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Share global ghg emissions in New Zealand

New Zealand: Share global ghg emissions was 0.1505 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1505
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
68th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.5637
in 1850
All-time low
0.1505
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in New Zealand, 1850–2024

0.20.30.40.50.6185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.1505 for share global ghg emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in New Zealand peaked at 0.5637 in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.1505, in 2024.

That places New Zealand 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in New Zealand, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.5637 —
1851 0.4685 -16.9%
1852 0.4293 -8.4%
1853 0.4179 -2.6%
1854 0.3945 -5.6%
1855 0.3846 -2.5%
1856 0.3776 -1.8%
1857 0.375 -0.7%
1858 0.342 -8.8%
1859 0.3405 -0.4%
1860 0.3635 +6.7%
1861 0.3798 +4.5%
1862 0.3867 +1.8%
1863 0.38 -1.7%
1864 0.3789 -0.3%
1865 0.3936 +3.9%
1866 0.397 +0.9%
1867 0.3985 +0.4%
1868 0.428 +7.4%
1869 0.4164 -2.7%
1870 0.3873 -7.0%
1871 0.3857 -0.4%
1872 0.36 -6.7%
1873 0.396 +10.0%
1874 0.3867 -2.3%
1875 0.3836 -0.8%
1876 0.3731 -2.8%
1877 0.3817 +2.3%
1878 0.367 -3.9%
1879 0.3698 +0.8%
1880 0.4469 +20.9%
1881 0.4755 +6.4%
1882 0.4953 +4.1%
1883 0.4715 -4.8%
1884 0.4835 +2.5%
1885 0.4913 +1.6%
1886 0.4889 -0.5%
1887 0.5082 +3.9%
1888 0.4975 -2.1%
1889 0.4969 -0.1%
1890 0.5191 +4.5%
1891 0.5291 +1.9%
1892 0.5098 -3.6%
1893 0.5311 +4.2%
1894 0.5313 +0.0%
1895 0.5308 -0.1%
1896 0.5382 +1.4%
1897 0.5375 -0.1%
1898 0.5346 -0.5%
1899 0.5349 +0.0%
1900 0.4936 -7.7%
1901 0.4795 -2.9%
1902 0.4431 -7.6%
1903 0.4415 -0.4%
1904 0.4516 +2.3%
1905 0.4279 -5.3%
1906 0.4234 -1.0%
1907 0.4096 -3.3%
1908 0.4271 +4.3%
1909 0.4077 -4.6%
1910 0.4519 +10.8%
1911 0.452 +0.0%
1912 0.4606 +1.9%
1913 0.4347 -5.6%
1914 0.4594 +5.7%
1915 0.4717 +2.7%
1916 0.4672 -1.0%
1917 0.4644 -0.6%
1918 0.4697 +1.1%
1919 0.4889 +4.1%
1920 0.4423 -9.5%
1921 0.4524 +2.3%
1922 0.4466 -1.3%
1923 0.4357 -2.4%
1924 0.4426 +1.6%
1925 0.4217 -4.7%
1926 0.4113 -2.5%
1927 0.4109 -0.1%
1928 0.448 +9.0%
1929 0.3918 -12.5%
1930 0.4056 +3.5%
1931 0.4223 +4.1%
1932 0.4075 -3.5%
1933 0.4154 +2.0%
1934 0.4032 -3.0%
1935 0.4003 -0.7%
1936 0.4095 +2.3%
1937 0.39 -4.7%
1938 0.3948 +1.2%
1939 0.3795 -3.9%
1940 0.3725 -1.8%
1941 0.3698 -0.7%
1942 0.3797 +2.7%
1943 0.3833 +0.9%
1944 0.3767 -1.7%
1945 0.4033 +7.0%
1946 0.4086 +1.3%
1947 0.3832 -6.2%
1948 0.3908 +2.0%
1949 0.4013 +2.7%
1950 0.412 +2.7%
1951 0.4237 +2.8%
1952 0.4563 +7.7%
1953 0.4461 -2.2%
1954 0.4487 +0.6%
1955 0.4419 -1.5%
1956 0.4293 -2.9%
1957 0.4255 -0.9%
1958 0.4302 +1.1%
1959 0.413 -4.0%
1960 0.3619 -12.4%
1961 0.3485 -3.7%
1962 0.3424 -1.7%
1963 0.3356 -2.0%
1964 0.3091 -7.9%
1965 0.3095 +0.1%
1966 0.3096 +0.0%
1967 0.3094 -0.1%
1968 0.2947 -4.8%
1969 0.2805 -4.8%
1970 0.2693 -4.0%
1971 0.3599 +33.6%
1972 0.3106 -13.7%
1973 0.289 -7.0%
1974 0.3764 +30.3%
1975 0.4043 +7.4%
1976 0.3258 -19.4%
1977 0.3305 +1.4%
1978 0.2886 -12.7%
1979 0.2912 +0.9%
1980 0.4023 +38.2%
1981 0.318 -20.9%
1982 0.2839 -10.7%
1983 0.2651 -6.6%
1984 0.2569 -3.1%
1985 0.2485 -3.3%
1986 0.2525 +1.6%
1987 0.2405 -4.8%
1988 0.2353 -2.2%
1989 0.2282 -3.0%
1990 0.2211 -3.1%
1991 0.2199 -0.5%
1992 0.2255 +2.6%
1993 0.2203 -2.3%
1994 0.221 +0.3%
1995 0.2145 -2.9%
1996 0.2075 -3.3%
1997 0.2093 +0.9%
1998 0.2186 +4.5%
1999 0.2286 +4.6%
2000 0.2312 +1.2%
2001 0.2828 +22.3%
2002 0.25 -11.6%
2003 0.2262 -9.5%
2004 0.2059 -9.0%
2005 0.1955 -5.0%
2006 0.2104 +7.6%
2007 0.1942 -7.7%
2008 0.2078 +7.0%
2009 0.1869 -10.0%
2010 0.1746 -6.6%
2011 0.1751 +0.3%
2012 0.1738 -0.7%
2013 0.1777 +2.2%
2014 0.1743 -1.9%
2015 0.171 -1.9%
2016 0.1734 +1.4%
2017 0.176 +1.5%
2018 0.1753 -0.4%
2019 0.1735 -1.0%
2020 0.1806 +4.0%
2021 0.1696 -6.1%
2022 0.1571 -7.4%
2023 0.152 -3.2%
2024 0.1505 -1.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.1505 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0873, 1.7× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.1505 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1124, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +38.2% 0.2912 0.4023
1971 +33.6% 0.2693 0.3599
1974 +30.3% 0.289 0.3764

