How does New Zealand rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?

New Zealand ranks 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in New Zealand

Name: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in New Zealand
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

New Zealand: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0016 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0016 kt per person

Change on year

down 5.3%

World rank

1st

of 159 countries

All-time high

0.0078 kt per person

in 1981

All-time low

0.0016 kt per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in New Zealand is 0.0016 kt per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0078 kt per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 kt per person, in 2023.

New Zealand ranks 1st of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per person	Change
1961	0.007 kt per person	—
1962	0.0069 kt per person	-1.5%
1963	0.0069 kt per person	+0.4%
1964	0.0069 kt per person	+0.1%
1965	0.0071 kt per person	+3.1%
1966	0.0075 kt per person	+4.8%
1967	0.0077 kt per person	+2.8%
1968	0.0077 kt per person	-0.1%
1969	0.0075 kt per person	-1.8%
1970	0.0075 kt per person	-0.8%
1971	0.0072 kt per person	-3.7%
1972	0.0073 kt per person	+1.5%
1973	0.0067 kt per person	-8.7%
1974	0.0064 kt per person	-3.4%
1975	0.0062 kt per person	-2.9%
1976	0.0063 kt per person	+1.1%
1977	0.0066 kt per person	+4.5%
1978	0.0069 kt per person	+5.1%
1979	0.0071 kt per person	+2.6%
1980	0.0077 kt per person	+8.1%
1981	0.0078 kt per person	+1.2%
1982	0.0078 kt per person	-0.4%
1983	0.0076 kt per person	-1.4%
1984	0.0075 kt per person	-1.6%
1985	0.0073 kt per person	-3.3%
1986	0.0072 kt per person	-0.5%
1987	0.0068 kt per person	-5.6%
1988	0.0068 kt per person	+0.3%
1989	0.0064 kt per person	-6.7%
1990	0.006 kt per person	-5.4%
1991	0.0055 kt per person	-9.2%
1992	0.0052 kt per person	-5.7%
1993	0.0049 kt per person	-5.4%
1994	0.0048 kt per person	-3.0%
1995	0.0046 kt per person	-2.7%
1996	0.0044 kt per person	-4.4%
1997	0.0042 kt per person	-4.0%
1998	0.0041 kt per person	-4.5%
1999	0.0041 kt per person	+2.3%
2000	0.0038 kt per person	-8.0%
2001	0.0036 kt per person	-5.9%
2002	0.0035 kt per person	-2.8%
2003	0.0034 kt per person	-2.0%
2004	0.0033 kt per person	-2.2%
2005	0.0034 kt per person	+0.4%
2006	0.0033 kt per person	-0.7%
2007	0.0032 kt per person	-4.9%
2008	0.0028 kt per person	-12.1%
2009	0.0026 kt per person	-5.9%
2010	0.0026 kt per person	-0.6%
2011	0.0025 kt per person	-5.1%
2012	0.0025 kt per person	-0.1%
2013	0.0024 kt per person	-2.3%
2014	0.0023 kt per person	-4.8%
2015	0.0022 kt per person	-4.3%
2016	0.002 kt per person	-7.4%
2017	0.002 kt per person	-2.3%
2018	0.0019 kt per person	-2.6%
2019	0.0019 kt per person	-3.1%
2020	0.0018 kt per person	-4.9%
2021	0.0018 kt per person	-1.4%
2022	0.0017 kt per person	-2.3%
2023	0.0016 kt per person	-5.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0072 kt per person	0.0069 kt per person	0.0077 kt per person	9
1970s	0.0068 kt per person	0.0062 kt per person	0.0075 kt per person	10
1980s	0.0073 kt per person	0.0064 kt per person	0.0078 kt per person	10
1990s	0.0048 kt per person	0.0041 kt per person	0.006 kt per person	10
2000s	0.0033 kt per person	0.0026 kt per person	0.0038 kt per person	10
2010s	0.0022 kt per person	0.0019 kt per person	0.0026 kt per person	10
2020s	0.0017 kt per person	0.0016 kt per person	0.0018 kt per person	4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

2 Mongolia 0.0015 kt per person compare
3 Australia 0.0009 kt per person compare
4 Chad 0.0005 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 160 places →

More climate change data for New Zealand

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 113.13 million kg (2050)
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)

All data for New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in New Zealand?: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in New Zealand was 0.0016 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 0.0078 kt per person in 1981.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 kt per person in 2023.
How does New Zealand rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?: New Zealand ranks 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 9,116 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 26 September 2026

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.