Co2 intensity in New Zealand
New Zealand: Co2 intensity was 0.1593 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.1593
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
109th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.5536
in 1910
All-time low
0
in 1820
Years of data
156
1820–2022
Co2 intensity in New Zealand, 1820–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, co2 intensity in New Zealand stood at 0.1593.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in New Zealand peaked at 0.5536 in 1910 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
That places New Zealand 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Co2 intensity in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0.1118 | — |
| 1879 | 0.1799 | +60.9% |
| 1880 | 0.2112 | +17.4% |
| 1881 | 0.2277 | +7.8% |
| 1882 | 0.2567 | +12.7% |
| 1883 | 0.2899 | +12.9% |
| 1884 | 0.3 | +3.5% |
| 1885 | 0.3214 | +7.2% |
| 1886 | 0.3282 | +2.1% |
| 1887 | 0.3368 | +2.6% |
| 1888 | 0.3707 | +10.1% |
| 1889 | 0.339 | -8.6% |
| 1890 | 0.3572 | +5.4% |
| 1891 | 0.372 | +4.2% |
| 1892 | 0.3614 | -2.9% |
| 1893 | 0.3624 | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.3905 | +7.8% |
| 1895 | 0.3804 | -2.6% |
| 1896 | 0.3722 | -2.2% |
| 1897 | 0.39 | +4.8% |
| 1898 | 0.4087 | +4.8% |
| 1899 | 0.4256 | +4.1% |
| 1900 | 0.4414 | +3.7% |
| 1901 | 0.4941 | +12.0% |
| 1902 | 0.5094 | +3.1% |
| 1903 | 0.4851 | -4.8% |
| 1904 | 0.5277 | +8.8% |
| 1905 | 0.4982 | -5.6% |
| 1906 | 0.4965 | -0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.4953 | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.5408 | +9.2% |
| 1909 | 0.5478 | +1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.5536 | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.4933 | -10.9% |
| 1912 | 0.5363 | +8.7% |
| 1913 | 0.4573 | -14.7% |
| 1914 | 0.5376 | +17.5% |
| 1915 | 0.5191 | -3.4% |
| 1916 | 0.5345 | +3.0% |
| 1917 | 0.502 | -6.1% |
| 1918 | 0.5021 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.4103 | -18.3% |
| 1920 | 0.3188 | -22.3% |
| 1921 | 0.3357 | +5.3% |
| 1922 | 0.354 | +5.4% |
| 1923 | 0.3529 | -0.3% |
| 1924 | 0.3605 | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 0.3508 | -2.7% |
| 1926 | 0.387 | +10.3% |
| 1927 | 0.4191 | +8.3% |
| 1928 | 0.3957 | -5.6% |
| 1929 | 0.3967 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.4122 | +3.9% |
| 1931 | 0.3925 | -4.8% |
| 1932 | 0.336 | -14.4% |
| 1933 | 0.3157 | -6.1% |
| 1934 | 0.3377 | +7.0% |
| 1935 | 0.3362 | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.2852 | -15.2% |
| 1937 | 0.2839 | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.257 | -9.5% |
| 1939 | 0.2663 | +3.6% |
| 1940 | 0.2897 | +8.8% |
| 1941 | 0.3142 | +8.5% |
| 1942 | 0.2884 | -8.2% |
| 1943 | 0.2978 | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 0.3021 | +1.4% |
| 1945 | 0.3015 | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.2755 | -8.6% |
| 1947 | 0.2426 | -12.0% |
| 1948 | 0.2718 | +12.0% |
| 1949 | 0.2501 | -8.0% |
| 1950 | 0.3331 | +33.2% |
| 1951 | 0.3439 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 0.376 | +9.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3335 | -11.3% |
| 1954 | 0.311 | -6.7% |
| 1955 | 0.3162 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3096 | -2.1% |
| 1957 | 0.3206 | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3048 | -4.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2884 | -5.4% |
| 1960 | 0.3223 | +11.8% |
| 1961 | 0.3111 | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2901 | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2977 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3042 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2989 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2876 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2934 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2905 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2787 | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2811 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2836 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2926 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3071 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2988 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2944 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3028 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3359 | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2968 | -11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2662 | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2802 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2531 | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2742 | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2629 | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2692 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3019 | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3104 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3256 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3438 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3408 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3422 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3491 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3723 | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3492 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3285 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3155 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3175 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3284 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3103 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3125 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.307 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3204 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3061 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3064 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2894 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2943 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2852 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.267 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2758 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2534 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2494 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2403 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2455 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2356 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2292 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2227 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2039 | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2047 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1967 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.196 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1844 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1762 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1593 | -9.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.1593 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825, 87% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.1593 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2839, 56% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 | 0.1799 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.0292 | 0 | 0.1799 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2982 | 0.2112 | 0.3707 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.382 | 0.3572 | 0.4256 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5036 | 0.4414 | 0.5478 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5046 | 0.4103 | 0.5536 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3671 | 0.3188 | 0.4191 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3223 | 0.257 | 0.4122 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2834 | 0.2426 | 0.3142 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3237 | 0.2884 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2974 | 0.2787 | 0.3223 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2959 | 0.2662 | 0.3359 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2962 | 0.2531 | 0.3438 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3325 | 0.3103 | 0.3723 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2905 | 0.2534 | 0.3204 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2224 | 0.196 | 0.2494 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1733 | 0.1593 | 0.1844 | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 691.2 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 intensity in New Zealand?
- Co2 intensity in New Zealand was 0.1593 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5536 in 1910.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does New Zealand rank for co2 intensity?
- New Zealand ranks 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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