Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 0.003 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in New Zealand stood at 0.003 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in New Zealand peaked at 0.0071 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.003 kt, in 2022.
New Zealand ranks 78th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0054 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0055 kt | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.004 kt | -26.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 kt | +28.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 kt | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 kt | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0057 kt | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 kt | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.005 kt | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0053 kt | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 kt | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 kt | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 kt | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 kt | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 kt | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 kt | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 kt | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 kt | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 kt | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 kt | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 kt | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 kt | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 kt | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 kt | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 kt | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 kt | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 kt | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 kt | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.003 kt | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.003 kt | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.003 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.006 kt, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.003 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0182 kt, 17% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +34.6% | 0.0053 kt | 0.0071 kt |
| 2011 | -34.5% | 0.0071 kt | 0.0047 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0052 kt | 0.004 kt | 0.0057 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 kt | 0.0043 kt | 0.0053 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 kt | 0.0034 kt | 0.0071 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 kt | 0.003 kt | 0.0034 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 75 Albania 0.0037 kt compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 0.0033 kt compare
- 77 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0033 kt compare
- 79 Zambia 0.0028 kt compare
- 80 Denmark 0.0027 kt compare
- 81 Saudi Arabia 0.0026 kt compare
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 food packaging — emissions in New Zealand?
- Food packaging — emissions in New Zealand was 0.003 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0071 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 kt in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for food packaging — emissions?
- New Zealand ranks 78th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.