New Zealand Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2023
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- New Zealand greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2020 was 80,158.03, a 3.63% decline from 2019.
- New Zealand greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 83,180.27, a 1.68% increase from 2018.
- New Zealand greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 81,806.77, a 0.74% decline from 2017.
- New Zealand greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 82,414.82, a 2% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| United States |
5,505,180.89 |
| Japan |
1,094,556.26 |
| Saudi Arabia |
712,585.40 |
| Germany |
692,750.76 |
| Canada |
677,709.22 |
| South Korea |
659,329.70 |
| Australia |
571,903.12 |
| United Kingdom |
398,323.65 |
| France |
376,006.25 |
| Argentina |
361,433.02 |
| Italy |
352,128.89 |
| Poland |
338,383.84 |
| Spain |
270,310.97 |
| UAE |
249,927.75 |
| Netherlands |
155,912.49 |
| Kuwait |
135,896.79 |
| Qatar |
119,605.37 |
| Czech Republic |
108,308.42 |
| Chile |
106,722.33 |
| Belgium |
100,063.49 |
| Oman |
95,082.41 |
| Israel |
83,664.07 |
| New Zealand |
80,158.03 |
| Austria |
71,017.83 |
| Greece |
69,283.31 |
| Singapore |
64,266.74 |
| Hungary |
59,596.53 |
| Ireland |
59,497.73 |
| Portugal |
55,640.71 |
| Bahrain |
54,151.41 |
| Finland |
47,740.49 |
| Norway |
46,116.82 |
| Sweden |
45,458.82 |
| Switzerland |
43,987.64 |
| Denmark |
41,135.55 |
| Uruguay |
35,994.19 |
| Slovak Republic |
35,984.33 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
26,480.71 |
| Croatia |
21,379.33 |
| Lithuania |
19,784.73 |
| Panama |
17,231.02 |
| Slovenia |
15,286.68 |
| Brunei |
11,914.03 |
| Latvia |
11,436.60 |
| Estonia |
10,198.80 |
| Luxembourg |
8,813.98 |
| Cyprus |
8,109.21 |
| Barbados |
3,656.47 |
| Bahamas |
2,801.14 |
| Iceland |
2,653.43 |
| Malta |
2,082.17 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
1,203.63 |
| Seychelles |
770.06 |
| Andorra |
577.57 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis |
334.46 |
| Palau |
195.79 |
| Liechtenstein |
157.56 |
| New Zealand Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
80,158.03 |
-3.63% |
| 2019 |
83,180.27 |
1.68% |
| 2018 |
81,806.77 |
-0.74% |
| 2017 |
82,414.82 |
2.00% |
| 2016 |
80,796.86 |
-1.70% |
| 2015 |
82,190.23 |
-0.75% |
| 2014 |
82,810.64 |
0.77% |
| 2013 |
82,181.45 |
-0.45% |
| 2012 |
82,553.95 |
3.06% |
| 2011 |
80,100.90 |
-0.67% |
| 2010 |
80,643.49 |
0.19% |
| 2009 |
80,493.85 |
-3.45% |
| 2008 |
83,368.13 |
-0.04% |
| 2007 |
83,401.25 |
-1.33% |
| 2006 |
84,525.11 |
0.18% |
| 2005 |
84,374.95 |
1.69% |
| 2004 |
82,969.51 |
-0.74% |
| 2003 |
83,584.88 |
3.11% |
| 2002 |
81,063.15 |
1.46% |
| 2001 |
79,897.75 |
3.48% |
| 2000 |
77,211.86 |
0.23% |
| 1999 |
77,035.32 |
3.02% |
| 1998 |
74,778.67 |
-2.19% |
| 1997 |
76,455.24 |
3.41% |
| 1996 |
73,931.31 |
0.54% |
| 1995 |
73,531.80 |
1.72% |
| 1994 |
72,291.04 |
2.08% |
| 1993 |
70,819.77 |
-1.13% |
| 1992 |
71,627.56 |
1.19% |
| 1991 |
70,788.37 |
-0.48% |
| 1990 |
71,127.95 |
-0.48% |
