Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand

New Zealand: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 593.67 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
593.67 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 33 countries
All-time high
594.44 kt
in 2016
All-time low
585.72 kt
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990–2020

02004006001990200520201990: 585.7 kt1991: 586.1 kt1992: 586.3 kt1993: 586.4 kt1994: 586.3 kt1995: 586.3 kt1996: 586.3 kt1997: 586.6 kt1998: 586.9 kt1999: 587.3 kt2000: 587.8 kt2001: 588.2 kt2002: 588.6 kt2003: 589.1 kt2004: 589.6 kt2005: 590.2 kt2006: 590.9 kt2007: 591.6 kt2008: 592.1 kt2009: 592.7 kt2010: 593.2 kt2011: 593.7 kt2012: 594.2 kt2013: 594.2 kt2014: 594.4 kt2015: 594.4 kt2016: 594.4 kt2017: 594.3 kt2018: 594.2 kt2019: 594 kt2020: 593.7 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand is 593.67 kt, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand peaked at 594.44 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 585.72 kt, in 1990.

That places New Zealand 15th out of 33 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 586.42 kt 585.72 kt 587.28 kt 10
2000s 590.08 kt 587.76 kt 592.68 kt 10
2010s 594.12 kt 593.22 kt 594.44 kt 10
2020s 593.67 kt 593.67 kt 593.67 kt 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 12 Sweden 731.1 kt compare
  2. 13 Denmark 674.05 kt compare
  3. 14 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 615.73 kt compare
  4. 16 Norway 344.41 kt compare
  5. 17 Latvia 243.58 kt compare
  6. 18 France 242.41 kt compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand was 593.67 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 594.44 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 585.72 kt in 1990.
How does New Zealand rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
New Zealand ranks 15th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
39 places, 1,163 data points, 1990–2020
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf