Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in New Zealand

New Zealand: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.0042 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
21st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0044 units per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.0041 units per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1990–2019

00.0010.0020.0030.0041990200420191990: 0.004 units per square kilometre1991: 0.004 units per square kilometre1992: 0.004 units per square kilometre1993: 0.004 units per square kilometre1994: 0.004 units per square kilometre1995: 0.004 units per square kilometre1996: 0.004 units per square kilometre1997: 0.004 units per square kilometre1998: 0.004 units per square kilometre1999: 0.004 units per square kilometre2000: 0.004 units per square kilometre2001: 0.004 units per square kilometre2002: 0.004 units per square kilometre2003: 0.004 units per square kilometre2004: 0.004 units per square kilometre2005: 0.004 units per square kilometre2006: 0.004 units per square kilometre2007: 0.004 units per square kilometre2008: 0.004 units per square kilometre2009: 0.004 units per square kilometre2010: 0.004 units per square kilometre2011: 0.004 units per square kilometre2012: 0.004 units per square kilometre2013: 0.004 units per square kilometre2014: 0.004 units per square kilometre2015: 0.004 units per square kilometre2016: 0.004 units per square kilometre2017: 0.004 units per square kilometre2018: 0.004 units per square kilometre2019: 0.004 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 0.0042 units per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.0044 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per square kilometre, in 1993.

New Zealand ranks 21st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0043 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0042 units per square kilometre -2.1%
1992 0.0041 units per square kilometre -1.4%
1993 0.0041 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1994 0.0042 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1995 0.0043 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1996 0.0042 units per square kilometre -2.1%
1997 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1998 0.0042 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1999 0.0042 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2000 0.0041 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2001 0.0041 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2002 0.0042 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2003 0.0043 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2004 0.0043 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2005 0.0043 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2006 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2007 0.0043 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2008 0.0042 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2009 0.0043 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2010 0.0043 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2011 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2012 0.0044 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2013 0.0043 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2014 0.0044 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2015 0.0043 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2016 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2017 0.0042 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2018 0.0042 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2019 0.0042 units per square kilometre -0.8%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.0042 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 units per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.0042 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0011 units per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.0044 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 18 Uruguay 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 19 Myanmar 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 20 Cambodia 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 22 Indonesia 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 23 Switzerland 0.0039 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 24 Thailand 0.0039 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0044 units per square kilometre in 2014.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per square kilometre in 1993.
How does New Zealand rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.