Carbon tax emissions coverage by jurisdiction 2024

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions covered by carbon taxes vary greatly worldwide. As of April 2024, an estimated 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in France were covered by a carbon tax. Carbon taxes cover around six percent of global GHG emissions.

Estimated share of greenhouse gas emissions covered by carbon taxes in selected jurisdiction'worldwide as of 2024

Characteristic	Share of GHG emissions covered
South Africa	82%
Japan	80%
British Columbia	80%
Singapore	79%
Northwest Territories	76%
Liechtenstein	72%
Luxembourg	72%
Norway	65%
Chile	55%
Denmark	48%
Netherlands	45%
Finland	45%
Portugal	40%
Sweden	40%
France	40%
Argentina	38%
Iceland	36%
Switzerland	35%
Ireland	34%
Ukraine	32%
Canada	31%
Mexico	29%
Poland	24%
Colombia	20%
United Kingdom	13%
Estonia	10%
Uruguay	4.5%
Latvia	2%
Spain	1.9%

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Release date

May 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2024

Supplementary notes

The estimate of emissions coverage for each carbon pricing instrument is based wherever possible on official government sources and considers the scope (sectors, fuels, and/or gases) of policies but does not necessarily factor in all exemptions and/or emissions thresholds or free allocations.

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