Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in New Zealand
New Zealand: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 8 tonnes per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 8 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in New Zealand peaked at 10.64 tonnes per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.84 tonnes per person, in 1991.
New Zealand ranks 34th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3 tonnes per person | 7.84 tonnes per person | 8.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.61 tonnes per person | 8.55 tonnes per person | 10.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.78 tonnes per person | 8.43 tonnes per person | 9.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.25 tonnes per person | 8 tonnes per person | 8.57 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in New Zealand?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in New Zealand was 8 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.64 tonnes per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.84 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does New Zealand rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- New Zealand ranks 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ 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 in tonnes per person.