IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand

New Zealand: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC was 7,116 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
7,116 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
31st
of 83 countries
All-time high
7,116 kt
in 2020
All-time low
4,763 kt
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200520201990: 4.8k kt1991: 4.8k kt1992: 4.8k kt1993: 5.0k kt1994: 5.2k kt1995: 5.4k kt1996: 5.5k kt1997: 5.6k kt1998: 5.5k kt1999: 5.5k kt2000: 5.8k kt2001: 6.1k kt2002: 6.2k kt2003: 6.4k kt2004: 6.5k kt2005: 6.6k kt2006: 6.4k kt2007: 6.3k kt2008: 6.3k kt2009: 6.3k kt2010: 6.4k kt2011: 6.6k kt2012: 6.7k kt2013: 6.7k kt2014: 6.9k kt2015: 6.8k kt2016: 6.9k kt2017: 6.9k kt2018: 7.0k kt2019: 7.0k kt2020: 7.1k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand stood at 7,116 kt. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand peaked at 7,116 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,763 kt, in 1990.

That places New Zealand 31st out of 83 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 4,763 kt
1991 4,825 kt +1.3%
1992 4,838 kt +0.3%
1993 5,033 kt +4.0%
1994 5,226 kt +3.8%
1995 5,431 kt +3.9%
1996 5,504 kt +1.3%
1997 5,574 kt +1.3%
1998 5,515 kt -1.1%
1999 5,529 kt +0.3%
2000 5,785 kt +4.6%
2001 6,110 kt +5.6%
2002 6,197 kt +1.4%
2003 6,415 kt +3.5%
2004 6,524 kt +1.7%
2005 6,586 kt +1.0%
2006 6,412 kt -2.6%
2007 6,253 kt -2.5%
2008 6,251 kt -0.0%
2009 6,268 kt +0.3%
2010 6,401 kt +2.1%
2011 6,563 kt +2.5%
2012 6,655 kt +1.4%
2013 6,681 kt +0.4%
2014 6,924 kt +3.6%
2015 6,850 kt -1.1%
2016 6,875 kt +0.4%
2017 6,913 kt +0.5%
2018 6,998 kt +1.2%
2019 7,017 kt +0.3%
2020 7,116 kt +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,224 kt 4,763 kt 5,574 kt 10
2000s 6,280 kt 5,785 kt 6,586 kt 10
2010s 6,788 kt 6,401 kt 7,017 kt 10
2020s 7,116 kt 7,116 kt 7,116 kt 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 28 Paraguay 7,735 kt compare
  2. 29 Uzbekistan 7,438 kt compare
  3. 30 Uruguay 7,318 kt compare
  4. 32 Ireland 5,658 kt compare
  5. 33 Ghana 5,626 kt compare
  6. 34 Jamaica 5,533 kt compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in New Zealand was 7,116 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 7,116 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 4,763 kt in 1990.
How does New Zealand rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc?
New Zealand ranks 31st out of 83 countries with data for 2020.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
92 places, 2,005 data points, 1990–2020
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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