New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture

New Zealand
29.69 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
31.55 Mt CO2e
in 2024
New Zealand rank
31st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
29th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 31.55 Mt CO2e against 29.69 Mt CO2e in New Zealand, a difference of 1.86 Mt CO2e.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

New Zealand ranks 31st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 30.42 Mt CO2e 36.86 Mt CO2e 6.44 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 33.06 Mt CO2e 37.09 Mt CO2e 4.02 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 31.43 Mt CO2e 37.78 Mt CO2e 6.35 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 32.82 Mt CO2e 33.67 Mt CO2e 0.8497 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 32.92 Mt CO2e 32.43 Mt CO2e 0.4925 Mt CO2e New Zealand
2020s 30.79 Mt CO2e 31.94 Mt CO2e 1.15 Mt CO2e United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture, New Zealand or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 31.55 Mt CO2e against 29.69 Mt CO2e in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture between New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.86 Mt CO2e, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture?
New Zealand ranks 31st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 13,637 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).