Waste — Emissions Share in New Zealand

New Zealand: Waste — Emissions Share was 13.63 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.63 %
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
145th
of 208 countries
All-time high
13.63 %
in 2023
All-time low
11.22 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in New Zealand, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 11.2 %1991: 11.6 %1992: 11.9 %1993: 12.3 %1994: 11.8 %1995: 11.8 %1996: 12.2 %1997: 12.2 %1998: 12.7 %1999: 12.8 %2000: 13.2 %2001: 13.3 %2002: 13.2 %2003: 12.9 %2004: 13.1 %2005: 13.1 %2006: 12.8 %2007: 12.9 %2008: 13 %2009: 12.9 %2010: 12.5 %2011: 12.5 %2012: 12 %2013: 11.5 %2014: 11.7 %2015: 11.8 %2016: 12.5 %2017: 12.7 %2018: 13.4 %2019: 12.9 %2020: 12.8 %2021: 12.8 %2022: 13.4 %2023: 13.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 13.63 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in New Zealand peaked at 13.63 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.22 %, in 1990.

That places New Zealand 145th out of 208 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.05 % 11.22 % 12.76 % 10
2000s 13.03 % 12.79 % 13.3 % 10
2010s 12.36 % 11.53 % 13.42 % 10
2020s 13.16 % 12.75 % 13.63 % 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 142 Malawi 14.15 % compare
  2. 143 Eswatini 13.76 % compare
  3. 144 Eritrea 13.75 % compare
  4. 146 Bhutan 13.53 % compare
  5. 147 Palau 13.25 % compare
  6. 148 Philippines 12.99 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in New Zealand?
Waste — emissions share in New Zealand was 13.63 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 13.63 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 11.22 % in 1990.
How does New Zealand rank for waste — emissions share?
New Zealand ranks 145th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.