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New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
77,837,353
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−0.47%
decrease
Global Share
0.15%
Per Capita
15.59
tons per person

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector


  • GHG emissions in New Zealand were 77,837,353 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
  • Emissions decreased by −0.47% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −370,759 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 78,208,112 tons.
  • Per capita: 15.59 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
  • New Zealand accounts for 0.15% of global GHG emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year

Year GHG Total (tons) CO₂ CH₄ N₂O F-gases Per Capita Change Global Share
2024 77,837,353 31,814,597 34,395,465 10,037,556 1,589,735 15.59 −0.47% 0.15%
2023 78,208,112 31,775,976 34,737,453 10,139,156 1,555,527 15.78 −2.34% 0.15%
2022 80,084,062 32,124,554 35,922,048 10,517,475 1,519,985 16.29 −4.07% 0.15%
2021 83,478,752 34,709,283 36,496,843 10,785,514 1,487,111 17.12 −0.35% 0.16%
2020 83,770,544 34,669,902 36,652,712 10,991,503 1,456,427 17.33 −3.85% 0.17%
2019 87,124,586 37,245,270 37,194,488 11,271,469 1,413,359 18.18 1.51% 0.17%
2018 85,831,837 35,633,532 37,632,843 11,175,592 1,389,870 18.07 −1.18% 0.17%
2017 86,855,428 36,266,399 37,954,444 11,278,187 1,356,398 18.46 1.37% 0.18%
2016 85,682,043 34,742,575 38,375,830 11,226,666 1,336,972 18.38 −0.58% 0.18%
2015 86,179,465 35,388,687 38,334,468 11,127,643 1,328,667 18.68 −1.26% 0.18%
2014 87,275,263 35,290,811 39,326,613 11,344,543 1,313,296 19.11 1.63% 0.18%
2013 85,877,379 34,580,655 38,907,195 11,133,962 1,255,568 19.01 −1.16% 0.18%
2012 86,888,185 34,786,602 39,844,158 10,996,118 1,261,306 19.45 3.19% 0.18%
2011 84,206,165 32,710,672 39,407,657 10,817,077 1,270,759 19.06 −0.69% 0.18%
2010 84,793,663 33,444,520 39,288,153 10,796,669 1,264,320 19.4 0.5% 0.19%
2009 84,375,052 33,416,529 39,174,041 10,606,001 1,178,480 19.52 −2.61% 0.20%
2008 86,632,142 36,188,414 38,781,264 10,388,262 1,274,202 20.25 −0.33% 0.20%
2007 86,916,037 35,089,924 39,805,319 10,787,823 1,232,970 20.53 −1.41% 0.20%
2006 88,156,583 36,303,974 40,116,610 10,704,360 1,031,639 21.06 0.52% 0.21%
2005 87,701,345 36,192,088 39,733,701 10,696,394 1,079,162 21.21 0.49% 0.21%
2004 87,269,752 35,521,692 39,688,722 11,065,804 993,534 21.39 −0.05% 0.22%
2003 87,311,028 35,922,199 39,579,870 10,837,212 971,747 21.71 1.75% 0.23%
2002 85,811,871 35,003,140 39,317,292 10,626,945 864,493 21.65 2% 0.23%
2001 84,132,365 34,908,054 38,350,703 10,134,268 739,340 21.53 3% 0.23%
2000 81,683,988 32,998,160 37,865,100 9,879,020 941,708 21.17 1.08% 0.23%
1999 80,809,160 32,031,601 38,073,835 9,679,033 1,024,690 21.16 2.8% 0.23%
1998 78,610,537 30,449,941 37,887,451 9,409,843 863,301 20.77 −2.37% 0.23%
1997 80,516,140 31,339,045 38,643,764 9,486,898 1,046,433 21.46 2.76% 0.23%
1996 78,351,812 29,804,054 38,053,607 9,470,384 1,023,768 21.08 0.89% 0.23%
1995 77,661,592 28,813,474 38,236,927 9,667,798 943,393 21.13 1.95% 0.23%
1994 76,177,987 27,893,605 37,855,010 9,412,971 1,016,401 21.02 2.97% 0.23%
1993 73,977,576 27,316,026 36,712,215 8,950,720 998,615 20.75 0.85% 0.23%
1992 73,353,895 27,295,152 36,331,949 8,866,896 859,897 20.94 1.66% 0.23%
1991 72,153,438 25,657,699 36,760,415 8,836,193 899,131 20.94 0.47% 0.22%
1990 71,813,865 24,983,543 37,019,872 8,929,570 880,879 21.13 3.26% 0.22%
1989 69,547,953 23,163,725 36,787,103 8,665,975 931,151 20.69 −2.61% 0.22%
1988 71,412,309 23,309,441 38,181,775 8,954,170 966,923 21.43 2.47% 0.23%
1987 69,690,204 22,020,973 37,824,315 8,849,876 995,040 21.05 −0.82% 0.23%
1986 70,269,507 20,916,980 39,288,854 9,087,828 975,846 21.36 0.69% 0.24%
1985 69,791,238 21,453,583 38,491,698 8,828,858 1,017,099 21.35 1.44% 0.24%
1984 68,802,526 20,456,173 38,391,139 8,939,678 1,015,536 21.22 1.65% 0.24%
1983 67,687,913 20,062,094 37,826,851 8,875,975 922,992 21.05 0.33% 0.24%
1982 67,465,108 19,887,596 38,050,263 8,830,238 697,011 21.16 2.92% 0.24%
1981 65,552,268 18,204,607 37,944,543 8,744,025 659,094 20.71 −0.08% 0.23%
1980 65,603,742 18,412,977 37,764,249 8,769,252 657,264 20.85 4% 0.23%
1979 63,078,796 18,310,287 35,791,125 8,325,003 652,381 20.12 −2.95% 0.22%
1978 64,993,816 20,111,269 35,957,641 8,296,408 628,498 20.77 −0.13% 0.23%
1977 65,075,457 20,652,270 35,555,959 8,268,599 598,629 20.84 1.57% 0.24%
1976 64,067,180 20,101,172 35,098,543 8,297,278 570,188 20.61 3.75% 0.24%
1975 61,751,533 18,311,836 34,785,984 8,204,682 449,031 20.03 −1.43% 0.24%
1974 62,650,423 19,360,578 34,567,272 8,278,733 443,839 20.59 1.96% 0.25%
1973 61,447,773 18,651,537 34,270,949 8,057,561 467,725 20.56 1.37% 0.24%
1972 60,615,547 17,259,075 34,724,927 8,275,287 356,257 20.69 7.37% 0.25%
1971 56,455,109 15,098,721 33,367,995 7,894,881 93,511 19.67 −2.95% 0.24%
1970 58,171,251 15,491,616 34,540,900 8,132,806 5,929 20.64 – 0.25%

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).