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

Ireland, at 0.452 kt against 0.445 kt in New Zealand as of 2023.

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

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 (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs New Zealand: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Ireland

0.452 kt

in 2023

New Zealand

0.445 kt

in 2023

Ireland rank

123rd

New Zealand rank

124th

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Ireland
New Zealand

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.452 kt against 0.445 kt in New Zealand, a difference of 0.007 kt.

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

Ireland ranks 123rd and New Zealand ranks 124th of 232 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1797 kt	0.1778 kt	0.0019 kt	Ireland
1970s	0.2252 kt	0.2112 kt	0.014 kt	Ireland
1980s	0.2565 kt	0.2139 kt	0.0426 kt	Ireland
1990s	0.2695 kt	0.2311 kt	0.0384 kt	Ireland
2000s	0.355 kt	0.2494 kt	0.1056 kt	Ireland
2010s	0.4089 kt	0.3351 kt	0.0738 kt	Ireland
2020s	0.444 kt	0.4245 kt	0.0195 kt	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Ireland or New Zealand?: Ireland, at 0.452 kt against 0.445 kt in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Ireland and New Zealand?: 0.007 kt, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for waste — emissions?: Ireland ranks 123rd and New Zealand ranks 124th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 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