Environmental taxes and fees; environmental accounts

Environmental taxes and fees; environmental accounts

Tax payers Environmental taxes and fees Periods Environmental taxes and fees (mln euro)
Total taxpayers Total environmental taxes and levies 1995 11,642
Total taxpayers Total environmental taxes and levies 2023* 32,363
Total taxpayers Total energy-related taxes 1995 4,996
Total taxpayers Total energy-related taxes 2023* 17,137
Total taxpayers Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 1995 4,316
Total taxpayers Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 2023* 7,367
Total taxpayers Energy tax 1995
Total taxpayers Energy tax 2023* 8,253
Total taxpayers Sustainable energy surcharge 1995
Total taxpayers Sustainable energy surcharge 2023* 253
Total taxpayers Emission permits 1995
Total taxpayers Emission permits 2023* 1,159
Total taxpayers Levies on stocks of petroleum products 1995 73
Total taxpayers Levies on stocks of petroleum products 2023* 105
Total taxpayers Fuel tax 1995 607
Total taxpayers Fuel tax 2023* 0
Total taxpayers Total transport-related taxes 1995 4,037
Total taxpayers Total transport-related taxes 2023* 8,434
Total taxpayers Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 1995 1,813
Total taxpayers Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 2023* 1,425
Total taxpayers Motor vehicle tax 1995 2,224
Total taxpayers Motor vehicle tax 2023* 6,370
Total taxpayers Air travel tax 1995
Total taxpayers Air travel tax 2023* 639
Total taxpayers Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 1995 2,468
Total taxpayers Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 2023* 6,479
Total taxpayers Wastewater treatment charge 1995 870
Total taxpayers Wastewater treatment charge 2023* 1,592
Total taxpayers Sewerage charges 1995 451
Total taxpayers Sewerage charges 2023* 1,826
Total taxpayers Waste taks 1995 990
Total taxpayers Waste taks 2023* 2,380
Total taxpayers Waste disposal charges (State) 1995 110
Total taxpayers Waste disposal charges (State) 2023* 253
Total taxpayers Packaging tax 1995
Total taxpayers Packaging tax 2023* 403
Total taxpayers Civil aviation noise pollution tax 1995 24
Total taxpayers Civil aviation noise pollution tax 2023* 1
Total taxpayers Manure surplus tax 1995 17
Total taxpayers Manure surplus tax 2023* 11
Total taxpayers Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 1995 6
Total taxpayers Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 2023* 13
Total taxpayers Tap water and groundwater taxes 1995 141
Total taxpayers Tap water and groundwater taxes 2023* 313
Total taxpayers Reduction on energy taks 1995
Total taxpayers Reduction on energy taks 2023* -4,387
A–U All economic activities Total environmental taxes and levies 1995 4,559
A–U All economic activities Total environmental taxes and levies 2023* 12,927
A–U All economic activities Total energy-related taxes 1995 2,084
A–U All economic activities Total energy-related taxes 2023* 8,699
A–U All economic activities Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 1995 1,520
A–U All economic activities Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 2023* 3,314
A–U All economic activities Energy tax 1995
A–U All economic activities Energy tax 2023* 3,978
A–U All economic activities Sustainable energy surcharge 1995
A–U All economic activities Sustainable energy surcharge 2023* 186
A–U All economic activities Emission permits 1995
A–U All economic activities Emission permits 2023* 1,159
A–U All economic activities Levies on stocks of petroleum products 1995 31
A–U All economic activities Levies on stocks of petroleum products 2023* 62
A–U All economic activities Fuel tax 1995 533
A–U All economic activities Fuel tax 2023* 0
A–U All economic activities Total transport-related taxes 1995 1,526
A–U All economic activities Total transport-related taxes 2023* 2,346
A–U All economic activities Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 1995 985
A–U All economic activities Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 2023* 858
A–U All economic activities Motor vehicle tax 1995 541
A–U All economic activities Motor vehicle tax 2023* 1,229
A–U All economic activities Air travel tax 1995
A–U All economic activities Air travel tax 2023* 259
A–U All economic activities Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 1995 808
A–U All economic activities Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 2023* 1,871
A–U All economic activities Wastewater treatment charge 1995 314
A–U All economic activities Wastewater treatment charge 2023* 431
A–U All economic activities Sewerage charges 1995 144
A–U All economic activities Sewerage charges 2023* 292
A–U All economic activities Waste taks 1995 198
A–U All economic activities Waste taks 2023* 473
A–U All economic activities Waste disposal charges (State) 1995 105
A–U All economic activities Waste disposal charges (State) 2023* 247
A–U All economic activities Packaging tax 1995
A–U All economic activities Packaging tax 2023* 403
A–U All economic activities Civil aviation noise pollution tax 1995 24
A–U All economic activities Civil aviation noise pollution tax 2023* 1
A–U All economic activities Manure surplus tax 1995 17
A–U All economic activities Manure surplus tax 2023* 11
A–U All economic activities Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 1995 6
A–U All economic activities Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 2023* 13
A–U All economic activities Tap water and groundwater taxes 1995 141
A–U All economic activities Tap water and groundwater taxes 2023* 11
A–U All economic activities Reduction on energy taks 1995
A–U All economic activities Reduction on energy taks 2023* -439
Total private households Total environmental taxes and levies 1995 7,039
Total private households Total environmental taxes and levies 2023* 19,142
Total private households Total energy-related taxes 1995 2,881
Total private households Total energy-related taxes 2023* 8,215
Total private households Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 1995 2,767
Total private households Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 2023* 3,914
Total private households Energy tax 1995
Total private households Energy tax 2023* 4,194
Total private households Sustainable energy surcharge 1995
Total private households Sustainable energy surcharge 2023* 67
