Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand

New Zealand: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC was 22.37 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

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

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990–2020

01020301990200520201990: 25.3 kt1991: 22.4 kt1992: 21.2 kt1993: 24.5 kt1994: 25.8 kt1995: 22.4 kt1996: 25.9 kt1997: 29.5 kt1998: 26.4 kt1999: 26.3 kt2000: 26.2 kt2001: 29.1 kt2002: 28.7 kt2003: 27.5 kt2004: 20.4 kt2005: 24.5 kt2006: 23.2 kt2007: 28.8 kt2008: 23.8 kt2009: 23.4 kt2010: 26.9 kt2011: 18.3 kt2012: 29.1 kt2013: 30.1 kt2014: 25.1 kt2015: 17.1 kt2016: 22.3 kt2017: 21.7 kt2018: 17.6 kt2019: 22.4 kt2020: 22.4 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand stood at 22.37 kt.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand peaked at 30.12 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.09 kt, in 2015.

That places New Zealand 20th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 25.34 kt
1991 22.37 kt -11.7%
1992 21.19 kt -5.3%
1993 24.47 kt +15.5%
1994 25.79 kt +5.4%
1995 22.42 kt -13.1%
1996 25.87 kt +15.4%
1997 29.48 kt +13.9%
1998 26.43 kt -10.3%
1999 26.31 kt -0.5%
2000 26.21 kt -0.4%
2001 29.1 kt +11.0%
2002 28.74 kt -1.2%
2003 27.46 kt -4.5%
2004 20.44 kt -25.6%
2005 24.5 kt +19.9%
2006 23.19 kt -5.4%
2007 28.82 kt +24.3%
2008 23.79 kt -17.5%
2009 23.4 kt -1.6%
2010 26.86 kt +14.8%
2011 18.27 kt -32.0%
2012 29.14 kt +59.5%
2013 30.12 kt +3.3%
2014 25.12 kt -16.6%
2015 17.09 kt -31.9%
2016 22.3 kt +30.5%
2017 21.67 kt -2.8%
2018 17.61 kt -18.7%
2019 22.43 kt +27.4%
2020 22.37 kt -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.97 kt 21.19 kt 29.48 kt 10
2000s 25.57 kt 20.44 kt 29.1 kt 10
2010s 23.06 kt 17.09 kt 30.12 kt 10
2020s 22.37 kt 22.37 kt 22.37 kt 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 17 Greece 25.87 kt compare
  2. 18 Ghana 22.68 kt compare
  3. 19 Spain 22.65 kt compare
  4. 21 Republic of Korea 19.6 kt compare
  5. 22 Italy 16.78 kt compare
  6. 23 Haiti 10.36 kt compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand was 22.37 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 30.12 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 17.09 kt in 2015.
How does New Zealand rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
New Zealand ranks 20th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (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) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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, 1,025 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