How does New Zealand rank for emission totals - emissions (co2) - net forest conversion?

New Zealand ranks 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2019.

Is emission totals - emissions (co2) - net forest conversion rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is up 1,116.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this New Zealand data come from?

The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Net Forest conversion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Net Forest conversion in New Zealand

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Net Forest conversion in New Zealand
Creator: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

New Zealand: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Net Forest conversion was 1,795 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

1,795

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

62nd

of 197 countries

All-time high

1,795

in 2016

All-time low

147.6

in 2001

Years of data

1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Net Forest conversion in New Zealand, 1990–2019

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2) - net forest conversion in New Zealand stood at 1,795. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 1,116.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2) - net forest conversion in New Zealand peaked at 1,795 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 147.6, in 2001.

That places New Zealand 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	1,013	1,013	1,013	10
2000s	234.12	147.6	1,013	10
2010s	884.15	147.6	1,795	10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

59 North Korea 3,123 compare
60 South Korea 2,795 compare
61 Denmark 2,261 compare
63 Japan 1,720 compare
64 Guinea-Bissau 1,491 compare
65 Ukraine 1,443 compare

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More reference data data for New Zealand

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (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 left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 66.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 45.99 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12,595 (2050)

All data for New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2) - net forest conversion in New Zealand?: Emission totals - emissions (co2) - net forest conversion in New Zealand was 1,795 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2) - net forest conversion recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 1,795 in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2) - net forest conversion recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 147.6 in 2001.
How does New Zealand rank for emission totals - emissions (co2) - net forest conversion?: New Zealand ranks 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2) - net forest conversion rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is up 1,116.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?: The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Net Forest conversion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Net Forest conversion
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 5,793 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).