New Zealand CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
31,814,597
tons
Year-over-Year
+0.12%
increase
Global Share
0.08%
Per Capita
6.37
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in New Zealand were 31,814,597 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 0.12% over the previous year, representing an increase by 38,621 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 31,775,976 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in New Zealand are equivalent to 6.37 tons per person, a decrease by −0.04 over the figure of 6.41 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −0.7% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of New Zealand
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31,814,597 | 0.12% | 6.37 | 0.080% |
| 2023 | 31,775,976 | −1.09% | 6.41 | 0.081% |
| 2022 | 32,124,554 | −7.45% | 6.53 | 0.083% |
| 2021 | 34,709,283 | 0.11% | 7.12 | 0.091% |
| 2020 | 34,669,902 | −6.91% | 7.17 | 0.096% |
| 2019 | 37,245,270 | 4.52% | 7.77 | 0.098% |
| 2018 | 35,633,532 | −1.75% | 7.5 | 0.094% |
| 2017 | 36,266,399 | 4.39% | 7.71 | 0.098% |
| 2016 | 34,742,575 | −1.83% | 7.45 | 0.095% |
| 2015 | 35,388,687 | 0.28% | 7.67 | 0.098% |
| 2014 | 35,290,811 | 2.05% | 7.73 | 0.097% |
| 2013 | 34,580,655 | −0.59% | 7.65 | 0.096% |
| 2012 | 34,786,602 | 6.35% | 7.79 | 0.098% |
| 2011 | 32,710,672 | −2.19% | 7.4 | 0.093% |
| 2010 | 33,444,520 | 0.08% | 7.65 | 0.098% |
| 2009 | 33,416,529 | −7.66% | 7.73 | 0.10% |
| 2008 | 36,188,414 | 3.13% | 8.46 | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 35,089,924 | −3.34% | 8.29 | 0.11% |
| 2006 | 36,303,974 | 0.31% | 8.67 | 0.12% |
| 2005 | 36,192,088 | 1.89% | 8.75 | 0.12% |
| 2004 | 35,521,692 | −1.11% | 8.71 | 0.12% |
| 2003 | 35,922,199 | 2.63% | 8.93 | 0.13% |
| 2002 | 35,003,140 | 0.27% | 8.83 | 0.13% |
| 2001 | 34,908,054 | 5.79% | 8.93 | 0.13% |
| 2000 | 32,998,160 | 3.02% | 8.55 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | 32,031,601 | 5.19% | 8.39 | 0.13% |
| 1998 | 30,449,941 | −2.84% | 8.05 | 0.12% |
| 1997 | 31,339,045 | 5.15% | 8.35 | 0.13% |
| 1996 | 29,804,054 | 3.44% | 8.02 | 0.12% |
| 1995 | 28,813,474 | 3.3% | 7.84 | 0.12% |
| 1994 | 27,893,605 | 2.11% | 7.7 | 0.12% |
| 1993 | 27,316,026 | 0.08% | 7.66 | 0.12% |
| 1992 | 27,295,152 | 6.38% | 7.79 | 0.12% |
| 1991 | 25,657,699 | 2.7% | 7.45 | 0.11% |
| 1990 | 24,983,543 | 7.86% | 7.35 | 0.11% |
| 1989 | 23,163,725 | −0.63% | 6.89 | 0.10% |
| 1988 | 23,309,441 | 5.85% | 6.99 | 0.11% |
| 1987 | 22,020,973 | 5.28% | 6.65 | 0.10% |
| 1986 | 20,916,980 | −2.5% | 6.36 | 0.10% |
| 1985 | 21,453,583 | 4.88% | 6.56 | 0.11% |
| 1984 | 20,456,173 | 1.96% | 6.31 | 0.10% |
| 1983 | 20,062,094 | 0.88% | 6.24 | 0.10% |
| 1982 | 19,887,596 | 9.24% | 6.24 | 0.10% |
| 1981 | 18,204,607 | −1.13% | 5.75 | 0.094% |
| 1980 | 18,412,977 | 0.56% | 5.85 | 0.093% |
| 1979 | 18,310,287 | −8.96% | 5.84 | 0.091% |
| 1978 | 20,111,269 | −2.62% | 6.43 | 0.10% |
| 1977 | 20,652,270 | 2.74% | 6.61 | 0.11% |
| 1976 | 20,101,172 | 9.77% | 6.47 | 0.11% |
| 1975 | 18,311,836 | −5.42% | 5.94 | 0.11% |
| 1974 | 19,360,578 | 3.8% | 6.36 | 0.11% |
| 1973 | 18,651,537 | 8.07% | 6.24 | 0.11% |
| 1972 | 17,259,075 | 14.31% | 5.89 | 0.10% |
| 1971 | 15,098,721 | −2.54% | 5.26 | 0.096% |
| 1970 | 15,491,616 | – | 5.5 | 0.098% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).