Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in New Zealand

New Zealand: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per was 0.0489 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.0489 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
26th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0522 units per square kilometre
in 2003
All-time low
0.0467 units per square kilometre
in 2010
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in New Zealand, 1990–2019

00.020.040.061990200420191990: 0.049 units per square kilometre1991: 0.048 units per square kilometre1992: 0.048 units per square kilometre1993: 0.047 units per square kilometre1994: 0.049 units per square kilometre1995: 0.05 units per square kilometre1996: 0.049 units per square kilometre1997: 0.048 units per square kilometre1998: 0.047 units per square kilometre1999: 0.049 units per square kilometre2000: 0.048 units per square kilometre2001: 0.049 units per square kilometre2002: 0.051 units per square kilometre2003: 0.052 units per square kilometre2004: 0.05 units per square kilometre2005: 0.05 units per square kilometre2006: 0.05 units per square kilometre2007: 0.049 units per square kilometre2008: 0.048 units per square kilometre2009: 0.047 units per square kilometre2010: 0.047 units per square kilometre2011: 0.047 units per square kilometre2012: 0.048 units per square kilometre2013: 0.048 units per square kilometre2014: 0.048 units per square kilometre2015: 0.049 units per square kilometre2016: 0.049 units per square kilometre2017: 0.049 units per square kilometre2018: 0.049 units per square kilometre2019: 0.049 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.0489 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in New Zealand peaked at 0.0522 units per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0467 units per square kilometre, in 2010.

New Zealand ranks 26th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0493 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0485 units per square kilometre -1.7%
1992 0.0478 units per square kilometre -1.3%
1993 0.0475 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1994 0.0489 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1995 0.0502 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1996 0.0487 units per square kilometre -3.1%
1997 0.0484 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1998 0.0473 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1999 0.0486 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2000 0.0482 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2001 0.0487 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2002 0.0513 units per square kilometre +5.2%
2003 0.0522 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2004 0.0497 units per square kilometre -4.7%
2005 0.0501 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2006 0.0496 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2007 0.0493 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2008 0.0476 units per square kilometre -3.5%
2009 0.0471 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2010 0.0467 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2011 0.0473 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2012 0.048 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2013 0.0479 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2014 0.0484 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2015 0.0493 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2016 0.0491 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2017 0.0492 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2018 0.0493 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2019 0.0489 units per square kilometre -0.9%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.0489 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.02 units per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.0489 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0175 units per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0485 units per square kilometre 0.0473 units per square kilometre 0.0502 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0494 units per square kilometre 0.0471 units per square kilometre 0.0522 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0484 units per square kilometre 0.0467 units per square kilometre 0.0493 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 23 Poland 0.0513 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 24 Lebanon 0.0508 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 25 Hungary 0.0492 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 27 Belarus 0.0486 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 28 Haiti 0.0453 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 29 Lithuania 0.0452 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in New Zealand?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in New Zealand was 0.0489 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0522 units per square kilometre in 2003.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0467 units per square kilometre in 2010.
How does New Zealand rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per?
New Zealand ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.