Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes by country

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.

Countries reporting
28
Highest
159.82 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
Uruguay
Lowest
0.0011 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
Poland
Median
9.55 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
Years covered
37
1989–2025
Data points
7,400

What the numbers show

Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 159.82 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay; the lowest is 0.0011 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in Poland.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.55 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents, and the mean is 23.26 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 1,276.3%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 96.3%).

Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uruguay 159.82 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 volatile
2 Sweden 83.43 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 3.7% rising
3 Finland 61.24 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 46.3% volatile
4 Norway 43.74 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 100.2% falling
5 Portugal 41.13 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 1,276.3% volatile
6 Ireland 35.01 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 210.4% volatile
7 Luxembourg 33.07 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 volatile
8 Switzerland 32.42 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 69.2% volatile
9 France 30.82 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 168.3% volatile
10 Denmark 27.51 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 65.2% rising
11 Iceland 25.62 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 486.7% volatile
12 South Africa 14.57 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 volatile
13 Singapore 12.06 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 volatile
14 Hungary 11.11 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 volatile
15 Canada 8 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 458.1% volatile
16 Albania 7.73 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 volatile
17 Slovenia 7.25 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 down 30.1% volatile
18 Netherlands 6.85 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 volatile
19 United Kingdom 2.86 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 down 46.9% volatile
20 Chile 2.14 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 volatile
21 Japan 1.71 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 44.6% volatile
22 Colombia 1.4 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 volatile
23 Argentina 0.5579 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 volatile
24 Estonia 0.5345 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 280.0% volatile
25 Ukraine 0.4397 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 volatile
26 Latvia 0.2757 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 141.0% volatile
27 Mexico 0.0667 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 down 96.3% volatile
28 Poland 0.0011 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 up 35.7% volatile

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Indicator
Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes
Unit
constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,400 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.