New Zealand vs Venezuela: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre

New Zealand
123.35 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Venezuela
131.56 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
New Zealand rank
122nd
Venezuela rank
119th

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Venezuela
50100150200196119922024

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 131.56 tonnes per square kilometre against 123.35 tonnes per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 8.21 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Venezuela ahead.

New Zealand ranks 122nd and Venezuela ranks 119th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Venezuela Difference Ahead
1960s 49.5 tonnes per square kilometre 67.59 tonnes per square kilometre 18.09 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela
1970s 66.36 tonnes per square kilometre 76.05 tonnes per square kilometre 9.69 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela
1980s 79.57 tonnes per square kilometre 114.22 tonnes per square kilometre 34.64 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela
1990s 108.34 tonnes per square kilometre 139.79 tonnes per square kilometre 31.45 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela
2000s 135.31 tonnes per square kilometre 170.21 tonnes per square kilometre 34.89 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela
2010s 134.28 tonnes per square kilometre 179.51 tonnes per square kilometre 45.24 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela
2020s 125.11 tonnes per square kilometre 117.87 tonnes per square kilometre 7.23 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 131.56 tonnes per square kilometre against 123.35 tonnes per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Venezuela?
8.21 tonnes per square kilometre, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Venezuela?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Venezuela rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 122nd and Venezuela ranks 119th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,625 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.