Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in New Zealand

New Zealand: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square was 0.1255 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1255 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
51st
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.1282 units per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0635 units per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in New Zealand, 1990–2019

00.050.10.151990200420191990: 0.07 units per square kilometre1991: 0.067 units per square kilometre1992: 0.064 units per square kilometre1993: 0.063 units per square kilometre1994: 0.069 units per square kilometre1995: 0.073 units per square kilometre1996: 0.069 units per square kilometre1997: 0.069 units per square kilometre1998: 0.065 units per square kilometre1999: 0.068 units per square kilometre2000: 0.065 units per square kilometre2001: 0.078 units per square kilometre2002: 0.083 units per square kilometre2003: 0.086 units per square kilometre2004: 0.083 units per square kilometre2005: 0.084 units per square kilometre2006: 0.084 units per square kilometre2007: 0.083 units per square kilometre2008: 0.079 units per square kilometre2009: 0.08 units per square kilometre2010: 0.079 units per square kilometre2011: 0.103 units per square kilometre2012: 0.106 units per square kilometre2013: 0.106 units per square kilometre2014: 0.108 units per square kilometre2015: 0.105 units per square kilometre2016: 0.128 units per square kilometre2017: 0.127 units per square kilometre2018: 0.127 units per square kilometre2019: 0.126 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in New Zealand stood at 0.1255 units per square kilometre.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in New Zealand peaked at 0.1282 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0635 units per square kilometre, in 1993.

New Zealand ranks 51st of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.07 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0667 units per square kilometre -4.7%
1992 0.0644 units per square kilometre -3.4%
1993 0.0635 units per square kilometre -1.4%
1994 0.0689 units per square kilometre +8.6%
1995 0.0731 units per square kilometre +6.0%
1996 0.0689 units per square kilometre -5.6%
1997 0.0692 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1998 0.0653 units per square kilometre -5.6%
1999 0.0677 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2000 0.0646 units per square kilometre -4.6%
2001 0.0777 units per square kilometre +20.3%
2002 0.0833 units per square kilometre +7.2%
2003 0.0858 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2004 0.0832 units per square kilometre -3.0%
2005 0.0835 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2006 0.084 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2007 0.0827 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2008 0.0785 units per square kilometre -5.1%
2009 0.0795 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2010 0.0791 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2011 0.1034 units per square kilometre +30.8%
2012 0.1064 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2013 0.1058 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2014 0.1075 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2015 0.105 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2016 0.1282 units per square kilometre +22.1%
2017 0.1274 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2018 0.1268 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2019 0.1255 units per square kilometre -1.1%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.1255 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0186 units per square kilometre, 6.7× the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.1255 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0855 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +30.8% 0.0791 units per square kilometre 0.1034 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0678 units per square kilometre 0.0635 units per square kilometre 0.0731 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0803 units per square kilometre 0.0646 units per square kilometre 0.0858 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1115 units per square kilometre 0.0791 units per square kilometre 0.1282 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 48 Guinea-Bissau 0.1298 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 49 Barbados 0.1293 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 50 Sri Lanka 0.129 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 52 Samoa 0.1238 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 53 Honduras 0.1175 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 54 Mozambique 0.1147 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in New Zealand?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in New Zealand was 0.1255 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.1282 units per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0635 units per square kilometre in 1993.
How does New Zealand rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
New Zealand ranks 51st out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - 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.