New Zealand vs World: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita

New Zealand
16.06 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
World
6.38 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
New Zealand rank
18th
World rank
16th

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • World
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 16.06 t CO2eq/cap against 6.38 t CO2eq/cap in World, a difference of 9.68 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.5 times World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 18th and World ranks 16th of 223 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand World Difference Ahead
1990s 22.45 t CO2eq/cap 5.79 t CO2eq/cap 16.66 t CO2eq/cap New Zealand
2000s 21.59 t CO2eq/cap 5.96 t CO2eq/cap 15.63 t CO2eq/cap New Zealand
2010s 19.31 t CO2eq/cap 6.36 t CO2eq/cap 12.94 t CO2eq/cap New Zealand
2020s 16.56 t CO2eq/cap 6.28 t CO2eq/cap 10.28 t CO2eq/cap New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita, New Zealand or World?
New Zealand, at 16.06 t CO2eq/cap against 6.38 t CO2eq/cap in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita between New Zealand and World?
9.68 t CO2eq/cap, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and World rank globally for all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita?
New Zealand ranks 18th and World ranks 16th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.