EMISSIONS

Carbon taxes worldwide as of April 2021, by select

country* (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO2-equivalent)
Carbon taxes worldwide as of April 2021, by select country* (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO2-equivalent)
Prices of implemented carbon taxes worldwide 2021, by select country

Price in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO2 equivalent

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Sweden 137

Switzerland 101

Liechtenstein 101

Finland** 62

Norway 69

France 52

Luxembourg*** 23

Ireland 39

Netherlands 35

Iceland 35

Canada 32

Portugal 28

Denmark 26

United Kingdom 25

Slovenia 20

Note(s): Worldwide; as of April 1, 2021

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
2 Source(s): World Bank; ID 483590
 Carbon taxes worldwide as of April 2021, by select country* (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO2-equivalent)
Prices of implemented carbon taxes worldwide 2021, by select country

Price in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO2 equivalent Your Headline
Your Notes:
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Sweden 137

Switzerland 101

Liechtenstein 101

Finland** 62

Norway 69

France 52

Luxembourg*** 23

Ireland 39

Netherlands 35

Iceland 35

Canada 32

Portugal 28

Denmark 26

United Kingdom 25

Slovenia 20

Note(s): Worldwide; as of April 1, 2021

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
3 Source(s): World Bank; ID 483590
Carbon taxes worldwide as of April 2021, by select country* (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO2-equivalent)
Prices of implemented carbon taxes worldwide 2021, by select country

160

137
140
Price in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO2 equivalent

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4 Source(s): World Bank; ID 483590
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Prices of implemented carbon taxes worldwide 2021, by select country

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5 Source(s): World Bank; ID 483590
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Prices of implemented carbon taxes worldwide 2021, by select country

160

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Price in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO2 equivalent

120
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Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
6 Source(s): World Bank; ID 483590
Carbon taxes worldwide as of April 2021, by select country* (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO2-equivalent)
Prices of implemented carbon taxes worldwide 2021, by select country

160 Your Headline

Your Notes:
137
140
Price in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO2 equivalent

120
101 101
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7 Source(s): World Bank; ID 483590
Carbon taxes worldwide as of April 2021, by select country* (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO2-equivalent)
Prices of implemented carbon taxes worldwide 2021, by select country

Description
Source and methodology information
Carbon tax rates vary greatly around the world. As of April 2021, Sweden had the highest carbon tax rate
Source(s) World Bank worldwide at 137 U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO2 equivalent, while Poland had a tax rate of less than one U.S.
dollar per metric ton of CO2 equivalent. Finland was the world's first country to implement a carbon tax back in
Conducted by World Bank 1990.

Survey period as of April 1, 2021

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by World Bank

Publication date May 2021

Original source State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2021, page 26

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Notes: *Nominal prices on April 1st, 2021. **Finland - 73 USD/t CO2e for transport
fuels & 62 USD/t CO2e for all other fuels in heat and electricity
generation;***Luxembourg - 40 USD/t CO2e for diesel fuel & 23 USD/t CO2e
for all fossil fuels; ****Less than one USD /t CO2e.