Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in New Zealand
New Zealand: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -20.51 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in New Zealand stood at -20.51 Mt CO2e.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in New Zealand peaked at -19.66 Mt CO2e in 2022 and was at its lowest, -29.24 Mt CO2e, in 2008.
New Zealand ranks 150th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -27.88 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -28.15 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2002 | -26.6 Mt CO2e | -5.5% |
| 2003 | -27.37 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2004 | -27.13 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2005 | -24.85 Mt CO2e | -8.4% |
| 2006 | -22.73 Mt CO2e | -8.5% |
| 2007 | -20.68 Mt CO2e | -9.0% |
| 2008 | -29.24 Mt CO2e | +41.4% |
| 2009 | -28.11 Mt CO2e | -3.8% |
| 2010 | -29.04 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2011 | -29.09 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2012 | -25.89 Mt CO2e | -11.0% |
| 2013 | -26.03 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2014 | -25.88 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2015 | -25.98 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -25.39 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2017 | -23.85 Mt CO2e | -6.1% |
| 2018 | -22.72 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 2019 | -21.94 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 2020 | -21.3 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 2021 | -20.94 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2022 | -19.66 Mt CO2e | -6.1% |
| 2023 | -20.51 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -26.27 Mt CO2e | -29.24 Mt CO2e | -20.68 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -25.58 Mt CO2e | -29.09 Mt CO2e | -21.94 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -20.6 Mt CO2e | -21.3 Mt CO2e | -19.66 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in New Zealand?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in New Zealand was -20.51 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was -19.66 Mt CO2e in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.24 Mt CO2e in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- New Zealand ranks 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.