Land-use change — Emissions per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 t CO2eq/cap
World rank
95th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.25 t CO2eq/cap
in 1990
All-time low
0 t CO2eq/cap
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0 t CO2eq/cap for land-use change — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.25 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 t CO2eq/cap, in 2016.
That places New Zealand 95th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.231 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.049 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.032 t CO2eq/cap | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 95 Afghanistan 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Albania 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Algeria 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Anguilla 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Armenia 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Aruba 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Azerbaijan 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Bahrain 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Barbados 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Belarus 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Belgium 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Botswana 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 British Virgin Islands 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Burundi 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 China 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 China, Macao SAR 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 China, mainland 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 China, Taiwan Province of 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Comoros 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Cook Islands 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Czechia 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Denmark 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Djibouti 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Dominican Republic 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Egypt 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 El Salvador 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Fiji 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Finland 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 France 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Georgia 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Germany 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Ghana 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Greece 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Grenada 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Haiti 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Hungary 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Iceland 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 India 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Ireland 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Jamaica 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Jordan 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Kazakhstan 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Kenya 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Kiribati 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Kuwait 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Latvia 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Lebanon 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Lesotho 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Libya 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Lithuania 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Luxembourg 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Maldives 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Malta 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Marshall Islands 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Mauritius 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Mongolia 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Montenegro 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Nauru 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Niue 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Oman 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Pakistan 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Palau 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Philippines 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Poland 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Portugal 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Qatar 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Russian Federation 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Rwanda 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Saint Lucia 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Sao Tome and Principe 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Saudi Arabia 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Serbia 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Serbia and Montenegro 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Singapore 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Slovak Republic 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 South Africa 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Spain 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Switzerland 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Tajikistan 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Tokelau 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Tonga 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Turkmenistan 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Tuvalu 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Ukraine 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 United Arab Emirates 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Uruguay 0 t CO2eq/cap
- 95 Uzbekistan 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 95 Yemen 0 t CO2eq/cap
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 land-use change — emissions per capita in New Zealand?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in New Zealand was 0 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t CO2eq/cap in 2016.
- How does New Zealand rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 95th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.