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
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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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.