Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in New Zealand
New Zealand: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.1593 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
109th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.5536 kilograms per international-$
in 1910
All-time low
0 kilograms per international-$
in 1820
Years of data
156
1820–2022
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in New Zealand, 1820–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in New Zealand stood at 0.1593 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in New Zealand peaked at 0.5536 kilograms per international-$ in 1910 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per international-$, in 1820.
That places New Zealand 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1850 | 0 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1860 | 0 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1870 | 0 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1871 | 0 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1872 | 0 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1873 | 0 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1874 | 0 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1875 | 0 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1876 | 0 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1877 | 0 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1878 | 0.1118 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1879 | 0.1799 kilograms per international-$ | +60.9% |
| 1880 | 0.2112 kilograms per international-$ | +17.4% |
| 1881 | 0.2277 kilograms per international-$ | +7.8% |
| 1882 | 0.2567 kilograms per international-$ | +12.7% |
| 1883 | 0.2899 kilograms per international-$ | +12.9% |
| 1884 | 0.3 kilograms per international-$ | +3.5% |
| 1885 | 0.3214 kilograms per international-$ | +7.2% |
| 1886 | 0.3282 kilograms per international-$ | +2.1% |
| 1887 | 0.3368 kilograms per international-$ | +2.6% |
| 1888 | 0.3707 kilograms per international-$ | +10.1% |
| 1889 | 0.339 kilograms per international-$ | -8.6% |
| 1890 | 0.3572 kilograms per international-$ | +5.4% |
| 1891 | 0.372 kilograms per international-$ | +4.2% |
| 1892 | 0.3614 kilograms per international-$ | -2.9% |
| 1893 | 0.3624 kilograms per international-$ | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.3905 kilograms per international-$ | +7.8% |
| 1895 | 0.3804 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 1896 | 0.3722 kilograms per international-$ | -2.2% |
| 1897 | 0.39 kilograms per international-$ | +4.8% |
| 1898 | 0.4087 kilograms per international-$ | +4.8% |
| 1899 | 0.4256 kilograms per international-$ | +4.1% |
| 1900 | 0.4414 kilograms per international-$ | +3.7% |
| 1901 | 0.4941 kilograms per international-$ | +12.0% |
| 1902 | 0.5094 kilograms per international-$ | +3.1% |
| 1903 | 0.4851 kilograms per international-$ | -4.8% |
| 1904 | 0.5277 kilograms per international-$ | +8.8% |
| 1905 | 0.4982 kilograms per international-$ | -5.6% |
| 1906 | 0.4965 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.4953 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.5408 kilograms per international-$ | +9.2% |
| 1909 | 0.5478 kilograms per international-$ | +1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.5536 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.4933 kilograms per international-$ | -10.9% |
| 1912 | 0.5363 kilograms per international-$ | +8.7% |
| 1913 | 0.4573 kilograms per international-$ | -14.7% |
| 1914 | 0.5376 kilograms per international-$ | +17.5% |
| 1915 | 0.5191 kilograms per international-$ | -3.4% |
| 1916 | 0.5345 kilograms per international-$ | +3.0% |
| 1917 | 0.502 kilograms per international-$ | -6.1% |
| 1918 | 0.5021 kilograms per international-$ | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ | -18.3% |
| 1920 | 0.3188 kilograms per international-$ | -22.3% |
| 1921 | 0.3357 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1922 | 0.354 kilograms per international-$ | +5.4% |
| 1923 | 0.3529 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 1924 | 0.3605 kilograms per international-$ | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 0.3508 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 1926 | 0.387 kilograms per international-$ | +10.3% |
| 1927 | 0.4191 kilograms per international-$ | +8.3% |
| 1928 | 0.3957 kilograms per international-$ | -5.6% |
| 1929 | 0.3967 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.4122 kilograms per international-$ | +3.9% |
| 1931 | 0.3925 kilograms per international-$ | -4.8% |
| 1932 | 0.336 kilograms per international-$ | -14.4% |
| 1933 | 0.3157 kilograms per international-$ | -6.1% |
| 1934 | 0.3377 kilograms per international-$ | +7.0% |
| 1935 | 0.3362 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.2852 kilograms per international-$ | -15.2% |
| 1937 | 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.257 kilograms per international-$ | -9.5% |
| 1939 | 0.2663 kilograms per international-$ | +3.6% |
| 1940 | 0.2897 kilograms per international-$ | +8.8% |
| 1941 | 0.3142 kilograms per international-$ | +8.5% |
| 1942 | 0.2884 kilograms per international-$ | -8.2% |
| 1943 | 0.2978 kilograms per international-$ | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 0.3021 kilograms per international-$ | +1.4% |
| 1945 | 0.3015 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.2755 kilograms per international-$ | -8.6% |
| 1947 | 0.2426 kilograms per international-$ | -12.0% |
| 1948 | 0.2718 kilograms per international-$ | +12.0% |
| 1949 | 0.2501 kilograms per international-$ | -8.0% |
| 1950 | 0.3331 kilograms per international-$ | +33.2% |
| 1951 | 0.3439 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 0.376 kilograms per international-$ | +9.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3335 kilograms per international-$ | -11.3% |
| 1954 | 0.311 kilograms per international-$ | -6.7% |
| 1955 | 0.3162 kilograms per international-$ | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3096 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 1957 | 0.3206 kilograms per international-$ | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3048 kilograms per international-$ | -4.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2884 kilograms per international-$ | -5.4% |
| 1960 | 0.3223 kilograms per international-$ | +11.8% |
