Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per in New Zealand
New Zealand: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per in New Zealand, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per in New Zealand is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per in New Zealand peaked at 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places New Zealand 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 93 Pakistan 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 94 Egypt 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 95 Estonia 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 97 Tunisia 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 98 Albania 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 99 Eswatini 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9845 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per in New Zealand?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per in New Zealand was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per?
- New Zealand ranks 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.