Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita in New Zealand, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per person.
Analysis
In 2024, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in New Zealand stood at 0 Mt CO2e per person. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per person, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 19th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 2.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 5.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 16 Gibraltar 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 18 Turkmenistan 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 20 Libya 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 21 Uruguay 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 22 South Korea 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in New Zealand?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in New Zealand was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 19th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.