Europe vs New Zealand: Waste — Emissions per capita
Europe
0.41 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
New Zealand
0.93 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Europe rank
10th
New Zealand rank
9th
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Europe
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.93 t CO2eq/cap against 0.41 t CO2eq/cap in Europe, a difference of 0.52 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.3 times Europe's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 32 groups.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.497 t CO2eq/cap | 1.24 t CO2eq/cap | 0.741 t CO2eq/cap | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.455 t CO2eq/cap | 1.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.768 t CO2eq/cap | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.394 t CO2eq/cap | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.637 t CO2eq/cap | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.4075 t CO2eq/cap | 0.9325 t CO2eq/cap | 0.525 t CO2eq/cap | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Europe or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.93 t CO2eq/cap against 0.41 t CO2eq/cap in Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Europe and New Zealand?
- 0.52 t CO2eq/cap, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and New Zealand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Europe and New Zealand rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Europe ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.