Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand

New Zealand: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 26.04 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
26.04 kt
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 40 countries
All-time high
35.07 kt
in 2013
All-time low
19.91 kt
in 2015
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990–2020

0102030401990200520201990: 29.6 kt1991: 26.1 kt1992: 24.7 kt1993: 28.5 kt1994: 30.1 kt1995: 26.1 kt1996: 30.2 kt1997: 34.4 kt1998: 30.8 kt1999: 30.6 kt2000: 30.5 kt2001: 33.9 kt2002: 33.5 kt2003: 32 kt2004: 23.8 kt2005: 28.5 kt2006: 27 kt2007: 33.6 kt2008: 27.7 kt2009: 27.3 kt2010: 31.3 kt2011: 21.3 kt2012: 33.9 kt2013: 35.1 kt2014: 29.3 kt2015: 19.9 kt2016: 26 kt2017: 25.2 kt2018: 20.5 kt2019: 26.1 kt2020: 26 kt

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 26.04 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand peaked at 35.07 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.91 kt, in 2015.

New Zealand ranks 20th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 29.57 kt
1991 26.11 kt -11.7%
1992 24.72 kt -5.3%
1993 28.54 kt +15.5%
1994 30.08 kt +5.4%
1995 26.13 kt -13.1%
1996 30.16 kt +15.4%
1997 34.36 kt +13.9%
1998 30.8 kt -10.4%
1999 30.65 kt -0.5%
2000 30.53 kt -0.4%
2001 33.89 kt +11.0%
2002 33.51 kt -1.1%
2003 32 kt -4.5%
2004 23.81 kt -25.6%
2005 28.54 kt +19.9%
2006 27.01 kt -5.3%
2007 33.57 kt +24.3%
2008 27.72 kt -17.4%
2009 27.26 kt -1.6%
2010 31.28 kt +14.7%
2011 21.27 kt -32.0%
2012 33.93 kt +59.5%
2013 35.07 kt +3.4%
2014 29.25 kt -16.6%
2015 19.91 kt -31.9%
2016 25.97 kt +30.4%
2017 25.23 kt -2.9%
2018 20.51 kt -18.7%
2019 26.12 kt +27.3%
2020 26.04 kt -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.11 kt 24.72 kt 34.36 kt 10
2000s 29.78 kt 23.81 kt 33.89 kt 10
2010s 26.86 kt 19.91 kt 35.07 kt 10
2020s 26.04 kt 26.04 kt 26.04 kt 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 17 Chile 30.8 kt compare
  2. 18 Ghana 29.04 kt compare
  3. 19 Spain 28.2 kt compare
  4. 21 Republic of Korea 24.9 kt compare
  5. 22 Italy 20.22 kt compare
  6. 23 Haiti 13.01 kt compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand was 26.04 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 35.07 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 19.91 kt in 2015.
How does New Zealand rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
New Zealand ranks 20th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
48 places, 1,028 data points, 1990–2020
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf