Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in New Zealand
New Zealand: Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 2.37 kt in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2020, other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in New Zealand stood at 2.37 kt. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 251.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in New Zealand peaked at 2.37 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4303 kt, in 2005.
New Zealand ranks 9th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 0.706 kt | 0.4957 kt | 1.18 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5714 kt | 0.4303 kt | 0.8221 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8547 kt | 0.4384 kt | 2.19 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 kt | 2.37 kt | 2.37 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Share co2 vs population 0.0571 (2100)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 5.32 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.47 million (2025)
- Urban population 84.0% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 6.23 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 2.01 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 6.23 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 6.23 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in New Zealand?
- Other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in New Zealand was 2.37 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4303 kt in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
- New Zealand ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 251.0%. 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 Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.