Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in New Zealand

New Zealand: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.1245 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1245
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
98th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.2662
in 1992
All-time low
0.1232
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in New Zealand, 1990–2024

00.10.20.31990200720241990: 0.2441991: 0.2531992: 0.2661993: 0.251994: 0.2431995: 0.241996: 0.241997: 0.2471998: 0.2381999: 0.2372000: 0.2382001: 0.2432002: 0.2332003: 0.2282004: 0.2172005: 0.2142006: 0.2092007: 0.1962008: 0.2042009: 0.1882010: 0.1862011: 0.1782012: 0.1852013: 0.1792014: 0.1762015: 0.172016: 0.1612017: 0.1632018: 0.1552019: 0.1582020: 0.1482021: 0.1422022: 0.1272023: 0.1232024: 0.124

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in New Zealand is 0.1245, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.2662 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1232, in 2023.

New Zealand ranks 98th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in New Zealand, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.2437
1991 0.253 +3.8%
1992 0.2662 +5.2%
1993 0.2504 -5.9%
1994 0.2433 -2.9%
1995 0.24 -1.4%
1996 0.2396 -0.1%
1997 0.2468 +3.0%
1998 0.2378 -3.7%
1999 0.2374 -0.2%
2000 0.2377 +0.1%
2001 0.2432 +2.3%
2002 0.2328 -4.2%
2003 0.2282 -2.0%
2004 0.2168 -5.0%
2005 0.2137 -1.4%
2006 0.2086 -2.4%
2007 0.1956 -6.2%
2008 0.2038 +4.2%
2009 0.1883 -7.6%
2010 0.1857 -1.4%
2011 0.1778 -4.2%
2012 0.1848 +4.0%
2013 0.1792 -3.1%
2014 0.1761 -1.7%
2015 0.1702 -3.3%
2016 0.1611 -5.4%
2017 0.1628 +1.0%
2018 0.1548 -4.9%
2019 0.1581 +2.1%
2020 0.1475 -6.7%
2021 0.1416 -4.0%
2022 0.1268 -10.4%
2023 0.1232 -2.8%
2024 0.1245 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2458 0.2374 0.2662 10
2000s 0.2169 0.1883 0.2432 10
2010s 0.1711 0.1548 0.1857 10
2020s 0.1327 0.1232 0.1475 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 95 Mauritius 0.127 compare
  2. 96 Benin 0.1249 compare
  3. 97 Iceland 0.1249 compare
  4. 99 Dominican Republic 0.1236 compare
  5. 100 Armenia 0.123 compare
  6. 101 Israel 0.1217 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in New Zealand?
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in New Zealand was 0.1245 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2662 in 1992.
What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1232 in 2023.
How does New Zealand rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
New Zealand ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 6,583 data points, 1990–2024
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