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Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2021

2021, as OECD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2021 covers 132 countries on 5 measures. Greece is highest, at 4.13634; 6 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00000. The middle country reads 1.01585. Against 2020, 126 values changed (56 up, 70 down), 3 left.

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Environmentally Related Tax Revenue · Data for 2021

HighestGreece

4.13634

Lowest6 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, 2021, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 132 countries · select a heading to sort

Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2021: every country, as published by OECD.
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe4.136343.356710.779631—0.000000Estimated value
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe3.725523.003870.6906680.0007910.030186Low reliability
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe3.488842.765620.3787130.2728830.071627—
GuineaGINWestern Africa3.337870.821120.3596230.0000002.157124—
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia3.114360.000000.0000000.0000003.114359—
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2.992091.693900.8765630.1842860.237339Low reliability
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa2.971952.287480.6844720.0000000.000000—
LatviaLVANorthern Europe2.969832.438040.3794970.0029980.149301Low reliability
ItalyITASouthern Europe2.950382.365150.5780170.0072180.000000Low reliability
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe2.826441.520351.1439170.0875960.074579Low reliability
BulgariaBGREastern Europe2.768712.444430.2863630.0027690.035143Low reliability
FranceFRAWestern Europe2.763512.022490.3021810.4235870.015255Low reliability
PolandPOLEastern Europe2.661682.325530.1754490.0210410.139657Low reliability
GuyanaGUYSouth America2.641371.432581.0661200.1426670.000000—
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe2.592832.426900.0230370.0821880.060701—
FinlandFINNorthern Europe2.524221.834270.6745350.0084420.006974Low reliability
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe2.505812.111350.1996870.1924220.002351—
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe2.439731.895950.5209600.0096300.013190—
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa2.365930.975141.3873760.0000000.003416—
GambiaGMBWestern Africa2.273912.079670.1942460.000000—Estimated value
HungaryHUNEastern Europe2.255791.745680.2849270.1895650.035624Low reliability
AustriaAUTWestern Europe2.230731.307280.9025140.0162920.004646Low reliability
KenyaKENEastern Africa2.222571.135811.0867560.0000000.000000—
HondurasHNDCentral America2.218492.207180.0000000.0000000.011306—
RomaniaROUEastern Europe2.194942.036940.1560520.001948—Estimated value

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Greece4.13634
  2. Croatia3.72552
  3. Slovenia3.48884
  4. Guinea3.33787
  5. Solomon Islands3.11436

Lowest

  1. Samoashared0.00000
  2. Myanmarshared0.00000
  3. North Macedoniashared0.00000
  4. Cambodiashared0.00000
  5. Bruneishared0.00000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 1.01585. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Energy tax bases (% of GDP)

    HighestGreece3.35671

    Lowest17 share it

    Middle country: 0.76819

  • Transport tax bases (% of GDP)

    HighestLiberia1.387376

    Lowest15 share it

    Middle country: 0.211661

  • Pollution tax bases (% of GDP)

    HighestFrance0.423587

    Lowest61 share it

    Middle country: 0.000003

  • Resource tax bases (% of GDP)

    HighestSolomon Islands3.114359

    Lowest61 share it

    Middle country: 0.000001

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −3countries joined / left
  • 126values changed, of 132 in both
  • 56 · 70rose · fell
  • 6unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

− Burkina Faso− Canada− Fiji

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 2021.

  • 127 distinct values among 132

    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.

  • 113 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 (2021). Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/environmental-tax-revenue/2021

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07Questions

Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2021: questions and answers

Which country has the highest environmental tax revenue in Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2021?

Greece, at 4.13634, of the 132 countries in the file.

What year does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2021 describe?

2021.

How many countries does Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2021 cover?

132.

Where can I download Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, 2021?

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, 2021 the newest?

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

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