Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 787.63 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 787.63 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in New Zealand peaked at 787.63 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 639.73 kt, in 1990.
That places New Zealand 95th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 639.73 kt | — |
| 1991 | 656.62 kt | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 670.55 kt | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 682.77 kt | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 693.8 kt | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 703.7 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 712.38 kt | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 719.24 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 724.07 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 728.39 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 731.35 kt | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 733.99 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 737.34 kt | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 741.59 kt | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 745.9 kt | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 749.97 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 753.16 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 756.96 kt | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 759.87 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 761.79 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 764.46 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 767.37 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 769.98 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 772.57 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 774.99 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 776.31 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 777.77 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 779.46 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 780.96 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 782.23 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 783.27 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 785.11 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 786.42 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 787.63 kt | +0.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 787.63 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 299.99 kt, 2.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 787.63 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,895 kt, 20% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 693.13 kt | 639.73 kt | 728.39 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 747.19 kt | 731.35 kt | 761.79 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 774.61 kt | 764.46 kt | 782.23 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 785.61 kt | 783.27 kt | 787.63 kt | 4 |
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 solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in New Zealand?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in New Zealand was 787.63 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 787.63 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 639.73 kt in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- New Zealand ranks 95th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.