Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in New Zealand

New Zealand: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,245 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,245 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
96th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,245 kt
in 2023
All-time low
988.12 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in New Zealand, 1990–2023

02505007501.0k1.2k1990200620231990: 1.0k kt1991: 1.0k kt1992: 1.1k kt1993: 1.1k kt1994: 1.1k kt1995: 1.1k kt1996: 988.1 kt1997: 993.7 kt1998: 1.0k kt1999: 1.0k kt2000: 1.0k kt2001: 1.0k kt2002: 1.0k kt2003: 1.0k kt2004: 1.0k kt2005: 1.1k kt2006: 1.1k kt2007: 1.1k kt2008: 1.1k kt2009: 1.1k kt2010: 1.1k kt2011: 1.1k kt2012: 1.1k kt2013: 1.1k kt2014: 1.1k kt2015: 1.2k kt2016: 1.2k kt2017: 1.2k kt2018: 1.2k kt2019: 1.2k kt2020: 1.2k kt2021: 1.2k kt2022: 1.2k kt2023: 1.2k kt

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 1,245 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in New Zealand peaked at 1,245 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 988.12 kt, in 1996.

That places New Zealand 96th out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,002 kt
1991 1,040 kt +3.8%
1992 1,062 kt +2.1%
1993 1,071 kt +0.9%
1994 1,087 kt +1.5%
1995 1,116 kt +2.6%
1996 988.12 kt -11.4%
1997 993.72 kt +0.6%
1998 1,004 kt +1.1%
1999 1,008 kt +0.4%
2000 1,013 kt +0.5%
2001 1,018 kt +0.5%
2002 1,029 kt +1.0%
2003 1,035 kt +0.6%
2004 1,047 kt +1.2%
2005 1,052 kt +0.5%
2006 1,059 kt +0.7%
2007 1,067 kt +0.7%
2008 1,076 kt +0.8%
2009 1,078 kt +0.2%
2010 1,080 kt +0.2%
2011 1,094 kt +1.2%
2012 1,092 kt -0.2%
2013 1,102 kt +0.9%
2014 1,119 kt +1.6%
2015 1,200 kt +7.3%
2016 1,208 kt +0.7%
2017 1,210 kt +0.1%
2018 1,223 kt +1.1%
2019 1,228 kt +0.4%
2020 1,231 kt +0.2%
2021 1,236 kt +0.4%
2022 1,242 kt +0.5%
2023 1,245 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,037 kt 988.12 kt 1,116 kt 10
2000s 1,048 kt 1,013 kt 1,078 kt 10
2010s 1,156 kt 1,080 kt 1,228 kt 10
2020s 1,238 kt 1,231 kt 1,245 kt 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 93 Burundi 1,500 kt compare
  2. 94 Switzerland 1,340 kt compare
  3. 95 Libya 1,308 kt compare
  4. 97 Jamaica 1,242 kt compare
  5. 98 Cuba 1,234 kt compare
  6. 99 Tajikistan 1,233 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in New Zealand?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in New Zealand was 1,245 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1,245 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 988.12 kt in 1996.
How does New Zealand rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
New Zealand ranks 96th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,922 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.