New Zealand vs Tunisia: Annual CO₂ emissions
New Zealand
32.48 million tonnes
in 2024
Tunisia
32.66 million tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand rank
72nd
Tunisia rank
71st
Annual CO₂ emissions over time
- New Zealand
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 32.66 million tonnes against 32.48 million tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 184,300 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1916 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 72nd and Tunisia ranks 71st of 215 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 4.73 million tonnes | 26,869 tonnes | 4.71 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 3.53 million tonnes | 25,648 tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 4.13 million tonnes | 24,924 tonnes | 4.11 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 5.34 million tonnes | 112,506 tonnes | 5.23 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 9.36 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | 7.90 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 12.88 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | 10.30 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 17.47 million tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | 11.69 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 20.95 million tonnes | 12.00 million tonnes | 8.96 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 28.53 million tonnes | 16.98 million tonnes | 11.55 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 35.63 million tonnes | 22.42 million tonnes | 13.21 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 35.36 million tonnes | 29.69 million tonnes | 5.67 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 32.94 million tonnes | 31.11 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions, New Zealand or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 32.66 million tonnes against 32.48 million tonnes in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions between New Zealand and Tunisia?
- 184,300 tonnes, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tunisia?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Tunisia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions?
- New Zealand ranks 72nd and Tunisia ranks 71st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.