Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
7% of global emissions were covered by carbon pricing a decade ago; today it is almost a quarter (World Bank, 2024).
75 carbon pricing instruments are in operation today, with new initiatives in Australia, Hungary, Slovenia, Mexico and Taiwan, China (World Bank, 2024).
40% of revenues from ETSs and carbon taxes are allocated to green expenditures, and 10% to compensate households or businesses in LAC (World Bank, 2023).
67 out of 71 countries evaluated by the OECD had indirect carbon prices in the form of fuel taxes, only 39 had a carbon tax or ETS (World Bank, 2023).
It was 3 times higher fossil fuel tax than carbon price in 2021 (World Bank, 2023).
USD 0.90 was the average decrease in Net Effective Carbon Rates (NECR) in 2021 due to fossil fuel subsidies (World Bank, 2023).
23% of GHG emissions were covered by ETSs and carbon taxes (World Bank, 2023).
Almost USD 95 billion was the revenue from carbon taxes and ETSs globally (World Bank, 2023).
5% of the fuel tax in Costa Rica is allocated to financing the Payment for Environmental Services program (Bosselmann, 2008).
