New Zealand vs Tunisia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
New Zealand
39.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
39.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
New Zealand rank
75th
Tunisia rank
72nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- New Zealand
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 39.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in New Zealand, a difference of 700,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tunisia ahead.
New Zealand ranks 75th and Tunisia ranks 72nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 16 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 114,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1860s | 138,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 207,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1870s | 278,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 244,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 280,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 368,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 433,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 525,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 714,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 11.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 16.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 22.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 26.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 35.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 43.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 42.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 39.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, New Zealand or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 39.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between New Zealand and Tunisia?
- 700,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Tunisia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- New Zealand ranks 75th and Tunisia ranks 72nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.