Fossil-fuel subsidies by country
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) (billions of nominal United States dollars)
Countries reporting
147
Highest
126.31 billion billions of current united states dollars
Russia
Lowest
0 billions of current united states dollars
Sierra Leone
Median
510.00 million billions of current united states dollars
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
1,727
What the numbers show
Fossil-fuel subsidies is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 126.31 billion billions of current united states dollars in Russia; the lowest is 0 billions of current united states dollars in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 510.00 million billions of current united states dollars, and the mean is 6.89 billion billions of current united states dollars.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 26,162.5%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 100.0%).
Fossil-fuel subsidies: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 126.31 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 168.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Iran | 81.82 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 3 | China | 76.61 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 70.31 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 1,462.4% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 61.33 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 59.29 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 42.02 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 26,162.5% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 38.31 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 523.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 35.41 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 10 | Italy | 35.28 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 28.98 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Algeria | 26.60 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 13 | United States | 17.83 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 16.41 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 15.24 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 160.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Iraq | 14.37 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 14.06 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Venezuela | 13.50 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 12.63 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2020 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 20 | Argentina | 11.34 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 37.2% | flat |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 11.11 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 22 | Spain | 10.85 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 317.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Australia | 10.58 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 24 | Pakistan | 9.17 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Kuwait | 8.95 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 8.36 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 839.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Libya | 8.05 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 8.00 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 7.44 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 273.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Malaysia | 6.37 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 6.23 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Nigeria | 5.91 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Ukraine | 5.24 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Qatar | 5.15 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 5.09 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Angola | 4.99 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Germany | 4.56 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2020 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 39 | Brazil | 4.48 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 40 | South Africa | 4.27 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Ethiopia | 4.14 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 590.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Portugal | 3.96 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 1,785.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Sudan | 3.81 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 117.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Tunisia | 3.66 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 226.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 3.60 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Vietnam | 3.60 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Canada | 3.41 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 48 | Belgium | 3.28 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 49 | South Korea | 3.23 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Bahrain | 2.81 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Switzerland | 2.70 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 52 | Serbia | 2.66 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 4,333.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Lebanon | 2.39 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 54 | Turkey | 2.05 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Ecuador | 1.73 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 56 | Sweden | 1.69 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 57 | Israel | 1.67 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 57 | Syria | 1.67 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2014 | — | falling |
| 59 | Morocco | 1.48 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 60 | Thailand | 1.44 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Bolivia | 1.38 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Romania | 1.38 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.22 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 64 | Finland | 1.21 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 65 | Philippines | 1.18 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Poland | 1.15 billion billions of current united states dollars | 2020 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 940.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 308.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovakia | 930.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2021 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 850.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 214.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 800.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 71 | Myanmar | 720.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 7,100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | 630.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 687.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 600.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2014 | — | rising |
| 74 | Mongolia | 580.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 1,833.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Denmark | 510.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 510.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Tanzania | 510.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Afghanistan | 430.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 2,050.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Lithuania | 390.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 79 | Mauritania | 390.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 680.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Uganda | 390.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2014 | — | rising |
| 82 | Brunei | 380.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Moldova | 380.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 322.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Latvia | 370.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 360.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Niger | 360.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Honduras | 330.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 320.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Cyprus | 300.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 30.4% | flat |
| 90 | Cameroon | 280.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Slovenia | 270.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 92 | Bahamas | 250.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Paraguay | 250.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 733.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Zambia | 250.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Guinea | 240.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 95 | Mali | 240.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Norway | 230.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 62.3% | rising |
| 97 | Suriname | 230.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 187.5% | rising |
| 99 | Oman | 220.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 100 | Guatemala | 200.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 100 | Madagascar | 200.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 102 | Haiti | 190.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Benin | 180.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 170.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 183.3% | rising |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 170.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Cote d'Ivoire | 160.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Chile | 150.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Botswana | 140.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2014 | — | rising |
| 108 | Maldives | 140.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Gabon | 130.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Equatorial Guinea | 120.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Hungary | 120.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Congo | 110.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Laos | 110.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 113 | Rwanda | 110.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Estonia | 100.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Namibia | 100.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2014 | — | rising |
| 118 | New Zealand | 90.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 80.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2020 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 119 | Guyana | 80.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Kenya | 70.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Burundi | 50.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Djibouti | 50.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Gambia | 50.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 122 | Mauritius | 50.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 50.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Panama | 50.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Chad | 30.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 20.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Fiji | 20.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 20.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Seychelles | 20.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Yemen | 20.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Armenia | 10.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 10.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Barbados | 10.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | Bhutan | 10.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Central African Republic | 10.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Comoros | 10.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Georgia | 10.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | Jamaica | 10.00 million billions of current united states dollars | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | — | flat |
| 142 | Saint Lucia | 0 billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | — | flat |
| 142 | Lesotho | 0 billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Mozambique | 0 billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Malawi | 0 billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 142 | Singapore | 0 billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | — | flat |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 0 billions of current united states dollars | 2022 | — | volatile |
About this data
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) (billions of nominal United States dollars)