Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in New Zealand

New Zealand: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.8412 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8412 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
130th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.53 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1971
All-time low
0.8412 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in New Zealand, 1961–2023

00.511.5196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

In 2023, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in New Zealand stood at 0.8412 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in New Zealand peaked at 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.8412 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.

That places New Zealand 130th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
1963 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1964 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
1965 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg -4.4%
1966 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1967 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1968 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg +6.0%
1969 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
1970 1.5 kg CO2eq/kg +8.7%
1971 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1972 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg -13.1%
1973 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1974 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg +4.3%
1975 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg -5.7%
1976 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg -8.3%
1977 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1978 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg +10.1%
1979 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg -5.5%
1980 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg +9.0%
1981 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1982 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1983 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
1984 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg -6.3%
1985 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1986 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1987 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg +9.9%
1988 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg -5.5%
1989 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg +9.3%
1990 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1991 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg -7.5%
1992 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
1993 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg -7.8%
1994 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1995 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg +11.3%
1996 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
1997 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg -5.1%
1998 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1999 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
2000 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg -11.6%
2001 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2002 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2003 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
2004 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2005 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg +2.7%
2006 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
2007 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
2008 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg +7.1%
2009 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
2010 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg -1.6%
2011 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
2012 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg -5.7%
2013 0.9932 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
2014 0.9381 kg CO2eq/kg -5.5%
2015 0.8905 kg CO2eq/kg -5.1%
2016 0.9493 kg CO2eq/kg +6.6%
2017 0.9081 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
2018 0.8821 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
2019 0.8648 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
2020 0.8545 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
2021 0.8482 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2022 0.8485 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
2023 0.8412 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.9574 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8648 kg CO2eq/kg 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.8481 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8412 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8545 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 127 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.8695 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 128 Iceland 0.8614 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 129 Malta 0.8492 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 131 Ireland 0.8086 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 132 Uruguay 0.803 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 133 Armenia 0.7952 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in New Zealand?
Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in New Zealand was 0.8412 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg in 1971.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8412 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
How does New Zealand rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
New Zealand ranks 130th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,132 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.