| 1961 | 0.3111 kilograms per international-$ | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2901 kilograms per international-$ | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2977 kilograms per international-$ | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3042 kilograms per international-$ | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2989 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2876 kilograms per international-$ | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2934 kilograms per international-$ | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2905 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2787 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2811 kilograms per international-$ | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2836 kilograms per international-$ | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2926 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3071 kilograms per international-$ | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2988 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2944 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3028 kilograms per international-$ | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3359 kilograms per international-$ | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2968 kilograms per international-$ | -11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2662 kilograms per international-$ | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2802 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2531 kilograms per international-$ | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2742 kilograms per international-$ | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2629 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2692 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3019 kilograms per international-$ | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3104 kilograms per international-$ | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3256 kilograms per international-$ | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3438 kilograms per international-$ | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3408 kilograms per international-$ | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3422 kilograms per international-$ | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3491 kilograms per international-$ | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3723 kilograms per international-$ | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3492 kilograms per international-$ | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3285 kilograms per international-$ | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3155 kilograms per international-$ | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3175 kilograms per international-$ | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3284 kilograms per international-$ | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3103 kilograms per international-$ | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3125 kilograms per international-$ | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.307 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3204 kilograms per international-$ | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3061 kilograms per international-$ | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3064 kilograms per international-$ | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2894 kilograms per international-$ | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2943 kilograms per international-$ | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2852 kilograms per international-$ | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.267 kilograms per international-$ | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2758 kilograms per international-$ | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2534 kilograms per international-$ | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2494 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2403 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2455 kilograms per international-$ | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2356 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2292 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2227 kilograms per international-$ | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2039 kilograms per international-$ | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2047 kilograms per international-$ | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1967 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.196 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1844 kilograms per international-$ | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1762 kilograms per international-$ | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ | -9.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825 kilograms per international-$, 87% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2839 kilograms per international-$, 56% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | +60.9% | 0.1118 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1799 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1850s | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1860s | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.0292 kilograms per international-$ | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1799 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2982 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2112 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3707 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.382 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3572 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4256 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5036 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4414 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5478 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5046 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5536 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3671 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3188 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4191 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3223 kilograms per international-$ | 0.257 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4122 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2834 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2426 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3142 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3237 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2884 kilograms per international-$ | 0.376 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2974 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2787 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3223 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2959 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2662 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3359 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2531 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3438 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3325 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3103 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3723 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2905 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2534 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3204 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2224 kilograms per international-$ | 0.196 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2494 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1733 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1844 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 106 Gabon 0.1605 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 107 Mauritius 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 108 Zambia 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 110 Italy 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 111 Hungary 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 112 Nicaragua 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in New Zealand?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in New Zealand was 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5536 kilograms per international-$ in 1910.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per international-$ in 1820.
- How does New Zealand rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).