Food Retail — Emissions in New Zealand

New Zealand: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0012 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0012 kt
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
113th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0022 kt
in 2006
All-time low
0.0008 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in New Zealand, 1990–2023

00.0010.0010.0020.0021990200620231990: 0.001 kt1991: 0.001 kt1992: 0.001 kt1993: 0.001 kt1994: 0.001 kt1995: 0.001 kt1996: 0.001 kt1997: 0.001 kt1998: 0.001 kt1999: 0.001 kt2000: 0.001 kt2001: 0.001 kt2002: 0.001 kt2003: 0.002 kt2004: 0.002 kt2005: 0.002 kt2006: 0.002 kt2007: 0.001 kt2008: 0.002 kt2009: 0.001 kt2010: 0.001 kt2011: 0.001 kt2012: 0.001 kt2013: 0.001 kt2014: 0.001 kt2015: 0.001 kt2016: 0.001 kt2017: 0.001 kt2018: 0.001 kt2019: 0.001 kt2020: 0.001 kt2021: 0.001 kt2022: 0.001 kt2023: 0.001 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in New Zealand is 0.0012 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in New Zealand peaked at 0.0022 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 kt, in 1996.

That places New Zealand 113th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0009 kt 0.0008 kt 0.0011 kt 10
2000s 0.0015 kt 0.001 kt 0.0022 kt 10
2010s 0.0011 kt 0.0008 kt 0.0014 kt 10
2020s 0.0012 kt 0.0012 kt 0.0013 kt 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 110 Iceland 0.0014 kt compare
  2. 111 Latvia 0.0013 kt compare
  3. 112 Tunisia 0.0013 kt compare
  4. 114 Lithuania 0.0012 kt compare
  5. 115 Qatar 0.0012 kt compare
  6. 116 Bahamas 0.0011 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in New Zealand?
Food retail — emissions in New Zealand was 0.0012 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 0.0022 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 kt in 1996.
How does New Zealand rank for food retail — emissions?
New Zealand ranks 113th 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 7.7%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.