Support Measures for Fossil Fuels
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The indicator reports the amount provided by governments to fossil fuel producers and consumers in current USD, through direct transfers and revenue forgone for 76 countries between 2007 and 2015. The indicator covers the following four fuels: coal, natural gas, petroleum and electricity.

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May 2019

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Yearly

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Coal: the amount of producer and consumer support to the coal industry (in USD)
Natural gas: the amount of producer and consumer support to the natural gas industry (in USD).
Petroleum: the amount of producer and consumer support to the petroleum industry (in USD).
Total: the total amount of support to fossil fuels (in USD).
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See Table A.6. of the "Report on a Set of Policy Indicators on Trade and Environment".

Support Measures for Fossil FuelsAbstract

The indicator reports the amount provided by governments to fossil fuel producers and consumers in current USD, through direct transfers and revenue forgone for 76 countries between 2007 and 2015. The indicator covers the following four fuels: coal, natural gas, petroleum and electricity.

Contact person/organisation

Users are encouraged to send their comments and questions to TAD Contact

Data source(s) used

OECD Companion to the Inventory of Support Measures for Fossil Fuels (2015)https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264239616-enSource metadata

For more information on data sources and methodology, see:

Trends in policy indicators on trade and environmenthttps://doi.org/10.1787/b8d2bcac-enUnit of measure usedUS DollarPower codeMillionsVariables collected

Coal: the amount of producer and consumer support to the coal industry (in USD)
Natural gas: the amount of producer and consumer support to the natural gas industry (in USD).
Petroleum: the amount of producer and consumer support to the petroleum industry (in USD).
Total: the total amount of support to fossil fuels (in USD).

Periodicity

Yearly

Date last updated

May 2019

Geographic coverage

See Table A.6. of the "Report on a Set of Policy Indicators on Trade and Environment".