Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils (N2O) in New Zealand

New Zealand: Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils (N2O) was 45.99 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
45.99
World rank
34th
of 198 countries
All-time high
50.5
in 1982
All-time low
36.73
in 1961
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in New Zealand, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

In 2050, emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in New Zealand stood at 45.99.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in New Zealand peaked at 50.5 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 36.73, in 1961.

That places New Zealand 34th out of 198 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils (N2O) in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in New Zealand, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 36.73 —
1962 37.3 +1.5%
1963 38.08 +2.1%
1964 38.66 +1.5%
1965 40 +3.5%
1966 42.54 +6.3%
1967 44.86 +5.5%
1968 46.3 +3.2%
1969 46.89 +1.3%
1970 47.33 +0.9%
1971 45.11 -4.7%
1972 47.78 +5.9%
1973 46.53 -2.6%
1974 46.62 +0.2%
1975 46.19 -0.9%
1976 46.34 +0.3%
1977 46.92 +1.3%
1978 47.68 +1.6%
1979 47.36 -0.7%
1980 50.01 +5.6%
1981 50.36 +0.7%
1982 50.5 +0.3%
1983 50 -1.0%
1984 50.34 +0.7%
1985 49.78 -1.1%
1986 50.44 +1.3%
1987 48.66 -3.5%
1988 48.67 +0.0%
1989 46.37 -4.7%
1990 47.59 +2.6%
1991 46.76 -1.8%
1992 46.12 -1.4%
1993 45.75 -0.8%
1994 47.09 +2.9%
1995 48.31 +2.6%
1996 46.83 -3.1%
1997 46.56 -0.6%
1998 45.53 -2.2%
1999 46.8 +2.8%
2000 46.43 -0.8%
2001 46.89 +1.0%
2002 49.35 +5.2%
2003 50.25 +1.8%
2004 47.85 -4.8%
2005 48.3 +0.9%
2006 47.75 -1.1%
2007 47.45 -0.6%
2008 45.75 -3.6%
2009 45.19 -1.2%
2010 44.86 -0.7%
2011 45.42 +1.3%
2012 46.14 +1.6%
2013 46.05 -0.2%
2014 46.48 +0.9%
2015 47.51 +2.2%
2016 47.22 -0.6%
2017 47.32 +0.2%
2018 47.45 +0.3%
2019 47 -0.9%
2030 45.98 -2.2%
2050 45.99 +0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 45.99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.79, 9.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 45.99 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.36, 33.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41.26 36.73 46.89 9
1970s 46.79 45.11 47.78 10
1980s 49.51 46.37 50.5 10
1990s 46.73 45.53 48.31 10
2000s 47.52 45.19 50.25 10
2010s 46.55 44.86 47.51 10
2030s 45.98 45.98 45.98 1
2050s 45.99 45.99 45.99 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 31 Venezuela 51.45 compare
  2. 32 Mali 47.05 compare
  3. 33 Spain 46.29 compare
  4. 35 Somalia 42.94 compare
  5. 36 Niger 42.42 compare
  6. 37 Burkina Faso 41.6 compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in New Zealand?
Emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in New Zealand was 45.99 in 2050, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 50.5 in 1982.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 36.73 in 1961.
How does New Zealand rank for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils?
New Zealand ranks 34th out of 198 countries with data for 2050.
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 (N2O) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils
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, 10,938 data points, 1961–2050
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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).