Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand

New Zealand: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 7,010 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
7,010 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
21st
of 69 countries
All-time high
7,010 kt
in 2020
All-time low
4,714 kt
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200520201990: 4.7k kt1991: 4.8k kt1992: 4.8k kt1993: 5.0k kt1994: 5.2k kt1995: 5.4k kt1996: 5.4k kt1997: 5.5k kt1998: 5.5k kt1999: 5.5k kt2000: 5.7k kt2001: 6.0k kt2002: 6.1k kt2003: 6.3k kt2004: 6.5k kt2005: 6.5k kt2006: 6.3k kt2007: 6.2k kt2008: 6.2k kt2009: 6.2k kt2010: 6.3k kt2011: 6.5k kt2012: 6.6k kt2013: 6.6k kt2014: 6.8k kt2015: 6.7k kt2016: 6.8k kt2017: 6.8k kt2018: 6.9k kt2019: 6.9k kt2020: 7.0k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand stood at 7,010 kt. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand peaked at 7,010 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,714 kt, in 1990.

New Zealand ranks 21st of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 4,714 kt
1991 4,775 kt +1.3%
1992 4,787 kt +0.3%
1993 4,980 kt +4.0%
1994 5,170 kt +3.8%
1995 5,373 kt +3.9%
1996 5,444 kt +1.3%
1997 5,512 kt +1.2%
1998 5,453 kt -1.1%
1999 5,469 kt +0.3%
2000 5,722 kt +4.6%
2001 6,044 kt +5.6%
2002 6,130 kt +1.4%
2003 6,345 kt +3.5%
2004 6,452 kt +1.7%
2005 6,514 kt +1.0%
2006 6,339 kt -2.7%
2007 6,176 kt -2.6%
2008 6,175 kt -0.0%
2009 6,188 kt +0.2%
2010 6,315 kt +2.1%
2011 6,472 kt +2.5%
2012 6,556 kt +1.3%
2013 6,575 kt +0.3%
2014 6,817 kt +3.7%
2015 6,743 kt -1.1%
2016 6,769 kt +0.4%
2017 6,805 kt +0.5%
2018 6,890 kt +1.3%
2019 6,910 kt +0.3%
2020 7,010 kt +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,168 kt 4,714 kt 5,512 kt 10
2000s 6,209 kt 5,722 kt 6,514 kt 10
2010s 6,685 kt 6,315 kt 6,910 kt 10
2020s 7,010 kt 7,010 kt 7,010 kt 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 18 Belarus 9,082 kt compare
  2. 19 Romania 7,591 kt compare
  3. 20 Uzbekistan 7,053 kt compare
  4. 22 Ethiopia 6,717 kt compare
  5. 23 Japan 5,166 kt compare
  6. 24 Ireland 5,123 kt compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand?
Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand was 7,010 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 7,010 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 4,714 kt in 1990.
How does New Zealand rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
New Zealand ranks 21st out of 69 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,793 data points, 1990–2020
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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