Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in New Zealand
New Zealand: Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total was 91.86 Index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2024, air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in New Zealand stood at 91.86 Index.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in New Zealand peaked at 102.96 Index in 2006 and was at its lowest, 91.01 Index, in 1992.
New Zealand ranks 40th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.44 Index | — |
| 1991 | 92.15 Index | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 91.01 Index | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 91.5 Index | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 95.01 Index | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 95.67 Index | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 98.19 Index | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 99.75 Index | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 97.91 Index | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 97.49 Index | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 100.7 Index | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 99.98 Index | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 100.78 Index | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 101.37 Index | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 101.96 Index | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 102.96 Index | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.86 Index | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 96.69 Index | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 96.82 Index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.52 Index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.79 Index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.1 Index | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 98.51 Index | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 99.06 Index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.1 Index | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 96.87 Index | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 96.6 Index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.71 Index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.01 Index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.6 Index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.3 Index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.1 Index | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 92.43 Index | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 91.86 Index | -0.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 91.86 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.61 Index, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 91.86 Index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.88 Index, 95% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.01 Index | 91.01 Index | 99.75 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.11 Index | 96.69 Index | 102.96 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.73 Index | 96.6 Index | 99.1 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.26 Index | 91.86 Index | 96.6 Index | 5 |
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 air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in New Zealand?
- Air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in New Zealand was 91.86 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 102.96 Index in 2006.
- What is the lowest air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.01 Index in 1992.
- How does New Zealand rank for air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total?
- New Zealand ranks 40th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total emissions excluding LULUCF. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in man-made emissions of major greenhouse gases and emissions by gas. Data refer to total emissions of CO2 (emissions from energy use and industrial processes, e.g. cement production), CH4(methane emissions from solid waste, livestock, mining of hard coal and lignite, rice paddies, agriculture and leaks from natural gas pipelines), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). Data exclude indirect CO2. For UNCCCC Annex I countries, data follow the IPCC 2006 guidelines. Territories' coverage are as those defined in the Kyoto Protocol. Data source(s): National Inventory Submissions 2026 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, CRT tables), available here. Data for Indonesia, Israel and Korea were derived from Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaires submitted to the OECD. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: July 2026 Database documentation