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 | 2024* | 35,760 |
| Total taxpayers | Total energy-related taxes | 1995 | 4,996 |
| Total taxpayers | Total energy-related taxes | 2024* | 19,554 |
| Total taxpayers | Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals | 1995 | 4,316 |
| Total taxpayers | Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals | 2024* | 7,867 |
| Total taxpayers | Energy tax | 1995 | |
| Total taxpayers | Energy tax | 2024* | 9,928 |
| Total taxpayers | Sustainable energy surcharge | 1995 | |
| Total taxpayers | Sustainable energy surcharge | 2024* | 0 |
| Total taxpayers | Emission permits | 1995 | |
| Total taxpayers | Emission permits | 2024* | 1,660 |
| Total taxpayers | Levies on stocks of petroleum products | 1995 | 73 |
| Total taxpayers | Levies on stocks of petroleum products | 2024* | 98 |
| Total taxpayers | Fuel tax | 1995 | 607 |
| Total taxpayers | Fuel tax | 2024* | 1 |
| Total taxpayers | Total transport-related taxes | 1995 | 4,037 |
| Total taxpayers | Total transport-related taxes | 2024* | 8,876 |
| Total taxpayers | Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax | 1995 | 1,813 |
| Total taxpayers | Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax | 2024* | 1,383 |
| Total taxpayers | Motor vehicle tax | 1995 | 2,224 |
| Total taxpayers | Motor vehicle tax | 2024* | 6,748 |
| Total taxpayers | Air travel tax | 1995 | |
| Total taxpayers | Air travel tax | 2024* | 745 |
| Total taxpayers | Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti | 1995 | 2,468 |
| Total taxpayers | Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti | 2024* | 6,986 |
| Total taxpayers | Wastewater treatment charge | 1995 | 870 |
| Total taxpayers | Wastewater treatment charge | 2024* | 1,789 |
| Total taxpayers | Sewerage charges | 1995 | 451 |
| Total taxpayers | Sewerage charges | 2024* | 1,954 |
| Total taxpayers | Waste taks | 1995 | 990 |
| Total taxpayers | Waste taks | 2024* | 2,522 |
| Total taxpayers | Waste disposal charges (State) | 1995 | 110 |
| Total taxpayers | Waste disposal charges (State) | 2024* | 258 |
| Total taxpayers | Packaging tax | 1995 | |
| Total taxpayers | Packaging tax | 2024* | 437 |
| Total taxpayers | Civil aviation noise pollution tax | 1995 | 24 |
| Total taxpayers | Civil aviation noise pollution tax | 2024* | 1 |
| Total taxpayers | Manure surplus tax | 1995 | 17 |
| Total taxpayers | Manure surplus tax | 2024* | 7 |
| Total taxpayers | Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) | 1995 | 6 |
| Total taxpayers | Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) | 2024* | 18 |
| Total taxpayers | Tap water and groundwater taxes | 1995 | 141 |
| Total taxpayers | Tap water and groundwater taxes | 2024* | 344 |
| Total taxpayers | Reduction on energy taks | 1995 | |
| Total taxpayers | Reduction on energy taks | 2024* | -4,667 |
| A–U All economic activities | Total environmental taxes and levies | 1995 | 4,559 |
| A–U All economic activities | Total environmental taxes and levies | 2024* | 14,214 |
| A–U All economic activities | Total energy-related taxes | 1995 | 2,084 |
| A–U All economic activities | Total energy-related taxes | 2024* | 9,780 |
| 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 | 2024* | 3,663 |
| A–U All economic activities | Energy tax | 1995 | |
| A–U All economic activities | Energy tax | 2024* | 4,396 |
| A–U All economic activities | Sustainable energy surcharge | 1995 | |
| A–U All economic activities | Sustainable energy surcharge | 2024* | 0 |
| A–U All economic activities | Emission permits | 1995 | |
| A–U All economic activities | Emission permits | 2024* | 1,660 |
| A–U All economic activities | Levies on stocks of petroleum products | 1995 | 31 |
| A–U All economic activities | Levies on stocks of petroleum products | 2024* | 60 |
| A–U All economic activities | Fuel tax | 1995 | 533 |
| A–U All economic activities | Fuel tax | 2024* | 1 |
| A–U All economic activities | Total transport-related taxes | 1995 | 1,526 |
| A–U All economic activities | Total transport-related taxes | 2024* | 2,409 |
| A–U All economic activities | Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax | 1995 | 985 |
| A–U All economic activities | Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax | 2024* | 872 |
| A–U All economic activities | Motor vehicle tax | 1995 | 541 |
| A–U All economic activities | Motor vehicle tax | 2024* | 1,302 |
| A–U All economic activities | Air travel tax | 1995 | |
