Which has higher waste — emissions, New Zealand or Turkey?

Turkey, at 2.16 kt against 2.15 kt in New Zealand as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Turkey?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Turkey: Waste — Emissions

New Zealand

2.15 kt

in 2023

Turkey

2.16 kt

in 2023

New Zealand rank

99th

Turkey rank

97th

Waste — Emissions over time

New Zealand
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 2.16 kt against 2.15 kt in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 kt.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.

New Zealand ranks 99th and Turkey ranks 97th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	1.94 kt	11.54 kt	9.6 kt	Turkey
1980s	2.52 kt	21.48 kt	18.96 kt	Turkey
1990s	2.87 kt	33.72 kt	30.85 kt	Turkey
2000s	2.84 kt	25.63 kt	22.79 kt	Turkey
2010s	2.41 kt	4.42 kt	2.01 kt	Turkey
2020s	2.21 kt	1.89 kt	0.3125 kt	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, New Zealand or Turkey?: Turkey, at 2.16 kt against 2.15 kt in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between New Zealand and Turkey?: 0.01 kt, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Turkey?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Turkey rank globally for waste — emissions?: New Zealand ranks 99th and Turkey ranks 97th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf