New Zealand vs World: Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita

New Zealand
0.0049 kt per person
in 2023
World
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • World
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0049 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in World, a difference of 0.0045 kt per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 13.4 times World's.

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

New Zealand ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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 World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.01 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0094 kt per person New Zealand
1970s 0.0099 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0093 kt per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0095 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.009 kt per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0078 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0074 kt per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0069 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0065 kt per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0061 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0057 kt per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0051 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0048 kt per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, New Zealand or World?
New Zealand, at 0.0049 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between New Zealand and World?
0.0045 kt per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and World rank globally for enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
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

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.