Pre- and post-production — Emissions in New Zealand

New Zealand: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 41.74 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
41.74 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
96th
of 227 countries
All-time high
41.74 kt
in 2023
All-time low
33.3 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in New Zealand, 1990–2023

0102030401990200620231990: 33.6 kt1991: 34.9 kt1992: 35.7 kt1993: 35.9 kt1994: 36.6 kt1995: 37.4 kt1996: 33.3 kt1997: 33.5 kt1998: 33.9 kt1999: 34 kt2000: 34.3 kt2001: 34.4 kt2002: 34.8 kt2003: 34.9 kt2004: 35.3 kt2005: 35.5 kt2006: 35.7 kt2007: 36 kt2008: 36.3 kt2009: 36.5 kt2010: 36.9 kt2011: 37 kt2012: 37 kt2013: 37.3 kt2014: 37.7 kt2015: 40.4 kt2016: 40.6 kt2017: 40.7 kt2018: 41.1 kt2019: 41.3 kt2020: 41.4 kt2021: 41.5 kt2022: 41.6 kt2023: 41.7 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in New Zealand stood at 41.74 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in New Zealand peaked at 41.74 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.3 kt, in 1996.

New Zealand ranks 96th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) in New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 33.61 kt —
1991 34.89 kt +3.8%
1992 35.7 kt +2.3%
1993 35.95 kt +0.7%
1994 36.58 kt +1.7%
1995 37.41 kt +2.3%
1996 33.3 kt -11.0%
1997 33.48 kt +0.6%
1998 33.9 kt +1.2%
1999 34.03 kt +0.4%
2000 34.26 kt +0.7%
2001 34.41 kt +0.4%
2002 34.75 kt +1.0%
2003 34.93 kt +0.5%
2004 35.33 kt +1.1%
2005 35.51 kt +0.5%
2006 35.74 kt +0.6%
2007 35.99 kt +0.7%
2008 36.29 kt +0.8%
2009 36.47 kt +0.5%
2010 36.91 kt +1.2%
2011 36.95 kt +0.1%
2012 36.98 kt +0.1%
2013 37.31 kt +0.9%
2014 37.72 kt +1.1%
2015 40.42 kt +7.2%
2016 40.59 kt +0.4%
2017 40.7 kt +0.3%
2018 41.08 kt +0.9%
2019 41.27 kt +0.5%
2020 41.4 kt +0.3%
2021 41.54 kt +0.3%
2022 41.63 kt +0.2%
2023 41.74 kt +0.3%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 41.74 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.72 kt, 2.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 41.74 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38 kt, 30.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.88 kt 33.3 kt 37.41 kt 10
2000s 35.37 kt 34.26 kt 36.47 kt 10
2010s 38.99 kt 36.91 kt 41.27 kt 10
2020s 41.58 kt 41.4 kt 41.74 kt 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 93 Libya 44.96 kt compare
  2. 94 Palestine 42.2 kt compare
  3. 95 Zimbabwe 41.92 kt compare
  4. 97 Tajikistan 41.25 kt compare
  5. 98 Cuba 40.69 kt compare
  6. 99 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 40.62 kt compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in New Zealand?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in New Zealand was 41.74 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 41.74 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 33.3 kt in 1996.
How does New Zealand rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
New Zealand ranks 96th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.