New Zealand vs Uruguay: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square

New Zealand
0.0352 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0317 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
18th
Uruguay rank
20th

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square over time

  • New Zealand
  • Uruguay
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0352 kt per square kilometre against 0.0317 kt per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0035 kt per square kilometre.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 20th of 170 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0426 kt per square kilometre 0.0301 kt per square kilometre 0.0125 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0481 kt per square kilometre 0.0309 kt per square kilometre 0.0172 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0504 kt per square kilometre 0.0335 kt per square kilometre 0.0169 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0443 kt per square kilometre 0.0332 kt per square kilometre 0.0111 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0415 kt per square kilometre 0.033 kt per square kilometre 0.0086 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0389 kt per square kilometre 0.0315 kt per square kilometre 0.0074 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0365 kt per square kilometre 0.0312 kt per square kilometre 0.0052 kt per square kilometre 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 square, New Zealand or Uruguay?
New Zealand, at 0.0352 kt per square kilometre against 0.0317 kt per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square between New Zealand and Uruguay?
0.0035 kt per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square?
New Zealand ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 20th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,815 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) 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.