New Zealand vs Northern America: Waste — Emissions per capita
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Northern America
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.93 t CO2eq/cap against 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in Northern America, a difference of 0.49 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.1 times Northern America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 6th of 191 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 t CO2eq/cap | 0.829 t CO2eq/cap | 0.409 t CO2eq/cap | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.565 t CO2eq/cap | 0.658 t CO2eq/cap | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.446 t CO2eq/cap | 0.585 t CO2eq/cap | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.9325 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4925 t CO2eq/cap | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, New Zealand or Northern America?
- New Zealand, at 0.93 t CO2eq/cap against 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between New Zealand and Northern America?
- 0.49 t CO2eq/cap, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Northern America rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 6th of 191 countries.
- 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.