Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in New Zealand

New Zealand: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0679 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0679 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0763 kt per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0283 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023

00.020.040.060.08196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.0679 kt per square kilometre for raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.0763 kt per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places New Zealand 6th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0283 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.0289 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1963 0.0293 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1964 0.0295 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1965 0.0298 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1966 0.0306 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1967 0.0313 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1968 0.0328 kt per square kilometre +4.7%
1969 0.0338 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1970 0.0341 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1971 0.0347 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1972 0.0315 kt per square kilometre -9.1%
1973 0.0306 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
1974 0.0299 kt per square kilometre -2.2%
1975 0.0303 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1976 0.0299 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1977 0.0294 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
1978 0.0296 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1979 0.0294 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
1980 0.0336 kt per square kilometre +14.5%
1981 0.0333 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1982 0.0339 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1983 0.0353 kt per square kilometre +3.9%
1984 0.0364 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1985 0.0374 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1986 0.0385 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1987 0.0374 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
1988 0.0376 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1989 0.0385 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1990 0.04 kt per square kilometre +3.9%
1991 0.0388 kt per square kilometre -3.0%
1992 0.04 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
1993 0.0412 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
1994 0.0439 kt per square kilometre +6.6%
1995 0.0463 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
1996 0.0473 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1997 0.0496 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
1998 0.0509 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1999 0.0493 kt per square kilometre -3.1%
2000 0.049 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2001 0.0522 kt per square kilometre +6.5%
2002 0.055 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
2003 0.0576 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
2004 0.0602 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
2005 0.0603 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2006 0.0607 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2007 0.0611 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2008 0.0638 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
2009 0.0676 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
2010 0.0687 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2011 0.0707 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
2012 0.0735 kt per square kilometre +4.0%
2013 0.0734 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2014 0.076 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
2015 0.0742 kt per square kilometre -2.3%
2016 0.0763 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
2017 0.074 kt per square kilometre -3.0%
2018 0.0735 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2019 0.0716 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
2020 0.071 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2021 0.0705 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2022 0.0678 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
2023 0.0679 kt per square kilometre +0.1%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.0679 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0085 kt per square kilometre, 8.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.0679 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0014 kt per square kilometre, 48.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0305 kt per square kilometre 0.0283 kt per square kilometre 0.0338 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0309 kt per square kilometre 0.0294 kt per square kilometre 0.0347 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0362 kt per square kilometre 0.0333 kt per square kilometre 0.0385 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0447 kt per square kilometre 0.0388 kt per square kilometre 0.0509 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0588 kt per square kilometre 0.049 kt per square kilometre 0.0676 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0732 kt per square kilometre 0.0687 kt per square kilometre 0.0763 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0693 kt per square kilometre 0.0678 kt per square kilometre 0.071 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 3 Luxembourg 0.1002 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 4 Malta 0.099 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 5 Belgium 0.0821 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 7 Denmark 0.0639 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 8 Switzerland 0.062 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 9 Germany 0.0497 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in New Zealand?
Raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.0679 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0763 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does New Zealand rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 6th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,626 data points, 1961–2023
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Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.