| A–U All economic activities | Air travel tax | 2024* | 235 |
| A–U All economic activities | Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti | 1995 | 808 |
| A–U All economic activities | Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti | 2024* | 2,015 |
| A–U All economic activities | Wastewater treatment charge | 1995 | 314 |
| A–U All economic activities | Wastewater treatment charge | 2024* | 479 |
| A–U All economic activities | Sewerage charges | 1995 | 144 |
| A–U All economic activities | Sewerage charges | 2024* | 313 |
| A–U All economic activities | Waste taks | 1995 | 198 |
| A–U All economic activities | Waste taks | 2024* | 509 |
| A–U All economic activities | Waste disposal charges (State) | 1995 | 105 |
| A–U All economic activities | Waste disposal charges (State) | 2024* | 251 |
| A–U All economic activities | Packaging tax | 1995 | |
| A–U All economic activities | Packaging tax | 2024* | 437 |
| A–U All economic activities | Civil aviation noise pollution tax | 1995 | 24 |
| A–U All economic activities | Civil aviation noise pollution tax | 2024* | 1 |
| A–U All economic activities | Manure surplus tax | 1995 | 17 |
| A–U All economic activities | Manure surplus tax | 2024* | 7 |
| A–U All economic activities | Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) | 1995 | 6 |
| A–U All economic activities | Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) | 2024* | 18 |
| A–U All economic activities | Tap water and groundwater taxes | 1995 | 141 |
| A–U All economic activities | Tap water and groundwater taxes | 2024* | 10 |
| A–U All economic activities | Reduction on energy taks | 1995 | |
| A–U All economic activities | Reduction on energy taks | 2024* | -467 |
| Total private households | Total environmental taxes and levies | 1995 | 7,039 |
| Total private households | Total environmental taxes and levies | 2024* | 21,206 |
| Total private households | Total energy-related taxes | 1995 | 2,881 |
| Total private households | Total energy-related taxes | 2024* | 9,523 |
| Total private households | Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals | 1995 | 2,767 |
| Total private households | Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals | 2024* | 4,072 |
| Total private households | Energy tax | 1995 | |
| Total private households | Energy tax | 2024* | 5,416 |
| Total private households | Sustainable energy surcharge | 1995 | |
| Total private households | Sustainable energy surcharge | 2024* | 0 |
| Total private households | Emission permits | 1995 | |
| Total private households | Emission permits | 2024* | 0 |
| Total private households | Levies on stocks of petroleum products | 1995 | 42 |
| Total private households | Levies on stocks of petroleum products | 2024* | 35 |
| Total private households | Fuel tax | 1995 | 72 |
| Total private households | Fuel tax | 2024* | 0 |
| Total private households | Total transport-related taxes | 1995 | 2,506 |
| Total private households | Total transport-related taxes | 2024* | 6,392 |
| Total private households | Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax | 1995 | 823 |
| Total private households | Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax | 2024* | 509 |
| Total private households | Motor vehicle tax | 1995 | 1,683 |
| Total private households | Motor vehicle tax | 2024* | 5,446 |
| Total private households | Air travel tax | 1995 | |
| Total private households | Air travel tax | 2024* | 437 |
| Total private households | Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti | 1995 | 1,652 |
| Total private households | Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti | 2024* | 4,969 |
| Total private households | Wastewater treatment charge | 1995 | 556 |
| Total private households | Wastewater treatment charge | 2024* | 1,310 |
| Total private households | Sewerage charges | 1995 | 307 |
| Total private households | Sewerage charges | 2024* | 1,641 |
| Total private households | Waste taks | 1995 | 784 |
| Total private households | Waste taks | 2024* | 2,011 |
| Total private households | Waste disposal charges (State) | 1995 | 5 |
| Total private households | Waste disposal charges (State) | 2024* | 7 |
| Total private households | Packaging tax | 1995 | |
| Total private households | Packaging tax | 2024* | 0 |
| Total private households | Civil aviation noise pollution tax | 1995 | |
| Total private households | Civil aviation noise pollution tax | 2024* | 0 |
| Total private households | Manure surplus tax | 1995 | |
