, 53 down), the same countries are covered.
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue · Data for 2016
HighestSolomon Islands
5.30750Lowest7 countries share it
0.00000Shaded 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, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 136 countries · select a heading to sort
| Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 5.30750 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 5.307504 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 4.68471 | 3.82755 | 0.374478 | 0.375783 | 0.106895 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 4.18895 | 2.54112 | 1.647836 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 4.13897 | 3.19282 | 0.929478 | 0.001831 | 0.014845 | Low reliability |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 4.06138 | 3.44338 | 0.268157 | 0.159177 | 0.190669 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 3.93341 | 2.17332 | 1.558743 | 0.116473 | 0.084868 | Low reliability |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 3.78453 | 2.99576 | 0.788773 | — | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 3.77118 | 1.72080 | 0.319988 | 0.000000 | 1.730393 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 3.75059 | 3.19857 | 0.472182 | 0.004131 | 0.075712 | Low reliability |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 3.47366 | 2.83760 | 0.620697 | 0.015368 | 0.000000 | Low reliability |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 3.33002 | 1.85538 | 1.016420 | 0.187177 | 0.271045 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 3.29391 | 2.85313 | 0.113019 | 0.327760 | 0.000000 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 3.25237 | 2.14056 | 1.111816 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 3.11009 | 2.11481 | 0.966081 | 0.018543 | 0.010662 | Low reliability |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 3.02595 | 1.94525 | 1.080694 | 0.000004 | 0.000000 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 2.96633 | 2.59964 | 0.299654 | 0.003383 | 0.063655 | Low reliability |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 2.91472 | 2.29780 | 0.611135 | 0.000000 | 0.005785 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2.89011 | 2.10228 | 0.339006 | 0.430501 | 0.018330 | Low reliability |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 2.86875 | 2.54667 | 0.031187 | 0.226013 | 0.064873 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2.80789 | 2.15307 | 0.354878 | 0.249064 | 0.050868 | Low reliability |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.75991 | 2.51779 | 0.239281 | 0.002845 | — | Estimated value |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 2.67739 | 1.50283 | 1.105552 | 0.038114 | 0.030897 | Low reliability |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 2.63914 | 1.94841 | 0.671398 | 0.005957 | 0.013372 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.63019 | 2.16347 | 0.261729 | 0.201833 | 0.003163 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2.57190 | 2.23666 | 0.224737 | 0.026206 | 0.084300 | Low reliability |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 2.54675 | 1.33070 | 1.038788 | 0.163743 | 0.013521 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.45906 | 1.95957 | 0.426344 | 0.040673 | 0.032467 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.43897 | 1.48580 | 0.930331 | 0.016337 | 0.006509 | Low reliability |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 2.41326 | 0.76811 | 1.453887 | 0.142926 | 0.048334 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 2.39573 | 1.81703 | 0.578703 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 2.38403 | 1.49836 | 0.851680 | 0.001536 | 0.032457 | Low reliability |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 2.35249 | 2.33790 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.014587 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2.32517 | 1.78850 | 0.465793 | 0.051079 | 0.019803 | Low reliability |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 2.27112 | 1.90830 | 0.000000 | 0.362821 | 0.000000 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 2.26713 | 2.14728 | 0.119354 | 0.000000 | 0.000502 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 2.23696 | 1.76045 | 0.448415 | 0.024199 | 0.003894 | Low reliability |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2.14527 | 1.82009 | 0.161833 | 0.126241 | 0.037109 | Low reliability |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 2.06315 | 1.03681 | 0.943165 | 0.080135 | 0.003044 | Low reliability |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 2.01624 | 0.99307 | 0.698306 | 0.321343 | 0.003523 | Low reliability |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.00588 | 1.04426 | 0.859504 | 0.052987 | 0.049130 | Low reliability |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 1.98310 | 1.46652 | 0.246363 | 0.065815 | 0.204396 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1.96701 | 1.79002 | 0.048029 | 0.032805 | 0.096155 | Low reliability |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 1.89041 | 0.43486 | 1.455545 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.88667 | 0.81687 | 1.069791 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 1.85508 | 1.13475 | 0.699474 | 0.020440 | 0.000416 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.84941 | 1.49987 | 0.239099 | 0.062688 | 0.047760 | Low reliability |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 1.84807 | 1.55674 | 0.280916 | 0.007970 | 0.002440 | Low reliability |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 1.82902 | 1.51492 | 0.313813 | — | 0.000282 | Low reliability |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1.81281 | 1.33220 | 0.480614 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 1.79399 | 1.25326 | 0.137932 | 0.095352 | 0.307448 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.71267 | 1.48945 | 0.130926 | 0.092291 | 0.000000 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.70052 | 1.01434 | 0.082399 | 0.000000 | 0.603781 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.69917 | 1.03987 | 0.635784 | 0.012462 | 0.011051 | Low reliability |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 1.67798 | 1.51793 | 0.135438 | 0.000000 | 0.024605 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 1.67268 | 0.91021 | 0.762464 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 1.65977 | 0.96531 | 0.654785 | 0.024495 | 0.015173 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.60413 | 1.58817 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.015953 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 1.53760 | 0.86548 | 0.672120 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 1.51124 | 0.68089 | 0.785527 | 0.044818 | 0.000000 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 1.50286 | — | 0.213754 | — | 0.017181 | Estimated value |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 1.47980 | 1.33565 | 0.140906 | 0.003118 | 0.000133 | Low reliability |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1.47080 | 1.42124 | 0.049557 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 1.42466 | 1.33674 | 0.087919 | 0.000000 | 0.000004 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 1.41796 | 0.00000 | 1.416752 | — | 0.001209 | Estimated value |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1.38897 | 0.01117 | 1.377800 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.38845 | 0.95202 | 0.429578 | — | 0.006850 | Estimated value |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 1.37065 | 0.56431 | 0.791432 | 0.000000 | 0.014912 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 1.35370 | 0.53338 | 0.776000 | 0.044325 | 0.000000 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 1.34466 | 1.18830 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.156358 