New Zealand Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
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 2012 was 78,130.98, a 3.01% increase from 2011.
- New Zealand greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2011 was 75,851.12, a 0.38% decline from 2010.
- New Zealand greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2010 was 76,141.66, a 0.1% increase from 2009.
- New Zealand greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2009 was 76,062.15, a 6.61% decline from 2008.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| United States |
6,343,840.51 |
| Japan |
1,478,858.88 |
| Canada |
1,027,063.85 |
| Germany |
951,716.71 |
| Australia |
761,686.27 |
| South Korea |
668,989.65 |
| United Kingdom |
585,779.78 |
| France |
499,146.63 |
| Italy |
482,634.00 |
| Poland |
414,606.89 |
| Argentina |
380,295.32 |
| Spain |
348,257.29 |
| UAE |
204,888.72 |
| Netherlands |
195,873.76 |
| Czech Republic |
138,957.42 |
| Belgium |
133,373.68 |
| Chile |
120,687.89 |
| Qatar |
103,155.12 |
| Greece |
100,571.17 |
| Austria |
90,460.21 |
| Israel |
84,044.43 |
| New Zealand |
78,130.98 |
| Portugal |
72,524.22 |
| Finland |
69,072.94 |
| Sweden |
65,767.79 |
| Norway |
63,536.73 |
| Hungary |
62,988.40 |
| Ireland |
62,433.01 |
| Oman |
62,201.55 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
61,308.53 |
| Hong Kong |
58,633.52 |
| Singapore |
55,910.28 |
| Switzerland |
54,108.10 |
| Denmark |
53,703.22 |
| Slovak Republic |
46,301.27 |
| Uruguay |
34,237.83 |
| Bahrain |
32,849.11 |
| Croatia |
30,421.05 |
| Lithuania |
29,442.21 |
| Estonia |
23,292.78 |
| Slovenia |
21,074.75 |
| Panama |
16,248.77 |
| Brunei |
14,828.97 |
| Latvia |
13,943.92 |
| Luxembourg |
12,611.00 |
| Cyprus |
7,431.19 |
| Iceland |
5,514.85 |
| Bahamas |
4,865.21 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,293.25 |
| Barbados |
1,540.62 |
| Seychelles |
910.29 |
| Bermuda |
632.88 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
552.75 |
| Gibraltar |
473.01 |
| Guam |
85.87 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
61.49 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
12.49 |
| New Zealand Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2012 |
78,130.98 |
3.01% |
| 2011 |
75,851.12 |
-0.38% |
| 2010 |
76,141.66 |
0.10% |
| 2009 |
76,062.15 |
-6.61% |
| 2008 |
81,442.90 |
-0.54% |
| 2007 |
81,888.39 |
-1.98% |
| 2006 |
83,539.49 |
1.79% |
| 2005 |
82,066.57 |
2.29% |
| 2004 |
80,229.16 |
-0.03% |
| 2003 |
80,252.28 |
3.81% |
| 2002 |
77,305.47 |
1.35% |
| 2001 |
76,276.94 |
2.49% |
| 2000 |
74,422.83 |
3.63% |
| 1999 |
71,814.67 |
3.26% |
| 1998 |
69,545.60 |
-5.44% |
| 1997 |
73,548.22 |
4.23% |
| 1996 |
70,563.23 |
1.42% |
| 1995 |
69,576.05 |
2.18% |
| 1994 |
68,092.81 |
1.79% |
| 1993 |
66,894.90 |
-0.38% |
| 1992 |
67,149.86 |
2.62% |
| 1991 |
65,434.96 |
-0.39% |
| 1990 |
65,689.82 |
2.29% |
| 1989 |
64,221.19 |
-1.78% |
| 1988 |
65,388.14 |
5.35% |
| 1987 |
62,070.13 |
-1.74% |
| 1986 |
63,171.45 |
0.45% |
| 1985 |
62,890.42 |
0.99% |
| 1984 |
62,274.74 |
2.41% |
| 1983 |
60,808.29 |
0.45% |
| 1982 |
60,533.87 |
3.72% |
| 1981 |
58,363.32 |
-0.47% |
| 1980 |
58,641.61 |
4.72% |
| 1979 |
55,998.04 |
-2.81% |
| 1978 |
57,616.28 |
-1.57% |
| 1977 |
58,533.31 |
2.24% |
| 1976 |
57,248.30 |
4.73% |
| 1975 |
54,660.88 |
-1.45% |
| 1974 |
55,467.13 |
3.35% |
| 1973 |
53,668.27 |
2.06% |
| 1972 |
52,587.15 |
8.84% |
| 1971 |
48,316.68 |
-2.59% |
| 1970 |
49,600.56 |
-2.59% |