Total private households Emission permits 1995
Total private households Emission permits 2023*
Total private households Levies on stocks of petroleum products 1995 42
Total private households Levies on stocks of petroleum products 2023* 40
Total private households Fuel tax 1995 72
Total private households Fuel tax 2023* 0
Total private households Total transport-related taxes 1995 2,506
Total private households Total transport-related taxes 2023* 6,031
Total private households Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 1995 823
Total private households Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 2023* 566
Total private households Motor vehicle tax 1995 1,683
Total private households Motor vehicle tax 2023* 5,141
Total private households Air travel tax 1995
Total private households Air travel tax 2023* 324
Total private households Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 1995 1,652
Total private households Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 2023* 4,606
Total private households Wastewater treatment charge 1995 556
Total private households Wastewater treatment charge 2023* 1,161
Total private households Sewerage charges 1995 307
Total private households Sewerage charges 2023* 1,534
Total private households Waste taks 1995 784
Total private households Waste taks 2023* 1,905
Total private households Waste disposal charges (State) 1995 5
Total private households Waste disposal charges (State) 2023* 6
Total private households Packaging tax 1995
Total private households Packaging tax 2023*
Total private households Civil aviation noise pollution tax 1995
Total private households Civil aviation noise pollution tax 2023*
Total private households Manure surplus tax 1995
Total private households Manure surplus tax 2023*
Total private households Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 1995 0
Total private households Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 2023* 0
Total private households Tap water and groundwater taxes 1995 0
Total private households Tap water and groundwater taxes 2023* 290
Total private households Reduction on energy taks 1995
Total private households Reduction on energy taks 2023* -3,948
Total non-residents Total environmental taxes and levies 1995 44
Total non-residents Total environmental taxes and levies 2023* 294
Total non-residents Total energy-related taxes 1995 31
Total non-residents Total energy-related taxes 2023* 223
Total non-residents Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 1995 29
Total non-residents Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals 2023* 139
Total non-residents Energy tax 1995
Total non-residents Energy tax 2023* 81
Total non-residents Sustainable energy surcharge 1995
Total non-residents Sustainable energy surcharge 2023* 0
Total non-residents Emission permits 1995
Total non-residents Emission permits 2023*
Total non-residents Levies on stocks of petroleum products 1995 0
Total non-residents Levies on stocks of petroleum products 2023* 3
Total non-residents Fuel tax 1995 2
Total non-residents Fuel tax 2023* 0
Total non-residents Total transport-related taxes 1995 5
Total non-residents Total transport-related taxes 2023* 57
Total non-residents Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 1995 5
Total non-residents Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax 2023* 1
Total non-residents Motor vehicle tax 1995 0
Total non-residents Motor vehicle tax 2023* 0
Total non-residents Air travel tax 1995
Total non-residents Air travel tax 2023* 56
Total non-residents Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 1995 8
Total non-residents Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti 2023* 2
Total non-residents Wastewater treatment charge 1995 0
Total non-residents Wastewater treatment charge 2023* 0
Total non-residents Sewerage charges 1995 0
Total non-residents Sewerage charges 2023* 0
Total non-residents Waste taks 1995 8
Total non-residents Waste taks 2023* 2
Total non-residents Waste disposal charges (State) 1995 0
Total non-residents Waste disposal charges (State) 2023* 0
Total non-residents Packaging tax 1995
Total non-residents Packaging tax 2023*
Total non-residents Civil aviation noise pollution tax 1995
Total non-residents Civil aviation noise pollution tax 2023*
Total non-residents Manure surplus tax 1995
Total non-residents Manure surplus tax 2023*
Total non-residents Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 1995 0
Total non-residents Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) 2023* 0
Total non-residents Tap water and groundwater taxes 1995 0
Total non-residents Tap water and groundwater taxes 2023* 12
Total non-residents Reduction on energy taks 1995
Total non-residents Reduction on energy taks 2023* 0
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

The government charges several taxes and fees to support and finance environmental policy. This table presents an overview of the revenues of the environmental taxes and fees, classified in four categories: energy, transport, pollution and natural resources.
The revenues of environmental taxes and fees can be attributed by taxpayer, distinguishing private households, industries and non-residents.
The above mentioned revenues of environmental taxes and fees are presented in the following variables:

- value in current prices, million euros.

The table is part of the environmental accounts. The environmental accounts quantify the relationship between economy and environment. In order to arrive at a consistent statistical description of this relationship, the environmental accounts are in line with the classifications, definitions and revision strategy of the environmental accounts. As a result, environmental figures from the environmental accounts deviate in a number of cases from the environmental figures elsewhere on the CBS website, and in some cases, from the national accounts themselves.

Data available from: 1995

Status of the figures:
Figures for 2023 are provisional. The revenues of environmental taxes and fees data have been revised as a results of the 2021 revision of the Dutch national accounts.

Changes as of April 2025:
None, this is a new table. The link to the previous tabel can be found under paragraph 3.

Description topics

Environmental taxes and fees