Australia vs New Zealand: Emissions from livestock: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita N2O CO2eq
Australia
0.0011 kt per person
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0018 kt per person
in 2023
Australia rank
5th
New Zealand rank
2nd
Emissions from livestock: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita N2O CO2eq over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0018 kt per person against 0.0011 kt per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0007 kt per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 170 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 kt per person | 0.0043 kt per person | 0.0015 kt per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0027 kt per person | 0.0042 kt per person | 0.0015 kt per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0021 kt per person | 0.0041 kt per person | 0.0021 kt per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0018 kt per person | 0.0032 kt per person | 0.0014 kt per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0015 kt per person | 0.0027 kt per person | 0.0012 kt per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.0022 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.001 kt per person | 0.0019 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.0018 kt per person against 0.0011 kt per person in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.0007 kt per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per capita?
- Australia ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.