Share global co2 including land in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share global co2 including land was 0.107 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.107
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
71st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.4755
in 1899
All-time low
0.107
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global co2 including land in New Zealand, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.107 for share global co2 including land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global co2 including land in New Zealand peaked at 0.4755 in 1899 and was at its lowest, 0.107, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 71st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Share global co2 including land in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.412 | — |
| 1851 | 0.3622 | -12.1% |
| 1852 | 0.326 | -10.0% |
| 1853 | 0.3148 | -3.4% |
| 1854 | 0.2854 | -9.4% |
| 1855 | 0.2771 | -2.9% |
| 1856 | 0.2715 | -2.0% |
| 1857 | 0.2715 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.2267 | -16.5% |
| 1859 | 0.2279 | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.2537 | +11.3% |
| 1861 | 0.2692 | +6.1% |
| 1862 | 0.2752 | +2.2% |
| 1863 | 0.2641 | -4.0% |
| 1864 | 0.263 | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.2769 | +5.3% |
| 1866 | 0.2769 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.2723 | -1.7% |
| 1868 | 0.3102 | +13.9% |
| 1869 | 0.2877 | -7.3% |
| 1870 | 0.2533 | -12.0% |
| 1871 | 0.2475 | -2.3% |
| 1872 | 0.214 | -13.5% |
| 1873 | 0.2634 | +23.1% |
| 1874 | 0.2463 | -6.5% |
| 1875 | 0.2398 | -2.6% |
| 1876 | 0.2223 | -7.3% |
| 1877 | 0.2343 | +5.4% |
| 1878 | 0.2112 | -9.9% |
| 1879 | 0.2166 | +2.6% |
| 1880 | 0.3244 | +49.8% |
| 1881 | 0.343 | +5.7% |
| 1882 | 0.3696 | +7.7% |
| 1883 | 0.3392 | -8.2% |
| 1884 | 0.3552 | +4.7% |
| 1885 | 0.3656 | +2.9% |
| 1886 | 0.3616 | -1.1% |
| 1887 | 0.3907 | +8.0% |
| 1888 | 0.3781 | -3.2% |
| 1889 | 0.3767 | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.4158 | +10.4% |
| 1891 | 0.4334 | +4.3% |
| 1892 | 0.4111 | -5.1% |
| 1893 | 0.4443 | +8.1% |
| 1894 | 0.4507 | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 0.4555 | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.4692 | +3.0% |
| 1897 | 0.4724 | +0.7% |
| 1898 | 0.4713 | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.4755 | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 0.4152 | -12.7% |
| 1901 | 0.401 | -3.4% |
| 1902 | 0.3508 | -12.5% |
| 1903 | 0.3447 | -1.7% |
| 1904 | 0.353 | +2.4% |
| 1905 | 0.3192 | -9.6% |
| 1906 | 0.3117 | -2.3% |
| 1907 | 0.293 | -6.0% |
| 1908 | 0.3111 | +6.2% |
| 1909 | 0.2836 | -8.8% |
| 1910 | 0.3346 | +18.0% |
| 1911 | 0.3274 | -2.1% |
| 1912 | 0.3369 | +2.9% |
| 1913 | 0.3052 | -9.4% |
| 1914 | 0.3277 | +7.4% |
| 1915 | 0.3376 | +3.0% |
| 1916 | 0.3322 | -1.6% |
| 1917 | 0.3297 | -0.8% |
| 1918 | 0.3346 | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 0.3502 | +4.7% |
| 1920 | 0.3017 | -13.8% |
| 1921 | 0.3063 | +1.5% |
| 1922 | 0.3019 | -1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.2975 | -1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.3004 | +1.0% |
| 1925 | 0.2764 | -8.0% |
| 1926 | 0.259 | -6.3% |
| 1927 | 0.2651 | +2.3% |
| 1928 | 0.31 | +17.0% |
| 1929 | 0.2432 | -21.5% |
| 1930 | 0.2569 | +5.6% |
| 1931 | 0.2716 | +5.7% |
| 1932 | 0.2443 | -10.0% |
| 1933 | 0.2553 | +4.5% |
| 1934 | 0.2439 | -4.5% |
| 1935 | 0.2396 | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.2609 | +8.9% |
| 1937 | 0.2393 | -8.3% |
| 1938 | 0.2354 | -1.7% |
| 1939 | 0.2199 | -6.6% |
| 1940 | 0.2164 | -1.6% |
| 1941 | 0.2127 | -1.7% |
| 1942 | 0.2213 | +4.0% |
| 1943 | 0.2232 | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 0.2084 | -6.6% |
| 1945 | 0.2232 | +7.1% |
| 1946 | 0.2302 | +3.1% |
| 1947 | 0.2007 | -12.8% |
| 1948 | 0.209 | +4.1% |
| 1949 | 0.214 | +2.4% |
| 1950 | 0.2397 | +12.0% |
| 1951 | 0.2516 | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 0.284 | +12.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2666 | -6.1% |
| 1954 | 0.2711 | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2691 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2542 | -5.5% |
| 1957 | 0.2511 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2531 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.2337 | -7.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1619 | -30.7% |
| 1961 | 0.172 | +6.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1632 | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1699 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1477 | -13.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1568 | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1527 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1496 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.133 | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1268 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1155 | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2301 | +99.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1466 | -36.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1485 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2478 | +66.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2548 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1712 | -32.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2075 | +21.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1562 | -24.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1717 | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2944 | +71.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1636 | -44.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1576 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1458 | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1446 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1397 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1437 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1346 | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1293 | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.129 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.124 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1266 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1374 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.133 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1348 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1248 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1248 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.131 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1431 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1513 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1506 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1847 | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 0.151 | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1582 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1385 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1326 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.154 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1351 | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1604 | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1307 | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1222 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1268 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1262 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.133 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1236 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1247 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1239 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1298 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1321 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1309 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1415 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1271 | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.116 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1097 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.107 | -2.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.107 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.085, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.107 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1043, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global co2 including land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +99.2% | 0.1155 | 0.2301 |
| 1980 | +71.5% | 0.1717 | 0.2944 |
| 1974 | +66.8% | 0.1485 | 0.2478 |
| 1880 | +49.8% | 0.2166 | 0.3244 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2975 | 0.2267 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2749 | 0.2537 | 0.3102 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2349 | 0.2112 | 0.2634 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3604 | 0.3244 | 0.3907 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4499 | 0.4111 | 0.4755 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3383 | 0.2836 | 0.4152 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3316 | 0.3052 | 0.3502 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2862 | 0.2432 | 0.31 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2467 | 0.2199 | 0.2716 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2159 | 0.2007 | 0.2302 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2574 | 0.2337 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1534 | 0.1268 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.185 | 0.1155 | 0.2548 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1582 | 0.129 | 0.2944 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1331 | 0.124 | 0.1513 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1496 | 0.1307 | 0.1847 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1273 | 0.1222 | 0.133 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1203 | 0.107 | 0.1415 | 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 share global co2 including land in New Zealand?
- Share global co2 including land in New Zealand was 0.107 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global co2 including land recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4755 in 1899.
- What is the lowest share global co2 including land recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.107 in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for share global co2 including land?
- New Zealand ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global co2 including land rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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