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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).