Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.2492 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 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 0.2492 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in New Zealand peaked at 0.3961 Mt CO2e in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1442 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
New Zealand ranks 103rd of 203 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 Processes in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1442 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.1457 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.16 Mt CO2e | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1672 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1864 Mt CO2e | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1833 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1895 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1891 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.183 Mt CO2e | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1774 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1818 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1801 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2306 Mt CO2e | +28.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3961 Mt CO2e | +71.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2625 Mt CO2e | -33.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2764 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2559 Mt CO2e | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2619 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2504 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3326 Mt CO2e | +32.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2885 Mt CO2e | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2651 Mt CO2e | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2918 Mt CO2e | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2654 Mt CO2e | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3553 Mt CO2e | +33.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3626 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3206 Mt CO2e | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3216 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2985 Mt CO2e | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3011 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3205 Mt CO2e | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3173 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.29 Mt CO2e | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3016 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2993 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2966 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.291 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2874 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2844 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2673 Mt CO2e | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2601 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2546 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2561 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2577 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2573 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2611 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2655 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2725 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2661 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.268 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2492 Mt CO2e | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2554 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2473 Mt CO2e | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2454 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2492 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.2492 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1398 Mt CO2e, 1.8× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.2492 Mt CO2e is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.025 Mt CO2e, 10.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +71.8% | 0.2306 Mt CO2e | 0.3961 Mt CO2e |
| 1994 | +33.9% | 0.2654 Mt CO2e | 0.3553 Mt CO2e |
| 1984 | -33.7% | 0.3961 Mt CO2e | 0.2625 Mt CO2e |
| 1989 | +32.8% | 0.2504 Mt CO2e | 0.3326 Mt CO2e |
| 1982 | +28.0% | 0.1801 Mt CO2e | 0.2306 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1726 Mt CO2e | 0.1442 Mt CO2e | 0.1895 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2628 Mt CO2e | 0.1801 Mt CO2e | 0.3961 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.307 Mt CO2e | 0.2651 Mt CO2e | 0.3626 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2955 Mt CO2e | 0.2673 Mt CO2e | 0.3205 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2619 Mt CO2e | 0.2546 Mt CO2e | 0.2725 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2493 Mt CO2e | 0.2454 Mt CO2e | 0.2554 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in New Zealand?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in New Zealand was 0.2492 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 processes recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3961 Mt CO2e in 1983.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1442 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- New Zealand ranks 103rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Processes (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 processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).