Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in New Zealand stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in New Zealand peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 62nd of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 5.32 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.47 million (2025)
- Urban population 84.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.23 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.01 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.23 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.23 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in New Zealand?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in New Zealand was 0.1% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- New Zealand ranks 62nd out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.