IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita was 7.82 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in New Zealand is 7.82 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in New Zealand peaked at 13.01 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.82 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.99 t CO2eq/cap | 11.28 t CO2eq/cap | 13.01 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.82 t CO2eq/cap | 10.19 t CO2eq/cap | 11.2 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.63 t CO2eq/cap | 8.74 t CO2eq/cap | 10.19 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.21 t CO2eq/cap | 7.82 t CO2eq/cap | 8.52 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1143 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in New Zealand?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in New Zealand was 7.82 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 13.01 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.82 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.