New Zealand vs Tunisia: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
New Zealand
2.9%
in 2024
Tunisia
2.9%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
95th
Tunisia rank
94th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- New Zealand
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 50 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Tunisia ahead.
New Zealand ranks 95th and Tunisia ranks 94th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -5.0% | 102.1% | 107.1% | Tunisia |
| 1920s | -1.6% | -25.0% | 23.4% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 4.0% | 11.1% | 7.1% | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 2.3% | 28.1% | 25.7% | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 7.3% | 88.5% | 81.2% | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 10.0% | 6.6% | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 9.0% | 7.3% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.9% | 0.4% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 3.1% | 2.1% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.4% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | -2.3% | 1.5% | 3.8% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, New Zealand or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 2.9% against 2.9% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between New Zealand and Tunisia?
- 0.0%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tunisia?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Tunisia rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- New Zealand ranks 95th and Tunisia ranks 94th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.