Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -8,492 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in New Zealand, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded -8,492 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in New Zealand peaked at -8,492 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -21,699 kt, in 2001.
New Zealand ranks 201st of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -19,848 kt | — |
| 1991 | -19,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -19,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -19,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -19,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -19,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -19,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -19,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -19,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -19,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -19,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -21,699 kt | +9.3% |
| 2002 | -21,699 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -21,699 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -21,699 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -21,699 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -21,699 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -21,699 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -21,699 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -21,699 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -21,699 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -21,252 kt | -2.1% |
| 2012 | -21,252 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -21,252 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -21,252 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -21,252 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -15,532 kt | -26.9% |
| 2017 | -15,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -15,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -15,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -15,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -8,492 kt | -45.3% |
| 2022 | -8,492 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -8,492 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -8,492 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -8,492 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19,848 kt | -19,848 kt | -19,848 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -21,514 kt | -21,699 kt | -19,848 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -19,009 kt | -21,699 kt | -15,532 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -9,665 kt | -15,532 kt | -8,492 kt | 6 |
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 carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in New Zealand?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in New Zealand was -8,492 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was -8,492 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -21,699 kt in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- New Zealand ranks 201st out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).