Waste — Emissions in New Zealand
New Zealand: Waste — Emissions was 0.445 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions in New Zealand stood at 0.445 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in New Zealand peaked at 0.445 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.147 kt, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 105th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.147 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.153 kt | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.16 kt | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.169 kt | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.177 kt | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.186 kt | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.195 kt | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.203 kt | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.21 kt | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.187 kt | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 0.19 kt | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.195 kt | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.208 kt | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.21 kt | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.232 kt | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.243 kt | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.215 kt | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.225 kt | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.207 kt | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.211 kt | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.206 kt | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.22 kt | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.205 kt | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.205 kt | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.224 kt | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.221 kt | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.225 kt | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.212 kt | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.21 kt | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.218 kt | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.221 kt | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.223 kt | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.236 kt | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.237 kt | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.243 kt | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.237 kt | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.236 kt | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.231 kt | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.229 kt | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.229 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.231 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.238 kt | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.244 kt | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.249 kt | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.254 kt | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.258 kt | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.263 kt | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.264 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.264 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.275 kt | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.285 kt | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.301 kt | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.308 kt | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.322 kt | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.337 kt | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.355 kt | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.376 kt | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.39 kt | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.402 kt | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.406 kt | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.417 kt | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.43 kt | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.445 kt | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1778 kt | 0.147 kt | 0.21 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2112 kt | 0.187 kt | 0.243 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2139 kt | 0.205 kt | 0.225 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2311 kt | 0.218 kt | 0.243 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2494 kt | 0.229 kt | 0.264 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3351 kt | 0.275 kt | 0.402 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4245 kt | 0.406 kt | 0.445 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1143 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in New Zealand?
- Waste — emissions in New Zealand was 0.445 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.445 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.147 kt in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for waste — emissions?
- New Zealand ranks 105th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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 Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf