Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in New Zealand is 0 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 17th of 182 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 113.13 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 46,323 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 45.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,226 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 691.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 17th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.