Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 8.74 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in New Zealand, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 8.74 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 24.03 tonnes per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 8.74 tonnes per person, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 31st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.6 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 12.11 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 11.1 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 11.56 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 9.99 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 10.56 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 10.14 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 10.15 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 9.31 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 9.47 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 8.87 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 17.46 tonnes per person | +96.7% |
| 1972 | 11.44 tonnes per person | -34.5% |
| 1973 | 11.7 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 19.1 tonnes per person | +63.2% |
| 1975 | 19.1 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 13.17 tonnes per person | -31.1% |
| 1977 | 16.61 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1978 | 12.81 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 1979 | 14.01 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 24.03 tonnes per person | +71.6% |
| 1981 | 12.94 tonnes per person | -46.1% |
| 1982 | 12.12 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 11.27 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 11.6 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 11.58 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 12.12 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 11.35 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 11.06 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 11.02 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 10.64 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 10.48 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 11.08 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 10.61 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 11.04 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 10.12 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 10.29 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 11.22 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 11.66 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 12.39 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 12.36 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 14.82 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 12.37 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 13.74 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 11.87 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 11.4 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 13.48 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 11.87 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 14.31 tonnes per person | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 11.56 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 11.19 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 11.82 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 11.92 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.45 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 11.46 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 11.34 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.72 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 11.13 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 11.22 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.06 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 11.07 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 10.38 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 9.66 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 9.03 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 8.74 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 8.74 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.09 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 8.74 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.85 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +96.7% | 8.87 tonnes per person | 17.46 tonnes per person |
| 1980 | +71.6% | 14.01 tonnes per person | 24.03 tonnes per person |
| 1974 | +63.2% | 11.7 tonnes per person | 19.1 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6 tonnes per person | 9.31 tonnes per person | 12.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.43 tonnes per person | 8.87 tonnes per person | 19.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.91 tonnes per person | 11.02 tonnes per person | 24.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.95 tonnes per person | 10.12 tonnes per person | 12.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.78 tonnes per person | 11.4 tonnes per person | 14.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.43 tonnes per person | 10.72 tonnes per person | 12.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.78 tonnes per person | 8.74 tonnes per person | 11.07 tonnes per person | 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 annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in New Zealand?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in New Zealand was 8.74 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 24.03 tonnes per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.74 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual co2 including land use Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.