Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita was 0 °C per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in New Zealand, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0 °C per person for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in New Zealand peaked at 0 °C per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per person, in 1960.
New Zealand ranks 52nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | °C per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 °C per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0 °C per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per person | -0.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0 °C per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 °C per person, 88% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0 °C per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 °C per person, 4.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
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- 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 global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in New Zealand?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in New Zealand was 0 °C per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1960.
- How does New Zealand rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- New Zealand ranks 52nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.