Data for 2020
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2020
2020, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2020 covers 135 countries on 5 measures. Croatia is highest, at 3.94979; 6 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00000. The middle country reads 1.18014. Against 2019, 129 values changed (33 up, 96 down), 1 left.
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue · Data for 2020
HighestCroatia
3.94979Lowest6 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, 2020, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
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| CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 3.94979 | 3.142107 | 0.772493 | 0.001667 | 0.033523 | Low reliability |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 3.79778 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 3.797781 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 3.79674 | 1.628646 | 0.316893 | 0.000000 | 1.851200 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 3.76370 | 2.936436 | 0.827268 | — | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 3.69484 | 2.264755 | 1.430085 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 3.54074 | 2.768553 | 0.384366 | 0.294073 | 0.093745 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 3.26316 | 2.728140 | 0.407934 | 0.003312 | 0.123777 | Low reliability |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 3.18144 | 1.655069 | 1.356211 | 0.087862 | 0.082298 | Low reliability |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 3.13597 | 1.755499 | 0.932804 | 0.194008 | 0.253655 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 3.02513 | 2.413097 | 0.604726 | 0.007305 | 0.000000 | Low reliability |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.00123 | 2.654666 | 0.303599 | 0.002645 | 0.040317 | Low reliability |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2.79411 | 2.038670 | 0.306176 | 0.430794 | 0.018466 | Low reliability |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 2.77199 | 1.691009 | 0.903971 | 0.177012 | 0.000000 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 2.73971 | 1.915503 | 0.807151 | 0.009730 | 0.007323 | Low reliability |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 2.63714 | 0.877400 | 1.592096 | 0.138550 | 0.029095 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.59682 | 2.186718 | 0.212256 | 0.195368 | 0.002479 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2.57740 | 1.342150 | 1.235249 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 2.48031 | 1.900703 | 0.562303 | 0.006073 | 0.011227 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2.41626 | 1.879910 | 0.300600 | 0.198032 | 0.037715 | Low reliability |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 2.39766 | 2.209552 | 0.188104 | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 2.38495 | 1.848604 | 0.507293 | 0.000000 | 0.029052 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 2.34129 | 2.143594 | 0.025004 | 0.105279 | 0.067414 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 2.32854 | 1.966485 | 0.000000 | 0.362060 | 0.000000 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2.27540 | 1.993699 | 0.180811 | 0.022176 | 0.078717 | Low reliability |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.25198 | 1.790005 | 0.378872 | 0.043221 | 0.039878 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.16892 | 1.209356 | 0.939817 | 0.014995 | 0.004752 | Low reliability |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.16740 | 2.025312 | 0.140281 | 0.001805 | — | Estimated value |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2.09946 | 1.587523 | 0.357476 | 0.119633 | 0.034825 | Low reliability |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2.08823 | 1.899268 | 0.071809 | 0.039571 | 0.077586 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 2.08362 | 2.081907 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.001718 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 2.06613 | 0.997961 | 0.852134 | 0.215549 | 0.000485 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2.03533 | 1.606423 | 0.377744 | 0.032993 | 0.018167 | Low reliability |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 1.99862 | 1.219003 | 0.730850 | 0.041346 | — | Low reliability |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 1.98468 | 1.484356 | 0.440368 | 0.057253 | 0.002699 | Low reliability |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.97877 | 0.851792 | 1.126980 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 1.96635 | 1.858416 | 0.107934 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 1.95521 | 1.078742 | 0.506333 | 0.360766 | 0.009368 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.94141 | 1.419642 | 0.520697 | 0.001028 | 0.000048 | Low reliability |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 1.93110 | 0.593884 | 1.310759 | 0.000000 | 0.026455 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 1.91830 | 1.575731 | 0.319607 | 0.021706 | 0.001260 | Low reliability |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.86885 | 1.216706 | 0.565844 | 0.083379 | 0.002917 | Low reliability |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.79359 | 1.563022 | 0.119823 | 0.110746 | 0.000000 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 1.78981 | 1.020877 | 0.768933 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1.74751 | 0.881291 | 0.817160 | 0.049058 | — | Estimated value |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.73466 | 1.396104 | 0.230869 | 0.065173 | 0.042512 | Low reliability |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1.73154 | 1.218531 | 0.484437 | 0.000780 | 0.027792 | Low reliability |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 1.70905 | 1.207643 | 0.501406 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 1.68206 | 1.327347 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.354710 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 1.66716 | 1.380668 | 0.286259 | — | 0.000232 | Low reliability |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 1.66119 | 0.947904 | 0.675737 | 0.024037 | 0.013508 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.65179 | 0.905308 | 0.642045 | 0.094407 | 0.010032 | Low reliability |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 1.57420 | 0.805634 | 0.582543 | 0.051315 | 0.134702 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 1.57261 | 1.206493 | 0.077181 | 0.074676 | 0.214262 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1.51492 | 0.010277 | 1.504641 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 1.39551 | 1.265817 | 0.120564 | 0.000000 | 0.009126 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1.38403 | 1.092004 | 0.292026 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.37994 | 1.268648 | 0.000000 | 0.108848 | 0.002446 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 1.34674 | 1.243825 | 0.099907 | 0.002928 | 0.000081 | Low reliability |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 1.30179 | 0.894082 | 0.312973 | 0.078286 | 0.016444 | Low reliability |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 1.30119 | 0.608157 | 0.680749 | 0.012280 | 0.000000 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 1.28694 | 1.272485 | 0.014457 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 1.28343 | 1.002440 | 0.280988 | — | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 1.24279 | 0.890517 | 0.352274 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 1.22040 | 0.681402 | 0.539000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 1.21962 | 0.744944 | 0.450243 | 0.023920 | 0.000518 | Low reliability |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.21932 | 0.464634 | 0.052810 | 0.000000 | 0.701879 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.20110 | 0.972908 | 0.220984 | — | — | Low reliability |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 1.18014 | 0.722640 | 0.454638 | 0.002637 | 0.000225 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 1.10277 | 1.102771 | — | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1.07281 | 0.782643 | 0.290164 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.06565 | 1.047437 | 0.010389 | 0.000000 | 0.007827 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 1.04522 | 0.988889 | 0.056329 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.98903 | 0.972571 | 0.016463 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.96959 | 0.790443 | 0.179150 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.96282 | 0.712377 | 0.191745 | — | 0.058701 | Estimated value |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.89987 | 0.847018 | 0.043569 | 0.000000 | 0.009281 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.85817 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.858174 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.85734 | 0.180468 | 0.084362 | 0.121153 | 0.471363 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.85676 | 0.000000 | 0.856758 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.83333 | 0.160894 | 0.639807 | 0.032632 | 0.000000 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.82741 | 0.454763 | 0.372649 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.82293 | 0.800020 | 0.020948 | 0.001963 | 0.000000 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.77720 | 0.664220 | 0.089484 | 0.023496 | 0.000000 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.77522 | 0.580672 | 0.170009 | 0.024535 | 0.000000 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.75412 | 0.754117 | 0.000000 | — | — | Estimated value |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.74604 | 0.026093 | 0.719952 | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.74369 | 0.729285 | 0.014403 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.69819 | — | 0.693258 | 0.000000 | 0.004932 | Estimated value |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.69271 | 0.692711 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.68206 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.682057 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.66178 | 0.659207 | 0.000107 | 0.000000 | 0.002462 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.65109 | 0.339448 | 0.311639 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.64496 | 0.044696 | 0.583293 | 0.016968 | — | Estimated value |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.64481 | 0.398881 | 0.230203 | 0.010729 | 0.005001 | Low reliability |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.62819 | 0.028675 | 0.241420 | 0.063816 | 0.294280 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.62731 | — | 0.437738 | — | 0.169564 | Estimated value |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.61861 | 0.578268 | 0.040147 | 0.000198 | 0.000000 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.61722 | 0.617219 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.56130 | 0.373548 | 0.179494 | 0.008253 | 0.000005 | Low reliability |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.54516 | 0.463932 | 0.080240 | 0.000992 | 0.000000 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 0.54266 | 0.448566 | 0.094094 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.45792 | 0.029292 | 0.428623 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.40145 | 0.000000 | 0.401284 | — | 0.000167 | Estimated value |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.40006 | 0.366598 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.033466 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.36799 | 0.000000 | 0.367990 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.34954 | 0.252372 | 0.097168 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.33619 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.336187 | 0.000000 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.33567 | 0.214883 | 0.120787 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.32298 | 0.098651 | 0.111218 | 0.113107 | 0.000000 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 0.31404 | — | 0.299983 | — | 0.014057 | Estimated value |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.28309 | 0.224531 | 0.058556 | — | — | Estimated value |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.28242 | 0.001443 | 0.243155 | 0.037822 | 0.000000 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.27000 | 0.217799 | 0.044847 | 0.000000 | 0.007354 | — |
 LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe | 0.25606 | — | 0.256065 | — | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.25278 | 0.068418 | 0.184358 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.19833 | 0.080990 | 0.117336 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 0.18468 | 0.184679 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.17257 | 0.097809 | 0.045986 | 0.000000 | 0.028774 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.16030 | 0.004290 | 0.156008 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.14448 | 0.000000 | 0.144476 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.13829 | 0.000000 | 0.138291 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.12256 | 0.000000 | 0.122560 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.07785 | 0.000278 | 0.053704 | 0.013970 | 0.009901 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.02679 | 0.000000 | 0.026790 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.01841 | 0.000000 | 0.018408 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.01059 | 0.000000 | 0.010595 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.00606 | 0.000000 | 0.006060 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.00377 | 0.000000 | 0.003775 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.00001 | 0.000004 | 0.000003 | 0.000003 | 0.000000 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.00000 | — | — | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | Estimated value |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | — | Estimated value |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00000 | 0.000000 | — | 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 2020
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Croatia3.94979
- Solomon Islands3.79778
- Guinea3.79674
- Greece3.76370
- Seychelles3.69484
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 1.18014. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Energy tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Croatia3.142107Lowest18 share it
Middle country: 0.826326
Transport tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Mauritius1.592096Lowest15 share it
Middle country: 0.230536
Pollution tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
France0.430794Lowest64 share it
Middle country: 0.000000
Resource tax bases (% of GDP)
Highest
Solomon Islands3.797781Lowest61 share it
Middle country: 0.000026
032019 → 2020
Since 2019
What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −1countries joined / left
- 129values changed, of 135 in both
- 33 · 96rose · fell
- 6unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Guyana4.01003 → 2.77199−1.23804
- Morocco1.36946 → 0.31404−1.05542
- Nauru1.08571 → 0.13829−0.94742
- Fiji1.30797 → 0.40145−0.90652
- Solomon Islands4.69958 → 3.79778−0.90180
− UkraineBoth 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 2020.
130 distinct values among 135
Values are stored exactly as published, to 19 decimals. 6 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, 2020: questions and answers
Which country has the highest environmental tax revenue in Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2020?
Croatia, at 3.94979, of the 135 countries in the file.
What year does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2020 describe?
2020.
How many countries does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2020 cover?
135.
Where can I download Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2020?
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Is Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2020 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2024.