| Total private households | Manure surplus tax | 2024* | 0 |
| Total private households | Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) | 1995 | 0 |
| Total private households | Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) | 2024* | 0 |
| Total private households | Tap water and groundwater taxes | 1995 | 0 |
| Total private households | Tap water and groundwater taxes | 2024* | 322 |
| Total private households | Reduction on energy taks | 1995 | |
| Total private households | Reduction on energy taks | 2024* | -4,200 |
| Total non-residents | Total environmental taxes and levies | 1995 | 44 |
| Total non-residents | Total environmental taxes and levies | 2024* | 340 |
| Total non-residents | Total energy-related taxes | 1995 | 31 |
| Total non-residents | Total energy-related taxes | 2024* | 251 |
| Total non-residents | Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals | 1995 | 29 |
| Total non-residents | Excise duties petrol and oth. minerals | 2024* | 132 |
| Total non-residents | Energy tax | 1995 | |
| Total non-residents | Energy tax | 2024* | 116 |
| Total non-residents | Sustainable energy surcharge | 1995 | |
| Total non-residents | Sustainable energy surcharge | 2024* | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Emission permits | 1995 | |
| Total non-residents | Emission permits | 2024* | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Levies on stocks of petroleum products | 1995 | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Levies on stocks of petroleum products | 2024* | 3 |
| Total non-residents | Fuel tax | 1995 | 2 |
| Total non-residents | Fuel tax | 2024* | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Total transport-related taxes | 1995 | 5 |
| Total non-residents | Total transport-related taxes | 2024* | 75 |
| Total non-residents | Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax | 1995 | 5 |
| Total non-residents | Passenger car and motorcycle registr.tax | 2024* | 2 |
| Total non-residents | Motor vehicle tax | 1995 | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Motor vehicle tax | 2024* | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Air travel tax | 1995 | |
| Total non-residents | Air travel tax | 2024* | 73 |
| Total non-residents | Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti | 1995 | 8 |
| Total non-residents | Total taxes/levies on polluting activiti | 2024* | 2 |
| Total non-residents | Wastewater treatment charge | 1995 | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Wastewater treatment charge | 2024* | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Sewerage charges | 1995 | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Sewerage charges | 2024* | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Waste taks | 1995 | 8 |
| Total non-residents | Waste taks | 2024* | 2 |
| Total non-residents | Waste disposal charges (State) | 1995 | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Waste disposal charges (State) | 2024* | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Packaging tax | 1995 | |
| Total non-residents | Packaging tax | 2024* | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Civil aviation noise pollution tax | 1995 | |
| Total non-residents | Civil aviation noise pollution tax | 2024* | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Manure surplus tax | 1995 | |
| Total non-residents | Manure surplus tax | 2024* | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) | 1995 | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Groundwater and landfill tax (Provinces) | 2024* | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Tap water and groundwater taxes | 1995 | 0 |
| Total non-residents | Tap water and groundwater taxes | 2024* | 12 |
| Total non-residents | Reduction on energy taks | 1995 | |
| Total non-residents | Reduction on energy taks | 2024* | 0 |
| Source: CBS. | |||
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 2024 are provisional, the reporting years 1995-2023 are final.
Changes as of November 2025:
The figures for 2023 and 2024 have been updated.
When will new figures be published?
New figures are published annually around November.
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 2024 are provisional, the reporting years 1995-2023 are final.
Changes as of November 2025:
The figures for 2023 and 2024 have been updated.
When will new figures be published?
New figures are published annually around November.
Description topics
- Environmental taxes and fees