New Zealand vs United States: LULUCF — Emissions per capita

New Zealand
-1.17 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
United States
-0.98 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
New Zealand rank
211th
United States rank
208th

LULUCF — Emissions per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • United States
-5-4-3-2-1199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports -0.98 t CO2eq/cap against -1.17 t CO2eq/cap in New Zealand, a difference of 0.19 t CO2eq/cap.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 211th and United States ranks 208th of 223 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States Difference Ahead
1990s -4.78 t CO2eq/cap -2.76 t CO2eq/cap 2.02 t CO2eq/cap United States
2000s -4.66 t CO2eq/cap -2.69 t CO2eq/cap 1.97 t CO2eq/cap United States
2010s -3.62 t CO2eq/cap -2.18 t CO2eq/cap 1.44 t CO2eq/cap United States
2020s -1.53 t CO2eq/cap -1.18 t CO2eq/cap 0.3475 t CO2eq/cap United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lulucf — emissions per capita, New Zealand or United States?
United States, at -0.98 t CO2eq/cap against -1.17 t CO2eq/cap in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in lulucf — emissions per capita between New Zealand and United States?
0.19 t CO2eq/cap, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for lulucf — emissions per capita?
New Zealand ranks 211th and United States ranks 208th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.