Carbon tax trading coverage by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
94.55
Luxembourg
Lowest
9.07
United States
Median
56.23
Years covered
37
1989–2025
Data points
7,400
What the numbers show
Carbon tax trading coverage is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 94.55 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 9.07 in United States.
The median across all reporting countries is 56.23, and the mean is 58.25.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in China (up 581.7%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 26.6%).
Carbon tax trading coverage: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 94.55 | 2025 | up 434.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Ireland | 91.98 | 2025 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Denmark | 90.22 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 4 | Portugal | 90.07 | 2025 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 87.67 | 2025 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Finland | 87.2 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 86.58 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Uruguay | 86.52 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 9 | New Zealand | 86.08 | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 10 | France | 85.37 | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 82.06 | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Austria | 80.84 | 2025 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 80.28 | 2025 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Sweden | 78.82 | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 15 | Albania | 77.92 | 2025 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Norway | 74.36 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 67.62 | 2025 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Japan | 67.11 | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Singapore | 64.03 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Cyprus | 64.02 | 2025 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia | 63.94 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 60.11 | 2025 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 58.95 | 2025 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Greece | 56.91 | 2025 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 56.23 | 2025 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Malta | 53.56 | 2025 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovenia | 50.7 | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 50.41 | 2025 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Chile | 49.34 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Iceland | 49.19 | 2025 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Netherlands | 48.06 | 2025 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovakia | 47.58 | 2025 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 33 | China | 46.67 | 2025 | up 581.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Spain | 44.64 | 2025 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 43.46 | 2025 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Croatia | 43.23 | 2025 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Switzerland | 42.53 | 2025 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Argentina | 42.42 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Italy | 41.34 | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 40.32 | 2025 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Canada | 37.8 | 2025 | up 242.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Belgium | 36.18 | 2025 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Hungary | 33.26 | 2025 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 32.56 | 2025 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Lithuania | 28.55 | 2025 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Latvia | 23.59 | 2025 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 20.29 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Indonesia | 20.22 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 49 | United States | 9.07 | 2025 | up 22.5% | volatile |