Vulnerability in New Zealand
New Zealand: Vulnerability was 1.1 in 2025. β² Rising
Vulnerability in New Zealand, 2013β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1.1 for vulnerability in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerability in New Zealand peaked at 1.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2015.
New Zealand ranks 184th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8429 | 0.8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9167 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 182 Barbados 1.3 compare
- 182 China 1.3 compare
- 184 Oman 1.1 compare
- 186 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 186 Liechtenstein 1 compare
- 186 Qatar 1 compare
- 186 Seychelles 1 compare
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions (CO2eq) 46,323 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions 45.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions 1,226 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions (CO2eq) 694.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 691.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions 2.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions 0.1143 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerability in New Zealand?
- Vulnerability in New Zealand was 1.1 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vulnerability recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest vulnerability recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for vulnerability?
- New Zealand ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerability rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vulnerability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides information on the Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator, which helps assess the risk of climate-driven hazards. It can be used to support decisions related to prevention, preparedness, and response. It has three dimensions: climate-driven hazard & exposure, vulnerability, and lack of coping capacity. It is produced based on the INFORM Risk with IMF staff calculations. Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure reflects the probability of physical exposure associated with specific climate-driven hazards. Vulnerability represents economic, political and social characteristics of the community that can be destabilized in case of a hazard event. Lack of coping capacity relates to the ability of a country to cope with disasters in terms of formal, organized activities and the effort of the countryβs government as well as the existing infrastructure which contribute to the reduction of disaster risk. The data are updated annually based on August data release by INFORM Risk.