Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita in New Zealand

New Zealand: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita was 0.0022 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0022 kt per person
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
2nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0045 kt per person
in 1969
All-time low
0.0022 kt per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023

00.0010.0020.0030.004196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.0022 kt per person for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0045 kt per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 kt per person, in 2023.

New Zealand ranks 2nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.004 kt per person
1962 0.004 kt per person -1.0%
1963 0.004 kt per person +0.1%
1964 0.004 kt per person -0.6%
1965 0.004 kt per person +1.8%
1966 0.0042 kt per person +4.5%
1967 0.0044 kt per person +3.6%
1968 0.0045 kt per person +2.3%
1969 0.0045 kt per person +0.4%
1970 0.0045 kt per person -0.4%
1971 0.0042 kt per person -6.1%
1972 0.0044 kt per person +4.1%
1973 0.0042 kt per person -4.5%
1974 0.0041 kt per person -1.9%
1975 0.004 kt per person -2.8%
1976 0.0039 kt per person -0.6%
1977 0.004 kt per person +0.9%
1978 0.004 kt per person +1.6%
1979 0.004 kt per person -0.3%
1980 0.0043 kt per person +5.4%
1981 0.0043 kt per person +0.3%
1982 0.0042 kt per person -0.7%
1983 0.0041 kt per person -2.3%
1984 0.0041 kt per person -0.2%
1985 0.0041 kt per person -1.7%
1986 0.0041 kt per person +1.3%
1987 0.0039 kt per person -4.3%
1988 0.0039 kt per person -0.3%
1989 0.0037 kt per person -5.2%
1990 0.0038 kt per person +0.8%
1991 0.0035 kt per person -6.4%
1992 0.0034 kt per person -2.4%
1993 0.0034 kt per person -1.9%
1994 0.0034 kt per person +1.6%
1995 0.0035 kt per person +1.1%
1996 0.0033 kt per person -4.6%
1997 0.0032 kt per person -1.9%
1998 0.0031 kt per person -3.1%
1999 0.0032 kt per person +2.3%
2000 0.0032 kt per person -1.4%
2001 0.0032 kt per person +0.4%
2002 0.0032 kt per person +0.3%
2003 0.0032 kt per person +0.4%
2004 0.0032 kt per person -1.3%
2005 0.0031 kt per person -0.6%
2006 0.0031 kt per person -2.6%
2007 0.003 kt per person -2.0%
2008 0.0029 kt per person -3.8%
2009 0.0028 kt per person -2.7%
2010 0.0028 kt per person +0.6%
2011 0.0028 kt per person -0.2%
2012 0.0028 kt per person +0.4%
2013 0.0028 kt per person -1.0%
2014 0.0028 kt per person -0.1%
2015 0.0027 kt per person -3.2%
2016 0.0026 kt per person -2.8%
2017 0.0026 kt per person -1.9%
2018 0.0025 kt per person -1.5%
2019 0.0025 kt per person -2.0%
2020 0.0024 kt per person -2.3%
2021 0.0024 kt per person -1.5%
2022 0.0023 kt per person -3.6%
2023 0.0022 kt per person -6.4%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.0022 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 15.3× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.0022 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 16.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0042 kt per person 0.004 kt per person 0.0045 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0041 kt per person 0.0039 kt per person 0.0045 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0041 kt per person 0.0037 kt per person 0.0043 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0034 kt per person 0.0031 kt per person 0.0038 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0031 kt per person 0.0028 kt per person 0.0032 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0027 kt per person 0.0025 kt per person 0.0028 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0023 kt per person 0.0022 kt per person 0.0024 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 1 Mongolia 0.0033 kt per person compare
  2. 3 Uruguay 0.0021 kt per person compare
  3. 4 Australia 0.0016 kt per person compare
  4. 5 Belarus 0.0014 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita in New Zealand?
Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita in New Zealand was 0.0022 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0045 kt per person in 1969.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 kt per person in 2023.
How does New Zealand rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 2nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 11,248 data points, 1961–2023
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Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.