Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) was 0.0291 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in New Zealand, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0291 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in New Zealand peaked at 0.0378 Mt CO2e in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
New Zealand ranks 58th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0156 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.016 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0251 Mt CO2e | +56.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0233 Mt CO2e | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0239 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0255 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0253 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0246 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0277 Mt CO2e | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0269 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0259 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0248 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0267 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0262 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.026 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0287 Mt CO2e | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.034 Mt CO2e | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0325 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0192 Mt CO2e | -40.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0196 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0201 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0226 Mt CO2e | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0235 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0234 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0237 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0243 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0227 Mt CO2e | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0253 Mt CO2e | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0267 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0308 Mt CO2e | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0356 Mt CO2e | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0378 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.037 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0354 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0354 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0362 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0337 Mt CO2e | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0286 Mt CO2e | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0321 Mt CO2e | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0309 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0316 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.032 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0324 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0335 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0337 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0329 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0333 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0326 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0278 Mt CO2e | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0299 Mt CO2e | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0328 Mt CO2e | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0274 Mt CO2e | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0291 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0208 Mt CO2e | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | 0.0255 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0279 Mt CO2e | 0.0248 Mt CO2e | 0.034 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0224 Mt CO2e | 0.0192 Mt CO2e | 0.0253 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0337 Mt CO2e | 0.0267 Mt CO2e | 0.0378 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0325 Mt CO2e | 0.0309 Mt CO2e | 0.0337 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0294 Mt CO2e | 0.0274 Mt CO2e | 0.0328 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in New Zealand?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in New Zealand was 0.0291 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0378 Mt CO2e in 2003.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- New Zealand ranks 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).