Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in New Zealand, 1878–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in New Zealand peaked at 0.2% in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 57th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 147 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 5.32 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.47 million (2025)
- Urban population 84.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.23 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.01 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.23 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.23 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from coal in New Zealand?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in New Zealand was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1945.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- New Zealand ranks 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.