Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) was 13.63 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in New Zealand, 1990–2023
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 155th out of 222 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.
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.22 % | — |
| 1991 | 11.58 % | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 11.95 % | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 12.28 % | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 11.78 % | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 11.84 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 12.21 % | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 12.25 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 12.66 % | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 12.76 % | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.22 % | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 13.3 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 13.22 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.88 % | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 13.06 % | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 13.11 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.79 % | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.89 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.96 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.86 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.51 % | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 12.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.02 % | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 11.53 % | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 11.69 % | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 11.85 % | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 12.46 % | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 12.74 % | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.42 % | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 12.92 % | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 12.75 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 12.84 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.41 % | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 13.63 % | +1.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 13.63 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.93 %, 46% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 13.63 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.9 %, 81% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 155th out of 222 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
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.