New Zealand vs United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

New Zealand
0.0196 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United States
0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
New Zealand rank
130th
United States rank
133rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • New Zealand
  • United States
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0196 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP in United States, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

New Zealand ranks 130th and United States ranks 133rd of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4138 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3473 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0665 tonnes per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1970s 0.2363 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1829 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0534 tonnes per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1980s 0.1154 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0849 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0305 tonnes per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1990s 0.0685 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0529 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0156 tonnes per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2000s 0.0465 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0364 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2010s 0.0249 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0286 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0037 tonnes per US$ of GDP United States
2020s 0.0205 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0217 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0012 tonnes per US$ of GDP United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, New Zealand or United States?
New Zealand, at 0.0196 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between New Zealand and United States?
0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
New Zealand ranks 130th and United States ranks 133rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.