Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand

New Zealand: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 593.67 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
593.67 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 32 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 (N2O) — 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

In 2020, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand stood at 593.67 kt.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — 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 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 585.72 kt
1991 586.11 kt +0.1%
1992 586.29 kt +0.0%
1993 586.4 kt +0.0%
1994 586.29 kt -0.0%
1995 586.32 kt +0.0%
1996 586.3 kt -0.0%
1997 586.55 kt +0.0%
1998 586.88 kt +0.1%
1999 587.28 kt +0.1%
2000 587.76 kt +0.1%
2001 588.25 kt +0.1%
2002 588.63 kt +0.1%
2003 589.05 kt +0.1%
2004 589.58 kt +0.1%
2005 590.2 kt +0.1%
2006 590.87 kt +0.1%
2007 591.64 kt +0.1%
2008 592.15 kt +0.1%
2009 592.68 kt +0.1%
2010 593.22 kt +0.1%
2011 593.72 kt +0.1%
2012 594.25 kt +0.1%
2013 594.23 kt -0.0%
2014 594.42 kt +0.0%
2015 594.43 kt +0.0%
2016 594.44 kt +0.0%
2017 594.33 kt -0.0%
2018 594.21 kt -0.0%
2019 593.98 kt -0.0%
2020 593.67 kt -0.1%

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. 9 Sweden 731.1 kt compare
  2. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 615.73 kt compare
  3. 11 Ireland 607.02 kt compare
  4. 13 Denmark 534.04 kt compare
  5. 14 Lithuania 440.38 kt compare
  6. 15 Norway 344.41 kt compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — 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 (n2o) — 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 (n2o) — 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 (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
New Zealand ranks 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — 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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — 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
38 places, 1,139 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