Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 10.04 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 (total) excluding lulucf in New Zealand is 10.04 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in New Zealand peaked at 11.34 Mt CO2e in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.89 Mt CO2e, in 1971.
New Zealand ranks 44th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2 Mt CO2e | 7.89 Mt CO2e | 8.32 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.85 Mt CO2e | 8.67 Mt CO2e | 9.09 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.27 Mt CO2e | 8.84 Mt CO2e | 9.68 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.57 Mt CO2e | 9.88 Mt CO2e | 11.07 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.12 Mt CO2e | 10.8 Mt CO2e | 11.34 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.49 Mt CO2e | 10.04 Mt CO2e | 10.99 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 41 Mali 10.62 Mt CO2e compare
- 42 Kazakhstan, Republic of 10.47 Mt CO2e compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 10.25 Mt CO2e compare
- 45 Niger 10.02 Mt CO2e compare
- 46 Romania 9.79 Mt CO2e compare
- 47 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 8.91 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.38 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 15,836 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 21,938 t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in New Zealand?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in New Zealand was 10.04 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 11.34 Mt CO2e in 2014.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.89 Mt CO2e in 1971.
- How does New Zealand rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- New Zealand ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).