Food Transport — Emissions in New Zealand

New Zealand: Food Transport — Emissions was 0.2956 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2956 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.3355 kt
in 2017
All-time low
0.2805 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in New Zealand, 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.281 kt1991: 0.284 kt1992: 0.288 kt1993: 0.284 kt1994: 0.288 kt1995: 0.293 kt1996: 0.291 kt1997: 0.294 kt1998: 0.294 kt1999: 0.295 kt2000: 0.288 kt2001: 0.289 kt2002: 0.302 kt2003: 0.311 kt2004: 0.322 kt2005: 0.317 kt2006: 0.322 kt2007: 0.328 kt2008: 0.326 kt2009: 0.321 kt2010: 0.316 kt2011: 0.309 kt2012: 0.308 kt2013: 0.308 kt2014: 0.308 kt2015: 0.318 kt2016: 0.325 kt2017: 0.336 kt2018: 0.333 kt2019: 0.329 kt2020: 0.293 kt2021: 0.301 kt2022: 0.296 kt2023: 0.296 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in New Zealand is 0.2956 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in New Zealand peaked at 0.3355 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2805 kt, in 1990.

New Zealand ranks 48th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Transport — Emissions in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) in New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2805 kt
1991 0.2843 kt +1.4%
1992 0.2884 kt +1.4%
1993 0.2839 kt -1.6%
1994 0.2877 kt +1.3%
1995 0.2931 kt +1.9%
1996 0.2912 kt -0.6%
1997 0.2945 kt +1.1%
1998 0.2939 kt -0.2%
1999 0.2946 kt +0.2%
2000 0.2881 kt -2.2%
2001 0.289 kt +0.3%
2002 0.3017 kt +4.4%
2003 0.3112 kt +3.1%
2004 0.3219 kt +3.4%
2005 0.3171 kt -1.5%
2006 0.3216 kt +1.4%
2007 0.3284 kt +2.1%
2008 0.3264 kt -0.6%
2009 0.3209 kt -1.7%
2010 0.3161 kt -1.5%
2011 0.3093 kt -2.2%
2012 0.3082 kt -0.4%
2013 0.3078 kt -0.1%
2014 0.3081 kt +0.1%
2015 0.3176 kt +3.1%
2016 0.3245 kt +2.2%
2017 0.3355 kt +3.4%
2018 0.3325 kt -0.9%
2019 0.329 kt -1.1%
2020 0.2935 kt -10.8%
2021 0.3007 kt +2.5%
2022 0.2956 kt -1.7%
2023 0.2956 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2892 kt 0.2805 kt 0.2946 kt 10
2000s 0.3126 kt 0.2881 kt 0.3284 kt 10
2010s 0.3189 kt 0.3078 kt 0.3355 kt 10
2020s 0.2964 kt 0.2935 kt 0.3007 kt 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 45 Myanmar 0.3437 kt compare
  2. 46 Oman 0.333 kt compare
  3. 47 Switzerland 0.3081 kt compare
  4. 49 Belgium 0.2801 kt compare
  5. 50 Ghana 0.2713 kt compare
  6. 51 Guatemala 0.266 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in New Zealand?
Food transport — emissions in New Zealand was 0.2956 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.3355 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2805 kt in 1990.
How does New Zealand rank for food transport — emissions?
New Zealand ranks 48th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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