Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.1547 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (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
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in New Zealand is 0.1547 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in New Zealand peaked at 0.1647 Mt CO2e in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0425 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
New Zealand ranks 58th of 194 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 Transport (Energy) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0425 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.044 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0489 Mt CO2e | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0498 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0543 Mt CO2e | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0564 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0566 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0575 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0583 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0579 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0581 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0582 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0589 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0598 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.063 Mt CO2e | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0636 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0658 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0675 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0716 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0756 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.083 Mt CO2e | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0851 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0905 Mt CO2e | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0944 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1057 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1061 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1079 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1082 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1126 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1219 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1214 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1231 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1285 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1317 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1293 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1304 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1326 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1329 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1292 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1266 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1263 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1268 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1277 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1291 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1349 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1563 Mt CO2e | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1647 Mt CO2e | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1581 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1517 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1409 Mt CO2e | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1492 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1504 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1521 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1547 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0526 Mt CO2e | 0.0425 Mt CO2e | 0.0583 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0642 Mt CO2e | 0.0581 Mt CO2e | 0.0756 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0994 Mt CO2e | 0.083 Mt CO2e | 0.1126 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1281 Mt CO2e | 0.1214 Mt CO2e | 0.1329 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1402 Mt CO2e | 0.1263 Mt CO2e | 0.1647 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1495 Mt CO2e | 0.1409 Mt CO2e | 0.1547 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in New Zealand?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in New Zealand was 0.1547 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 transport (energy) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1647 Mt CO2e in 2017.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0425 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- New Zealand ranks 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 Transport (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 the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).