Food Retail — Emissions in New Zealand

New Zealand: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0066 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0066 kt
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
114th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0068 kt
in 2019
All-time low
0.0054 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in New Zealand, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0061990200620231990: 0.006 kt1991: 0.006 kt1992: 0.006 kt1993: 0.005 kt1994: 0.006 kt1995: 0.006 kt1996: 0.005 kt1997: 0.005 kt1998: 0.005 kt1999: 0.005 kt2000: 0.005 kt2001: 0.006 kt2002: 0.006 kt2003: 0.006 kt2004: 0.006 kt2005: 0.006 kt2006: 0.006 kt2007: 0.006 kt2008: 0.006 kt2009: 0.006 kt2010: 0.006 kt2011: 0.006 kt2012: 0.007 kt2013: 0.006 kt2014: 0.006 kt2015: 0.006 kt2016: 0.006 kt2017: 0.006 kt2018: 0.006 kt2019: 0.007 kt2020: 0.006 kt2021: 0.006 kt2022: 0.007 kt2023: 0.007 kt

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.0066 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in New Zealand peaked at 0.0068 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 kt, in 1993.

That places New Zealand 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0057 kt
1991 0.0058 kt +1.8%
1992 0.0061 kt +5.2%
1993 0.0054 kt -11.5%
1994 0.0062 kt +14.8%
1995 0.0058 kt -6.5%
1996 0.0054 kt -6.9%
1997 0.0054 kt +0.0%
1998 0.0055 kt +1.9%
1999 0.0054 kt -1.8%
2000 0.0055 kt +1.9%
2001 0.0058 kt +5.5%
2002 0.0057 kt -1.7%
2003 0.0065 kt +14.0%
2004 0.0064 kt -1.5%
2005 0.0063 kt -1.6%
2006 0.0062 kt -1.6%
2007 0.0064 kt +3.2%
2008 0.0065 kt +1.6%
2009 0.0058 kt -10.8%
2010 0.0065 kt +12.1%
2011 0.0064 kt -1.5%
2012 0.0066 kt +3.1%
2013 0.0065 kt -1.5%
2014 0.0062 kt -4.6%
2015 0.0062 kt +0.0%
2016 0.0064 kt +3.2%
2017 0.0064 kt +0.0%
2018 0.0058 kt -9.4%
2019 0.0068 kt +17.2%
2020 0.0063 kt -7.4%
2021 0.0062 kt -1.6%
2022 0.0067 kt +8.1%
2023 0.0066 kt -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0057 kt 0.0054 kt 0.0062 kt 10
2000s 0.0061 kt 0.0055 kt 0.0065 kt 10
2010s 0.0064 kt 0.0058 kt 0.0068 kt 10
2020s 0.0065 kt 0.0062 kt 0.0067 kt 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 111 Kenya 0.007 kt compare
  2. 111 Lebanon 0.007 kt compare
  3. 113 Iraq 0.0067 kt compare
  4. 115 Algeria 0.0064 kt compare
  5. 115 Croatia 0.0064 kt compare
  6. 117 Paraguay 0.0058 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in New Zealand?
Food retail — emissions in New Zealand was 0.0066 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0068 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 kt in 1993.
How does New Zealand rank for food retail — emissions?
New Zealand ranks 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Food Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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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