Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in New Zealand

New Zealand: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 32.06 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32.06 kt
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
33rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
37.66 kt
in 1986
All-time low
27.51 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in New Zealand, 1961–2023

010203040196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — direct emissions in New Zealand is 32.06 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in New Zealand peaked at 37.66 kt in 1986 and was at its lowest, 27.51 kt, in 1961.

New Zealand ranks 33rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 27.51 kt
1962 27.94 kt +1.6%
1963 28.52 kt +2.1%
1964 28.93 kt +1.4%
1965 29.9 kt +3.4%
1966 31.79 kt +6.3%
1967 33.56 kt +5.5%
1968 34.7 kt +3.4%
1969 35.21 kt +1.5%
1970 35.56 kt +1.0%
1971 33.81 kt -4.9%
1972 35.87 kt +6.1%
1973 35.06 kt -2.2%
1974 35.21 kt +0.4%
1975 34.89 kt -0.9%
1976 34.94 kt +0.1%
1977 35.27 kt +1.0%
1978 35.73 kt +1.3%
1979 35.4 kt -0.9%
1980 37.29 kt +5.3%
1981 37.51 kt +0.6%
1982 37.59 kt +0.2%
1983 37.18 kt -1.1%
1984 37.47 kt +0.8%
1985 37.11 kt -1.0%
1986 37.66 kt +1.5%
1987 36.35 kt -3.5%
1988 36.35 kt -0.0%
1989 34.67 kt -4.6%
1990 34.56 kt -0.3%
1991 34.01 kt -1.6%
1992 33.61 kt -1.2%
1993 33.41 kt -0.6%
1994 34.53 kt +3.3%
1995 35.5 kt +2.8%
1996 34.39 kt -3.1%
1997 34.24 kt -0.4%
1998 33.46 kt -2.3%
1999 34.4 kt +2.8%
2000 34.21 kt -0.5%
2001 34.65 kt +1.3%
2002 35.42 kt +2.2%
2003 36.3 kt +2.5%
2004 36.37 kt +0.2%
2005 36.53 kt +0.4%
2006 36.04 kt -1.3%
2007 35.68 kt -1.0%
2008 34.72 kt -2.7%
2009 34.21 kt -1.5%
2010 34.8 kt +1.7%
2011 35.06 kt +0.8%
2012 35.41 kt +1.0%
2013 35.36 kt -0.2%
2014 35.98 kt +1.8%
2015 35.5 kt -1.3%
2016 35.34 kt -0.5%
2017 35.41 kt +0.2%
2018 35.51 kt +0.3%
2019 35.31 kt -0.5%
2020 35.22 kt -0.3%
2021 34.79 kt -1.2%
2022 33.49 kt -3.7%
2023 32.06 kt -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30.89 kt 27.51 kt 35.21 kt 9
1970s 35.17 kt 33.81 kt 35.87 kt 10
1980s 36.92 kt 34.67 kt 37.66 kt 10
1990s 34.21 kt 33.41 kt 35.5 kt 10
2000s 35.41 kt 34.21 kt 36.53 kt 10
2010s 35.37 kt 34.8 kt 35.98 kt 10
2020s 33.89 kt 32.06 kt 35.22 kt 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 30 Uzbekistan 34.55 kt compare
  2. 31 Côte d'Ivoire 7.46 kt compare
  3. 31 Niger 33.31 kt compare
  4. 32 Cabo Verde 0.113 kt compare
  5. 32 South Africa 32.95 kt compare
  6. 34 Poland 31.95 kt compare
  7. 35 Ukraine 31.16 kt compare
  8. 36 South Sudan 28.89 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in New Zealand?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions in New Zealand was 32.06 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 37.66 kt in 1986.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 27.51 kt in 1961.
How does New Zealand rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
New Zealand ranks 33rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,507 data points, 1961–2023
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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