What is the highest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in New Zealand?

The highest recorded value was 0.9889 index in 2000.

What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in New Zealand?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2241 index in 2019.

How does New Zealand rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?

New Zealand ranks 93rd out of 163 countries with data for 2019.

Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this New Zealand data come from?

The figures come from IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations, published as part of Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in New Zealand

Name: Comparative advantage in environmental goods in New Zealand
Creator: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

New Zealand: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.2241 index in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.2241 index

Change on year

down 7.0%

World rank

93rd

of 163 countries

All-time high

0.9889 index

in 2000

All-time low

0.2241 index

in 2019

Years of data

1998–2019

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in New Zealand, 1998–2019

Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations. Measured in index.

Analysis

In 2019, comparative advantage in environmental goods in New Zealand stood at 0.2241 index. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in New Zealand peaked at 0.9889 index in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2241 index, in 2019.

That places New Zealand 93rd out of 163 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.6932 index	0.6498 index	0.7365 index	2
2000s	0.6955 index	0.4341 index	0.9889 index	10
2010s	0.3592 index	0.2241 index	0.5309 index	10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

90 Ireland 0.2298 index compare
91 Russia 0.2289 index compare
92 United Arab Emirates 0.2268 index compare
94 Nepal 0.2211 index compare
95 Paraguay 0.2108 index compare
96 Panama 0.2082 index compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

More reference data data for New Zealand

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.003 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.7851 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 12,188 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 66.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12,595 (2050)

All data for New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in New Zealand?: Comparative advantage in environmental goods in New Zealand was 0.2241 index in 2019, according to IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations.
What is the highest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 0.9889 index in 2000.
What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2241 index in 2019.
How does New Zealand rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: New Zealand ranks 93rd out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?: The figures come from IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations, published as part of Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index)
Unit: index
Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,076 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Environmental goods include both goods connected to environmental protection—such as goods related to pollution management and resource management—and adapted goods—which are goods that have been specifically modified to be more “environmentally friendly” or “cleaner.” Comparative advantage is a measure of the relative advantage or disadvantage a particular country has in a certain class of goods (in this case, environmental goods), and can be used to evaluate export potential in that class of goods. Environmental goods include both goods connected to environmental protection—such as goods related to pollution management and resource management—and adapted goods—which are goods that have been specifically modified to be more “environmentally friendly” or “cleaner.” A value greater than one indicates a relative advantage in environmental goods, while a value of less than one indicates a relative disadvantage.