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 1.32945 | 1.32053 | 0.008920 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 1.32145 | 0.85130 | 0.463981 | 0.005608 | 0.000560 | Low reliability |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1.22150 | 0.92731 | 0.294189 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 1.18066 | 0.89002 | 0.284718 | 0.000000 | 0.005924 | Low reliability |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.13779 | 0.87114 | 0.245269 | — | — | Estimated value |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1.09091 | — | 0.447306 | — | 0.124913 | Estimated value |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 1.01870 | 0.00000 | 1.018704 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 1.01508 | 0.87051 | 0.144565 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.99024 | 0.00000 | 0.990237 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.97780 | 0.97780 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.96872 | 0.94434 | 0.008819 | 0.000000 | 0.015560 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.95788 | 0.89461 | 0.054078 | 0.000000 | 0.009201 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.95313 | 0.65056 | 0.302572 | — | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.94250 | 0.91112 | 0.008574 | 0.009993 | 0.012809 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.92709 | 0.86206 | 0.065033 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.89485 | — | 0.894852 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.88331 | 0.09572 | 0.787584 | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.87141 | 0.63651 | 0.211575 | 0.023322 | 0.000000 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.81893 | 0.68284 | 0.136084 | — | — | Low reliability |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.77898 | 0.42418 | 0.354802 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.77362 | 0.77362 | 0.000000 | — | — | Estimated value |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.77107 | 0.03176 | 0.601698 | 0.000000 | 0.137615 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.74107 | 0.45240 | 0.272048 | 0.011606 | 0.005014 | Low reliability |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.73494 | 0.73494 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.73408 | 0.73361 | 0.000479 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.67150 | 0.08951 | 0.099804 | 0.143101 | 0.339093 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.65369 | 0.42755 | 0.226139 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.64535 | 0.35736 | 0.287995 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 0.58788 | 0.48650 | 0.101384 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.57993 | 0.52688 | 0.051173 | 0.001877 | 0.000000 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.56835 | 0.03679 | 0.531556 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.54035 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.540347 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.50696 | 0.15845 | 0.334249 | — | 0.014265 | Estimated value |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.48704 | 0.42230 | 0.064742 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.48613 | 0.41450 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.071635 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.44577 | 0.36881 | 0.035703 | 0.000000 | 0.041259 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.44484 | 0.08369 | 0.361152 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.43057 | 0.01432 | 0.272641 | 0.143613 | 0.000000 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.37199 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.371990 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.36758 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | 0.367577 | 0.000000 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.31413 | 0.04734 | 0.177825 | 0.088962 | 0.000000 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.28920 | 0.00000 | 0.289195 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.25364 | 0.00000 | 0.253636 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.25190 | 0.20623 | 0.042634 | 0.000000 | 0.003034 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.24895 | 0.13523 | 0.113721 | — | — | Estimated value |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 0.24754 | 0.24754 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.24222 | 0.24222 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe | 0.24080 | — | 0.240799 | — | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.23483 | 0.06532 | 0.169508 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.16732 | 0.00000 | 0.167321 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.10431 | 0.00000 | 0.104312 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.10233 | 0.00043 | 0.066349 | 0.000130 | 0.035419 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.05093 | 0.00000 | 0.050929 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.03924 | 0.01994 | 0.019302 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.03714 | 0.00000 | 0.027754 | 0.000000 | 0.009389 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.02138 | 0.01946 | 0.001919 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.02128 | 0.02128 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.01945 | 0.00000 | 0.019447 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.00677 | 0.00000 | 0.006771 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.00001 | 0.00001 | 0.000002 | 0.000003 | 0.000000 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.00000 | — | — | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | — | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.00000 | — | — | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.00000 | — | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Solomon Islands5.30750
- Slovenia4.68471
- Seychelles4.18895
- Croatia4.13897
- Serbia4.06138
Lowest
- Samoashared0.00000
- Myanmarshared0.00000
- North Macedoniashared0.00000
- Cambodiashared0.00000
- Bruneishared0.00000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 1.34918. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Energy tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Slovenia3.82755Lowest19 share it
Middle country: 0.89002
Transport tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Seychelles1.647836Lowest18 share it
Middle country: 0.250000
Pollution tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
France0.430501Lowest69 share it
Middle country: 0.000000
Resource tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Solomon Islands5.307504Lowest61 share it
Middle country: 0.000349
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 129values changed, of 136 in both
- 76 · 53rose · fell
- 7unchanged
Rose most
- Ukraine1.83886 → 3.29391+1.45505
- Ghana1.32399 → 2.39573+1.07174
- Grenada1.36705 → 2.27112+0.90406
- Solomon Islands4.55471 → 5.30750+0.75279
- Mauritania1.06503 → 1.79399+0.72897
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
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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 2016.
130 distinct values among 136
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 7 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.
120 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, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest environmental tax revenue in Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2016?
Solomon Islands, at 5.30750, of the 136 countries in the file.
What year does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2016 cover?
136.
Where can I download Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2016?
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, 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2024.