Carbon tax trading coverage in United States

United States: Carbon tax trading coverage was 9.07 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
9.07
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 200 countries
All-time high
9.07
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Carbon tax trading coverage in United States, 1989–2025

02468101989200720251989: 01990: 01991: 01992: 01993: 01994: 01995: 01996: 01997: 01998: 01999: 02000: 02001: 02002: 02003: 02004: 02005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 2.12010: 2.22011: 22012: 1.72013: 3.92014: 3.92015: 7.42016: 7.42017: 7.22018: 7.72019: 7.62020: 7.72021: 7.82022: 8.52023: 9.12024: 9.12025: 9.1

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

Annual values for Carbon tax trading coverage in United States, 1989 to 2025.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +137.0% 1.66 3.94
2015 +89.4% 3.91 7.4

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  4. 50 Afghanistan 0
  5. 50 Algeria 0
  6. 50 Andorra 0
  7. 50 Angola 0
  8. 50 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  9. 50 Armenia 0
  10. 50 Azerbaijan 0
  11. 50 Bahamas 0
  12. 50 Bahrain 0
  13. 50 Bangladesh 0
  14. 50 Barbados 0
  15. 50 Belarus 0
  16. 50 Belize 0
  17. 50 Benin 0
  18. 50 Bhutan 0
  19. 50 Bolivia 0
  20. 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
  21. 50 Botswana 0
  22. 50 Brazil 0
  23. 50 Brunei 0
  24. 50 Burkina Faso 0
  25. 50 Burundi 0
  26. 50 Cambodia 0
  27. 50 Cameroon 0
  28. 50 Cape Verde 0
  29. 50 Central African Republic 0
  30. 50 Chad 0
  31. 50 Comoros 0
  32. 50 Congo 0
  33. 50 Costa Rica 0
  34. 50 Cote d'Ivoire 0
  35. 50 Cuba 0
  36. 50 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
  37. 50 Djibouti 0
  38. 50 Dominica 0
  39. 50 Dominican Republic 0
  40. 50 East Timor 0
  41. 50 Ecuador 0
  42. 50 Egypt 0
  43. 50 El Salvador 0
  44. 50 Equatorial Guinea 0
  45. 50 Eritrea 0
  46. 50 Eswatini 0
  47. 50 Ethiopia 0
  48. 50 Fiji 0
  49. 50 Gabon 0
  50. 50 Gambia 0
  51. 50 Georgia 0
  52. 50 Ghana 0
  53. 50 Grenada 0
  54. 50 Guatemala 0
  55. 50 Guinea 0
  56. 50 Guinea-Bissau 0
  57. 50 Guyana 0
  58. 50 Haiti 0
  59. 50 Honduras 0
  60. 50 Hong Kong 0
  61. 50 India 0
  62. 50 Iran 0
  63. 50 Iraq 0
  64. 50 Israel 0
  65. 50 Jamaica 0
  66. 50 Jordan 0
  67. 50 Kenya 0
  68. 50 Kiribati 0
  69. 50 Kuwait 0
  70. 50 Kyrgyzstan 0
  71. 50 Laos 0
  72. 50 Lebanon 0
  73. 50 Lesotho 0
  74. 50 Liberia 0
  75. 50 Libya 0
  76. 50 Liechtenstein 0
  77. 50 Macao 0
  78. 50 Madagascar 0
  79. 50 Malawi 0
  80. 50 Malaysia 0
  81. 50 Maldives 0
  82. 50 Mali 0
  83. 50 Marshall Islands 0
  84. 50 Mauritania 0
  85. 50 Mauritius 0
  86. 50 Micronesia (country) 0
  87. 50 Moldova 0
  88. 50 Monaco 0
  89. 50 Mongolia 0
  90. 50 Montenegro 0
  91. 50 Morocco 0
  92. 50 Mozambique 0
  93. 50 Myanmar 0
  94. 50 Namibia 0
  95. 50 Nauru 0
  96. 50 Nepal 0
  97. 50 Nicaragua 0
  98. 50 Niger 0
  99. 50 Nigeria 0
  100. 50 North Korea 0
  101. 50 North Macedonia 0
  102. 50 Oman 0
  103. 50 Pakistan 0
  104. 50 Palau 0
  105. 50 Palestine 0
  106. 50 Panama 0
  107. 50 Papua New Guinea 0
  108. 50 Paraguay 0
  109. 50 Peru 0
  110. 50 Philippines 0
  111. 50 Puerto Rico 0
  112. 50 Qatar 0
  113. 50 Russia 0
  114. 50 Rwanda 0
  115. 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
  116. 50 Saint Lucia 0
  117. 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
  118. 50 Samoa 0
  119. 50 San Marino 0
  120. 50 Sao Tome and Principe 0
  121. 50 Saudi Arabia 0
  122. 50 Senegal 0
  123. 50 Serbia 0
  124. 50 Seychelles 0
  125. 50 Sierra Leone 0
  126. 50 Solomon Islands 0
  127. 50 Somalia 0
  128. 50 South Sudan 0
  129. 50 Sri Lanka 0
  130. 50 Sudan 0
  131. 50 Suriname 0
  132. 50 Syria 0
  133. 50 Taiwan 0
  134. 50 Tajikistan 0
  135. 50 Tanzania 0
  136. 50 Thailand 0
  137. 50 Togo 0
  138. 50 Tonga 0
  139. 50 Trinidad and Tobago 0
  140. 50 Tunisia 0
  141. 50 Turkey 0
  142. 50 Turkmenistan 0
  143. 50 Tuvalu 0
  144. 50 Uganda 0
  145. 50 United Arab Emirates 0
  146. 50 Uzbekistan 0
  147. 50 Vanuatu 0
  148. 50 Vatican 0
  149. 50 Venezuela 0
  150. 50 Vietnam 0
  151. 50 Western Sahara 0
  152. 50 Yemen 0
  153. 50 Zambia 0
  154. 50 Zimbabwe 0

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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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Indicator
Carbon tax trading coverage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,400 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed