Per capita co2 cement in New Zealand
New Zealand: Per capita co2 cement was 0.0727 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita co2 cement in New Zealand, 1928–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 cement in New Zealand stood at 0.0727.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 cement in New Zealand peaked at 0.188 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1934.
New Zealand ranks 99th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 97 years of available data.
Per capita co2 cement in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0708 | — |
| 1929 | 0.0672 | -5.1% |
| 1930 | 0.0638 | -5.1% |
| 1931 | 0.0508 | -20.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0479 | -5.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0569 | +18.8% |
| 1934 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0396 | — |
| 1936 | 0.0485 | +22.5% |
| 1937 | 0.0549 | +13.2% |
| 1938 | 0.068 | +23.9% |
| 1939 | 0.0718 | +5.6% |
| 1940 | 0.0665 | -7.4% |
| 1941 | 0.0656 | -1.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0647 | -1.4% |
| 1943 | 0.0659 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0649 | -1.5% |
| 1945 | 0.066 | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 0.0629 | -4.7% |
| 1947 | 0.06 | -4.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0669 | +11.5% |
| 1949 | 0.0677 | +1.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0666 | -1.7% |
| 1951 | 0.041 | -38.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0655 | +59.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0674 | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0763 | +13.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0951 | +24.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1015 | +6.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1188 | +17.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1209 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.1184 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1283 | +8.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1331 | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1258 | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1403 | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1502 | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1586 | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1612 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1481 | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1372 | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1423 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1455 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1434 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1551 | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1812 | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 0.188 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1805 | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1681 | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1541 | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1367 | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1292 | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1251 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1553 | +24.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1362 | -12.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1322 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1437 | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.17 | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1592 | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1558 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1434 | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1295 | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1321 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1257 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1351 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1369 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1372 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1466 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1368 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1409 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1283 | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1387 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1376 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1374 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1394 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1328 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1194 | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1395 | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1303 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1627 | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 0.15 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1362 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1282 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1206 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1289 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1316 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.137 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1345 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1032 | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0922 | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0853 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0824 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0748 | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0724 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0796 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0733 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0727 | -0.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0727 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1079, 67% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0727 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0284, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | -100.0% | 0.0569 | 0 |
| 1952 | +59.8% | 0.041 | 0.0655 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.069 | 0.0672 | 0.0708 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0502 | 0 | 0.0718 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0651 | 0.06 | 0.0677 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0871 | 0.041 | 0.1209 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1425 | 0.1258 | 0.1612 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1582 | 0.1292 | 0.188 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.145 | 0.1251 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1358 | 0.1257 | 0.1466 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1385 | 0.1194 | 0.1627 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1144 | 0.0824 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0745 | 0.0724 | 0.0796 | 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 cement in New Zealand?
- Per capita co2 cement in New Zealand was 0.0727 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 cement recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.188 in 1974.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 cement recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1934.
- How does New Zealand rank for per capita co2 cement?
- New Zealand ranks 99th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 cement rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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