Per capita co2 by source in New Zealand
New Zealand: Per capita co2 by source was 1.12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.12
Change on year
up 50.6%
World rank
38th
of 179 countries
All-time high
4.72
in 1910
All-time low
0.7468
in 2023
Years of data
147
1878–2024
Per capita co2 by source in New Zealand, 1878–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co2 by source in New Zealand is 1.12, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 by source in New Zealand peaked at 4.72 in 1910 and was at its lowest, 0.7468, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 147 years of available data.
Per capita co2 by source in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 0.7658 | — |
| 1879 | 1.04 | +35.2% |
| 1880 | 1.29 | +24.2% |
| 1881 | 1.39 | +8.2% |
| 1882 | 1.52 | +9.0% |
| 1883 | 1.66 | +9.2% |
| 1884 | 1.85 | +11.5% |
| 1885 | 1.92 | +4.0% |
| 1886 | 1.96 | +2.0% |
| 1887 | 2.01 | +2.4% |
| 1888 | 2.15 | +7.4% |
| 1889 | 2.03 | -6.0% |
| 1890 | 2.15 | +6.0% |
| 1891 | 2.2 | +2.7% |
| 1892 | 2.18 | -1.3% |
| 1893 | 2.19 | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 2.24 | +2.3% |
| 1895 | 2.22 | -1.0% |
| 1896 | 2.37 | +6.9% |
| 1897 | 2.47 | +4.0% |
| 1898 | 2.61 | +5.7% |
| 1899 | 2.75 | +5.4% |
| 1900 | 3.02 | +9.7% |
| 1901 | 3.31 | +9.7% |
| 1902 | 3.58 | +8.3% |
| 1903 | 3.64 | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 3.84 | +5.6% |
| 1905 | 3.86 | +0.5% |
| 1906 | 4.1 | +6.3% |
| 1907 | 4.23 | +3.1% |
| 1908 | 4.19 | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 4.2 | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 4.72 | +12.4% |
| 1911 | 4.35 | -7.9% |
| 1912 | 4.5 | +3.5% |
| 1913 | 3.84 | -14.8% |
| 1914 | 4.55 | +18.6% |
| 1915 | 4.34 | -4.6% |
| 1916 | 4.36 | +0.4% |
| 1917 | 3.93 | -9.9% |
| 1918 | 3.8 | -3.3% |
| 1919 | 3.39 | -10.7% |
| 1920 | 2.87 | -15.4% |
| 1921 | 2.77 | -3.4% |
| 1922 | 2.77 | -0.1% |
| 1923 | 2.93 | +5.7% |
| 1924 | 2.99 | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 3.01 | +0.6% |
| 1926 | 3.09 | +2.6% |
| 1927 | 3.19 | +3.3% |
| 1928 | 3.21 | +0.7% |
| 1929 | 3.29 | +2.3% |
| 1930 | 3.22 | -2.0% |
| 1931 | 2.77 | -13.9% |
| 1932 | 2.28 | -17.7% |
| 1933 | 2.26 | -1.1% |
| 1934 | 2.58 | +14.1% |
| 1935 | 2.62 | +1.7% |
| 1936 | 2.6 | -0.6% |
| 1937 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 1938 | 2.58 | -4.5% |
| 1939 | 2.68 | +4.1% |
| 1940 | 2.84 | +5.8% |
| 1941 | 2.95 | +3.8% |
| 1942 | 2.96 | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 3.08 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | 3.09 | +0.3% |
| 1945 | 3.12 | +1.2% |
| 1946 | 3.03 | -3.0% |
| 1947 | 2.94 | -2.9% |
| 1948 | 2.91 | -0.9% |
| 1949 | 2.92 | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 3.05 | +4.6% |
| 1951 | 2.69 | -11.9% |
| 1952 | 2.98 | +10.7% |
| 1953 | 2.67 | -10.4% |
| 1954 | 2.7 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 2.61 | -3.1% |
| 1956 | 2.63 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 2.57 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 2.6 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 2.63 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 2.77 | +5.4% |
| 1961 | 2.65 | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 2.26 | -14.6% |
| 1963 | 2.37 | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 2.45 | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 2.22 | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 2.17 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.9 | -12.3% |
| 1968 | 1.76 | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 1.82 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.76 | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 1.58 | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 1.6 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.79 | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 1.84 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.7 | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 1.72 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.66 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.39 | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 1.2 | -13.7% |
| 1980 | 1.27 | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 1.26 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.26 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.34 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 1.31 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.23 | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.06 | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 1.25 | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 1.49 | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 1.25 | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 1.37 | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 1.29 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.4 | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 1.37 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.28 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 1.26 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.23 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.31 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 1.19 | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 1.21 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.15 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 1.39 | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 1.37 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.93 | +40.2% |
| 2004 | 1.97 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.16 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 2.11 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 1.95 | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 1.47 | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 1.26 | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 1.27 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.56 | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 1.35 | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 1.21 | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 1.19 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9505 | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9738 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.13 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.21 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8382 | -30.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7468 | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 1.12 | +50.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1.12 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688, 4.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1.12 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.53, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 by source in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +50.6% | 0.7468 | 1.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.9008 | 0.7658 | 1.04 | 2 |
| 1880s | 1.78 | 1.29 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.34 | 2.15 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.8 | 3.02 | 4.23 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.18 | 3.39 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.01 | 2.77 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.63 | 2.26 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.98 | 2.84 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.71 | 2.57 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.24 | 1.76 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.62 | 1.2 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 | 1.06 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 | 1.15 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 0.9505 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9951 | 0.7468 | 1.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co2 by source in New Zealand?
- Per capita co2 by source in New Zealand was 1.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 by source recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 in 1910.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 by source recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7468 in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for per capita co2 by source?
- New Zealand ranks 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 by source rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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