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Norway has the highest Tax per Ton CO₂e (€) in 2026 (€146.23), followed by Sweden (€133.17) and Switzerland (€129.09). Poland has the lowest (€0.09).
Economics34 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Jun 19, 2025Original page
15 sources
- Carbon Taxes in Europe - Tax Foundation
- Federal Carbon Tax - TransGas
- Volume calculation of one ton CO2 - International Carbon Bank & Exchange
- A Guide to Carbon Pricing in Southeast Asia - The Asia Foundation
- Carbon Pricing Efforts Accelerate in Asia - Time
- Carbon price initiatives in Latin America and the world continue to grow in 2023. - CIAT
- Carbon pricing in South Africa - OECD
- Pricing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Key findings for carbon pricing in Argentina - OECD
- Japan's carbon tax policy: Limitations and policy suggestions - ScienceDirect
- Which countries have a carbon tax? - Our World in Data
- Carbon Tax- NCCS
- Updates to the South African Carbon Tax 2024- Anthesis
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- Chairman’s Message “Japan’s Carbon Pricing" - The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
24 of 235 countries
Tax per Ton CO₂e (€), 2026
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
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Median
€42.30
Middle half €15.00 – €75.11
Average
€53.63
24 countries
Highest
€146.23
Norway
Lowest
€0.09
Poland
Over time · 2023–2026
The top 5 in 2026, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- Norway
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Liechtenstein
- Denmark
Data
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34 countries · # = rank by Tax per Ton CO₂e (€)
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | €146.23 | $170 | 65.0% | 1991 |
| 2 |  Sweden | €133.17 | $155 | 40.0% | 1991 |
| 3 |  Switzerland | €129.09 | $150 | 38.0% | 2008 |
| 3 |  Liechtenstein | €129.09 | $150 | 72.0% | 2008 |
| 5 |  Denmark | €100.37 | $116 | 64.0% | 1992 |
| 6 |  Netherlands | €87.90 | $102 | 45.0% | 2021 |
| 7 |  Iceland | €70.84 | $82.21 | 37.0% | 2010 |
| 8 |  Portugal | €67.39 | $78.21 | 40.0% | 2015 |
| 9 |  Ireland | €63.50 | $73.69 | 34.0% | 2010 |
| 10 |  Austria | €55.00 | $63.83 | 36.0% | 2022 |
| 11 |  Finland | €51.30 | $59.53 | 45.0% | 1990 |
| 12 |  France | €44.60 | $51.76 | 41.0% | 2014 |
| 13 |  Luxembourg | €40.00 | $46.42 | 72.0% | 2021 |
| 14 |  Hungary | €36.00 | $41.78 | 32.0% | — |
| 15 |  Slovenia | €30.85 | $35.80 | 46.0% | 1996 |
| 16 |  Andorra | €30.00 | $34.82 | 95.0% | — |
| 17 |  United Kingdom | €20.63 | $23.94 | 10.0% | 2013 |
| 18 |  Spain | €15.00 | $17.41 | 2% | 2014 |
| 18 |  Latvia | €15.00 | $17.41 | 2% | 2004 |
| 20 |  Albania | €14.59 | $16.93 | 73.0% | — |
| 21 |  Serbia | €4.00 | $4.64 | 55.0% | — |
| 22 |  Estonia | €2.00 | $2.32 | 10.0% | 2000 |
| 23 |  Ukraine | €0.59 | $0.68 | 32.0% | 2011 |
| 24 |  Poland | €0.09 | $0.11 | 24.0% | 1990 |
| — |  Mexico | — | $25.00 | — | 2021 |
| — |  Japan | — | — | — | 2012 |
| — |  Germany | — | — | — | 2021 |
| — |  South Africa | — | $19.00 | — | 2018 |
| — |  Colombia | — | $25.00 | — | 2021 |
| — |  Argentina | — | — | — | 2018 |
| — |  Canada | — | — | — | 2019 |
| — |  Malaysia | — | $0.10 | — | — |
| — |  Chile | — | — | — | 2021 |
| — |  Singapore | — | $45.00 | — | 2019 |
What correlates with Tax per Ton CO₂e (€) (2026)?
Pearson r against 1,976 other country metrics sharing at least 15 countries. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Tax per Ton CO₂e (€)?
- Norway has the highest Tax per Ton CO₂e (€) in 2026, at €146.23, followed by Sweden (€133.17) and Switzerland (€129.09).
- Which country has the lowest Tax per Ton CO₂e (€)?
- Poland has the lowest Tax per Ton CO₂e (€) in 2026, at €0.09.
- What is the median Tax per Ton CO₂e (€) across countries?
- The median is €42.30 across the 24 countries with data in 2026.
- Where does this carbon tax countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Carbon Taxes in Europe - Tax Foundation; Federal Carbon Tax - TransGas; Volume calculation of one ton CO2 - International Carbon Bank & Exchange; A Guide to Carbon Pricing in Southeast Asia - The Asia Foundation.