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4094 0.3405 0.5637 10
1860s 0.3922 0.3635 0.428 10
1870s 0.3791 0.36 0.396 10
1880s 0.4855 0.4469 0.5082 10
1890s 0.5296 0.5098 0.5382 10
1900s 0.4405 0.4077 0.4936 10
1910s 0.4621 0.4347 0.4889 10
1920s 0.4303 0.3918 0.4524 10
1930s 0.4028 0.3795 0.4223 10
1940s 0.3869 0.3698 0.4086 10
1950s 0.4327 0.412 0.4563 10
1960s 0.3201 0.2805 0.3619 10
1970s 0.3246 0.2693 0.4043 10
1980s 0.2731 0.2282 0.4023 10
1990s 0.2186 0.2075 0.2286 10
2000s 0.2191 0.1869 0.2828 10
2010s 0.1745 0.171 0.1777 10
2020s 0.1619 0.1505 0.1806 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 65 North Korea 0.165 compare
  2. 66 Finland 0.1616 compare
  3. 67 Czechia 0.1551 compare
  4. 69 Guinea 0.1443 compare
  5. 70 Central African Republic 0.1261 compare
  6. 71 Austria 0.1254 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in New Zealand?
Share global ghg emissions in New Zealand was 0.1505 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5637 in 1850.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1505 in 2024.
How does New Zealand rank for share global ghg emissions?
New Zealand ranks 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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