Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in New Zealand

New Zealand: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.0366 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0366 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.0537 kt
in 1992
All-time low
0.0147 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in New Zealand, 1990–2023

0.010.020.030.040.051990200620231990: 0.047 kt1991: 0.052 kt1992: 0.054 kt1993: 0.052 kt1994: 0.053 kt1995: 0.051 kt1996: 0.015 kt1997: 0.015 kt1998: 0.016 kt1999: 0.017 kt2000: 0.018 kt2001: 0.018 kt2002: 0.019 kt2003: 0.019 kt2004: 0.019 kt2005: 0.017 kt2006: 0.016 kt2007: 0.016 kt2008: 0.016 kt2009: 0.016 kt2010: 0.016 kt2011: 0.016 kt2012: 0.016 kt2013: 0.016 kt2014: 0.017 kt2015: 0.037 kt2016: 0.036 kt2017: 0.036 kt2018: 0.037 kt2019: 0.037 kt2020: 0.037 kt2021: 0.037 kt2022: 0.037 kt2023: 0.037 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for industrial wastewater — emissions in New Zealand is 0.0366 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 122.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in New Zealand peaked at 0.0537 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 kt, in 1996.

That places New Zealand 66th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0468 kt
1991 0.0518 kt +10.7%
1992 0.0537 kt +3.5%
1993 0.0517 kt -3.7%
1994 0.0528 kt +2.2%
1995 0.0514 kt -2.7%
1996 0.0147 kt -71.3%
1997 0.0155 kt +4.9%
1998 0.0164 kt +6.3%
1999 0.0165 kt +0.4%
2000 0.0179 kt +8.1%
2001 0.0178 kt -0.3%
2002 0.0186 kt +4.2%
2003 0.0186 kt +0.2%
2004 0.019 kt +2.2%
2005 0.0167 kt -11.8%
2006 0.0159 kt -4.9%
2007 0.0158 kt -0.9%
2008 0.0161 kt +2.2%
2009 0.0156 kt -3.6%
2010 0.0155 kt -0.4%
2011 0.0155 kt +0.0%
2012 0.0161 kt +4.0%
2013 0.0165 kt +2.2%
2014 0.0165 kt +0.2%
2015 0.0372 kt +125.4%
2016 0.0364 kt -2.2%
2017 0.0356 kt -2.2%
2018 0.0366 kt +2.8%
2019 0.0366 kt +0.0%
2020 0.0366 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0366 kt +0.0%
2022 0.0366 kt +0.0%
2023 0.0366 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0371 kt 0.0147 kt 0.0537 kt 10
2000s 0.0172 kt 0.0156 kt 0.019 kt 10
2010s 0.0263 kt 0.0155 kt 0.0372 kt 10
2020s 0.0366 kt 0.0366 kt 0.0366 kt 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 63 Ecuador 0.0394 kt compare
  2. 64 Serbia 0.0388 kt compare
  3. 65 Kuwait 0.0382 kt compare
  4. 67 Israel 0.0363 kt compare
  5. 68 Czechia 0.0358 kt compare
  6. 69 Georgia 0.0347 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in New Zealand?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in New Zealand was 0.0366 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0537 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 kt in 1996.
How does New Zealand rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
New Zealand ranks 66th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 122.2%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,458 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.