Carbon tax trading coverage in United States
United States: Carbon tax trading coverage was 9.07 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon tax trading coverage in United States, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 9.07 for carbon tax trading coverage in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon tax trading coverage in United States peaked at 9.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
United States ranks 49th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon tax trading coverage in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 2.13 | — |
| 2010 | 2.22 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.02 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.66 | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 3.94 | +137.0% |
| 2014 | 3.91 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 7.4 | +89.4% |
| 2016 | 7.41 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.22 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.67 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 7.63 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.72 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.77 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.48 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 9.07 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 9.07 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.07 | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 9.07 is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8, 24% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon tax trading coverage in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +137.0% | 1.66 | 3.94 |
| 2015 | +89.4% | 3.91 | 7.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2134 | 0 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.11 | 1.66 | 7.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.53 | 7.72 | 9.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 46 Latvia 23.59 compare
- 47 Colombia 20.29 compare
- 48 Indonesia 20.22 compare
- 50 Afghanistan 0
- 50 Algeria 0
- 50 Andorra 0
- 50 Angola 0
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 50 Armenia 0
- 50 Azerbaijan 0
- 50 Bahamas 0
- 50 Bahrain 0
- 50 Bangladesh 0
- 50 Barbados 0
- 50 Belarus 0
- 50 Belize 0
- 50 Benin 0
- 50 Bhutan 0
- 50 Bolivia 0
- 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 50 Botswana 0
- 50 Brazil 0
- 50 Brunei 0
- 50 Burkina Faso 0
- 50 Burundi 0
- 50 Cambodia 0
- 50 Cameroon 0
- 50 Cape Verde 0
- 50 Central African Republic 0
- 50 Chad 0
- 50 Comoros 0
- 50 Congo 0
- 50 Costa Rica 0
- 50 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 50 Cuba 0
- 50 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 50 Djibouti 0
- 50 Dominica 0
- 50 Dominican Republic 0
- 50 East Timor 0
- 50 Ecuador 0
- 50 Egypt 0
- 50 El Salvador 0
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 50 Eritrea 0
- 50 Eswatini 0
- 50 Ethiopia 0
- 50 Fiji 0
- 50 Gabon 0
- 50 Gambia 0
- 50 Georgia 0
- 50 Ghana 0
- 50 Grenada 0
- 50 Guatemala 0
- 50 Guinea 0
- 50 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 50 Guyana 0
- 50 Haiti 0
- 50 Honduras 0
- 50 Hong Kong 0
- 50 India 0
- 50 Iran 0
- 50 Iraq 0
- 50 Israel 0
- 50 Jamaica 0
- 50 Jordan 0
- 50 Kenya 0
- 50 Kiribati 0
- 50 Kuwait 0
- 50 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 50 Laos 0
- 50 Lebanon 0
- 50 Lesotho 0
- 50 Liberia 0
- 50 Libya 0
- 50 Liechtenstein 0
- 50 Macao 0
- 50 Madagascar 0
- 50 Malawi 0
- 50 Malaysia 0
- 50 Maldives 0
- 50 Mali 0
- 50 Marshall Islands 0
- 50 Mauritania 0
- 50 Mauritius 0
- 50 Micronesia (country) 0
- 50 Moldova 0
- 50 Monaco 0
- 50 Mongolia 0
- 50 Montenegro 0
- 50 Morocco 0
- 50 Mozambique 0
- 50 Myanmar 0
- 50 Namibia 0
- 50 Nauru 0
- 50 Nepal 0
- 50 Nicaragua 0
- 50 Niger 0
- 50 Nigeria 0
- 50 North Korea 0
- 50 North Macedonia 0
- 50 Oman 0
- 50 Pakistan 0
- 50 Palau 0
- 50 Palestine 0
- 50 Panama 0
- 50 Papua New Guinea 0
- 50 Paraguay 0
- 50 Peru 0
- 50 Philippines 0
- 50 Puerto Rico 0
- 50 Qatar 0
- 50 Russia 0
- 50 Rwanda 0
- 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 50 Saint Lucia 0
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 50 Samoa 0
- 50 San Marino 0
- 50 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 50 Saudi Arabia 0
- 50 Senegal 0
- 50 Serbia 0
- 50 Seychelles 0
- 50 Sierra Leone 0
- 50 Solomon Islands 0
- 50 Somalia 0
- 50 South Sudan 0
- 50 Sri Lanka 0
- 50 Sudan 0
- 50 Suriname 0
- 50 Syria 0
- 50 Taiwan 0
- 50 Tajikistan 0
- 50 Tanzania 0
- 50 Thailand 0
- 50 Togo 0
- 50 Tonga 0
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 50 Tunisia 0
- 50 Turkey 0
- 50 Turkmenistan 0
- 50 Tuvalu 0
- 50 Uganda 0
- 50 United Arab Emirates 0
- 50 Uzbekistan 0
- 50 Vanuatu 0
- 50 Vatican 0
- 50 Venezuela 0
- 50 Vietnam 0
- 50 Western Sahara 0
- 50 Yemen 0
- 50 Zambia 0
- 50 Zimbabwe 0
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon tax trading coverage in United States?
- Carbon tax trading coverage in United States was 9.07 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.07 in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does United States rank for carbon tax trading coverage?
- United States ranks 49th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon tax trading coverage rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon tax trading coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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