How does New Zealand rank for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?

New Zealand ranks 74th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.

Is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in New Zealand

Name: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in New Zealand
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

New Zealand: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0 kt per square kilometre

Change on year

down 5.6%

World rank

74th

of 110 countries

All-time high

0 kt per square kilometre

in 1969

All-time low

0 kt per square kilometre

in 1991

Years of data

1961–2023

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in New Zealand is 0 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1991.

New Zealand ranks 74th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per square kilometre	Change
1961	0 kt per square kilometre	—
1962	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.2%
1963	0 kt per square kilometre	+21.3%
1964	0 kt per square kilometre	-9.7%
1965	0 kt per square kilometre	-9.8%
1966	0 kt per square kilometre	+8.5%
1967	0 kt per square kilometre	+15.6%
1968	0 kt per square kilometre	+35.7%
1969	0 kt per square kilometre	+2.4%
1970	0 kt per square kilometre	-16.4%
1971	0 kt per square kilometre	-10.1%
1972	0 kt per square kilometre	+9.3%
1973	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.0%
1974	0 kt per square kilometre	-37.4%
1975	0 kt per square kilometre	-14.4%
1976	0 kt per square kilometre	+79.8%
1977	0 kt per square kilometre	-7.2%
1978	0 kt per square kilometre	-5.4%
1979	0 kt per square kilometre	-4.3%
1980	0 kt per square kilometre	-1.4%
1981	0 kt per square kilometre	-5.5%
1982	0 kt per square kilometre	-12.0%
1983	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.8%
1984	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.1%
1985	0 kt per square kilometre	+4.6%
1986	0 kt per square kilometre	+27.2%
1987	0 kt per square kilometre	-9.2%
1988	0 kt per square kilometre	-39.0%
1989	0 kt per square kilometre	-25.2%
1990	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.7%
1991	0 kt per square kilometre	-2.6%
1992	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.7%
1993	0 kt per square kilometre	+8.1%
1994	0 kt per square kilometre	+9.3%
1995	0 kt per square kilometre	+17.4%
1996	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.4%
1997	0 kt per square kilometre	+10.6%
1998	0 kt per square kilometre	-13.2%
1999	0 kt per square kilometre	+8.6%
2000	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.5%
2001	0 kt per square kilometre	-6.7%
2002	0 kt per square kilometre	-13.8%
2003	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.9%
2004	0 kt per square kilometre	-8.3%
2005	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.9%
2006	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.8%
2007	0 kt per square kilometre	+6.8%
2008	0 kt per square kilometre	+4.3%
2009	0 kt per square kilometre	+27.4%
2010	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.5%
2011	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.9%
2012	0 kt per square kilometre	+4.0%
2013	0 kt per square kilometre	-10.2%
2014	0 kt per square kilometre	-2.4%
2015	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.6%
2016	0 kt per square kilometre	+4.7%
2017	0 kt per square kilometre	-17.6%
2018	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.7%
2019	0 kt per square kilometre	+8.7%
2020	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.4%
2021	0 kt per square kilometre	-4.7%
2022	0 kt per square kilometre	-1.5%
2023	0 kt per square kilometre	-5.6%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

New Zealand's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
New Zealand's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1976	+79.8%	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	9
1970s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
1980s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
1990s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
2000s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
2010s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
2020s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

71 Kenya 0 kt per square kilometre compare
72 Norway 0 kt per square kilometre compare
73 Zimbabwe 0 kt per square kilometre compare
75 Sudan 0 kt per square kilometre compare
76 Jordan 0 kt per square kilometre compare
77 Yemen 0 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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)

All data for New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in New Zealand?: Wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1969.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1991.
How does New Zealand rank for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?: New Zealand ranks 74th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Wheat — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

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Indicator: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre
Unit: kt per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 112 places, 6,134 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.