Annual number of objects launched into space in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual number of objects launched into space was 1 objects in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual number of objects launched into space in New Zealand, 2018–2025
Source: United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in objects.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1 objects for annual number of objects launched into space in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 91.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
New Zealand ranks 42nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 objects | 1 objects | 1 objects | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.25 objects | 1 objects | 12 objects | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 45.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12,595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 402.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 406.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 66.23 (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 applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of objects launched into space in New Zealand?
- Annual number of objects launched into space in New Zealand was 1 objects in 2025, according to United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of objects launched into space recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12 objects in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual number of objects launched into space recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 objects in 2018.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual number of objects launched into space?
- New Zealand ranks 42nd out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual number of objects launched into space rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of objects launched into space. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of satellites, probes, landers, crewed spacecrafts, and space station flight elements, launched into Earth orbit or beyond.