Environmental taxation regimes within the European Union


Tax analysis by category year 2012 - as % of total taxation

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Environmental tax analysis by category:

  • Energy taxes include taxes on energy products used for both transport and combustion processes (so-called stationary purposes)
  • Transport taxes consist of taxes relating to the ownership, the registration and use of motor vehicles
  • The pollution taxes include taxes on pollutants in the air and water, the management of solid waste and taxes for the abatement of noise
  • Resource taxes includes taxes associated with the extraction or use of a natural resource.
Tax analysis by category year 2012 - as % of total taxation
CountryTotalEnergyTransportPollution and Resources
Amount% of total taxationRankingAmount% of total taxationRankingAmount% of total taxationRankingAmount% of total taxationRanking
Slovenia1,34810.1511,0958.2521441.08151090.825
Bulgaria1,11910.1129958.9911040.9418200.1816
Netherlands21,3199.12311,6184.97166,6382.8443,0631.312
Malta2048.8641084.7020873.78190.389
Croazia1,3908.8657584.83173492.2352831.801
Ireland4,0828.6862,1714.62211,4743.1324370.933
Latvia5388.6574256.844941.5212180.3011
Estonia4848.5684277.543110.1927470.834
Greece5,5238.4594,2066.4461,3172.02800.0028
Denmark9,5038.05105,3884.56233,5272.9935880.508
Poland9,6057.75118,2166.6357360.59226540.537
Cyprus4777.63123385.41111392.23600.0027
United Kingdom50,7097.421336,7625.381312,2461.79101,7010.2513
Finland5,9096.96144,0074.72191,7802.1071220.1418
Italy47,2576.861536,5985.311410,1621.47134970.0721
Romania2,5516.84162,2616.0682150.5823740.2014
Portugal3,5966.73172,8025.24157801.4614140.0326
Czech Republic3,5966.72183,3496.2672090.3925380.0722
Hungary2,4716.50191,8344.83184101.08162260.606
Slovakia1,2456.18201,0835.38121380.6921240.1219
Luxembourg1,0396.16219685.7510620.372680.0524
Lithuania5486.12225165.769150.1728170.1915
Austria7,4845.66235,0123.79262,4081.829630.0525
Sweden10,1685.64248,2484.57221,7920.99171270.0723
Germany58,0045.562546,8504.49249,4040.90191,7500.1717
Spain16,1524.822613,1133.92252,6890.80203500.1020
Belgium8,1224.76274,8122.82282,7981.64115130.3010
France37,2414.082829,8023.26274,8530.53242,5860.2812
European Union311,683233,76264,58313,338
EU weighted average6.104.581.260.26
EU arithmetic average7.215.401.440.37
Euro Area220,024165,43644,9789,610
EA 19 weighted average5.734.311.170.25
EA 19 arithmetic average7.105.191.590.33

In millions of euro