Electricity — Emissions in New Zealand
New Zealand: Electricity — Emissions was 0.0156 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0156 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in New Zealand peaked at 0.0181 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 kt, in 1990.
That places New Zealand 34th out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Emissions in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0044 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0045 kt | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 kt | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.005 kt | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 kt | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 kt | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 kt | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 kt | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 kt | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0081 kt | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 kt | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 kt | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.009 kt | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0093 kt | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.009 kt | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 kt | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 kt | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0115 kt | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0129 kt | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0127 kt | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0142 kt | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 kt | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0142 kt | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0154 kt | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0169 kt | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0181 kt | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0162 kt | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0166 kt | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 kt | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0163 kt | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0172 kt | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0167 kt | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0156 kt | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0156 kt | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0156 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0064 kt, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0156 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0039 kt, 4.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0059 kt | 0.0044 kt | 0.0081 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 kt | 0.0082 kt | 0.0129 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 kt | 0.0132 kt | 0.0181 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0163 kt | 0.0156 kt | 0.0172 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 electricity — emissions in New Zealand?
- Electricity — emissions in New Zealand was 0.0156 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0181 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 kt in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for electricity — emissions?
- New Zealand ranks 34th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.