New Zealand vs United States: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
New Zealand
0.1865 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
0.1775 tonnes per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
21st
United States rank
22nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1865 tonnes per person against 0.1775 tonnes per person in United States, a difference of 0.009 tonnes per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
New Zealand ranks 21st and United States ranks 22nd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0263 tonnes per person | 0.0537 tonnes per person | 0.0274 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.0379 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 0.0147 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.1591 tonnes per person | 0.1483 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.2122 tonnes per person | 0.1266 tonnes per person | 0.0855 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.263 tonnes per person | 0.173 tonnes per person | 0.09 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1612 tonnes per person | 0.18 tonnes per person | 0.0189 tonnes per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, New Zealand or United States?
- New Zealand, at 0.1865 tonnes per person against 0.1775 tonnes per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between New Zealand and United States?
- 0.009 tonnes per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- New Zealand ranks 21st and United States ranks 22nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.