LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in New Zealand

New Zealand: LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 0.3721 kt in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3721 kt
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
41st
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.8263 kt
in 1997
All-time low
0.3721 kt
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990–2019

00.20.40.60.81990200420191990: 0.718 kt1991: 0.7 kt1992: 0.707 kt1993: 0.729 kt1994: 0.769 kt1995: 0.774 kt1996: 0.807 kt1997: 0.826 kt1998: 0.816 kt1999: 0.784 kt2000: 0.798 kt2001: 0.785 kt2002: 0.77 kt2003: 0.757 kt2004: 0.742 kt2005: 0.754 kt2006: 0.754 kt2007: 0.816 kt2008: 0.682 kt2009: 0.673 kt2010: 0.656 kt2011: 0.642 kt2012: 0.634 kt2013: 0.597 kt2014: 0.528 kt2015: 0.5 kt2016: 0.447 kt2017: 0.384 kt2018: 0.406 kt2019: 0.372 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in New Zealand is 0.3721 kt, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in New Zealand peaked at 0.8263 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.3721 kt, in 2019.

New Zealand ranks 41st of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990 to 2019.
Year kt Change
1990 0.7182 kt —
1991 0.6997 kt -2.6%
1992 0.7067 kt +1.0%
1993 0.729 kt +3.2%
1994 0.769 kt +5.5%
1995 0.7742 kt +0.7%
1996 0.8067 kt +4.2%
1997 0.8263 kt +2.4%
1998 0.816 kt -1.2%
1999 0.784 kt -3.9%
2000 0.7981 kt +1.8%
2001 0.7853 kt -1.6%
2002 0.7705 kt -1.9%
2003 0.7567 kt -1.8%
2004 0.7424 kt -1.9%
2005 0.7539 kt +1.5%
2006 0.754 kt +0.0%
2007 0.8162 kt +8.2%
2008 0.6818 kt -16.5%
2009 0.6726 kt -1.3%
2010 0.656 kt -2.5%
2011 0.642 kt -2.1%
2012 0.6339 kt -1.3%
2013 0.5974 kt -5.8%
2014 0.528 kt -11.6%
2015 0.4999 kt -5.3%
2016 0.4468 kt -10.6%
2017 0.3843 kt -14.0%
2018 0.4058 kt +5.6%
2019 0.3721 kt -8.3%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.3721 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6304 kt, 59% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.763 kt 0.6997 kt 0.8263 kt 10
2000s 0.7531 kt 0.6726 kt 0.8162 kt 10
2010s 0.5166 kt 0.3721 kt 0.656 kt 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 38 Austria 0.4305 kt compare
  2. 39 Croatia 0.4123 kt compare
  3. 40 Belgium 0.3813 kt compare
  4. 42 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.341 kt compare
  5. 43 Chile 0.3 kt compare
  6. 44 Mauritius 0.27 kt compare

See the full ranking of 73 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in New Zealand?
Lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in New Zealand was 0.3721 kt in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.8263 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3721 kt in 2019.
How does New Zealand rank for lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
New Zealand ranks 41st out of 69 countries with data for 2019.
Is lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. 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 LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
73 places, 1,744 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

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