Climate Change in New Zealand 1,346 indicators covering climate change for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest area, 1000 Hectares 9,950 2023 up 1.0% 53rd Index of forest extent, Index 105.09 2023 up 1.0% 60th Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric 1,822 2023 up 1.8% 27th Index of carbon stocks in forests, Index 110.4 2023 up 1.8% 69th On-farm energy use — Emissions 3.11 kt 2023 down 0.1% 44th On-farm energy use — Emissions 0.4774 kt 2023 down 1.8% 42nd On-farm energy use — Emissions 1,815 kt 2023 down 4.1% 53rd On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 87.02 kt 2023 down 0.1% 44th On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.51 kt 2023 down 1.8% 42nd On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,029 kt 2023 down 3.8% 50th Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture 27,279 TJ 2023 down 4.0% 36th Total Energy — Emissions 1,815 kt 2023 down 4.1% 45th Total Energy — Emissions 3.11 kt 2023 down 0.1% 35th Total Energy — Emissions 0.4774 kt 2023 down 1.8% 34th Land area, 1000 Hectares 26,331 2023 unchanged 76th Share of forest land, Percent 37.79 2023 up 1.0% 90th Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas 0.1% 2024 down 43.4% 71st Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas 0.1% 2024 down 7.2% 58th Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 13.4% 92nd Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 1.4% 114th Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 14.6% 92nd Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 108th Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0.0036 t per person 2023 down 13.4% 92nd Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0.0718 t per square kilometre 2023 up 1.4% 112th Food Retail — Emissions 202.82 kt 2023 up 1.3% 95th Food Retail — Emissions 0.0066 kt 2023 up 1.2% 114th Food Retail — Emissions 0.0012 kt 2023 up 7.7% 113th Food Retail — Emissions 0.0066 kt 2023 up 1.5% 130th Food Retail — Emissions 0.0012 kt 2023 unchanged 130th Food Retail — Emissions 202.82 kt 2023 up 1.3% 110th Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1841 kt 2023 up 1.2% 130th Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.3283 kt 2023 up 7.7% 130th IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate 5.05 % change on previous year 2023 down 81.8% 9th Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 24.5% 113th Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 25.5% 108th Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 down 24.5% 113th Food Retail — Energy Use 10,128 TJ 2023 down 2.0% 72nd Food Retail — Energy Use 8,139 TJ 2023 up 0.9% 65th IPPU — Emissions Share 0.25 % 2023 up 4.2% 30th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 29.8% 76th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 17.9% 93rd Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 29.4% 76th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 17.3% 97th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 29.5% 76th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 17.4% 97th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.2508 kg per person 2023 down 29.5% 76th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 4.95 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 17.5% 97th Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 1,969 tonnes 2026 down 79.6% 108th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 38.8% 106th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 38.4% 108th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 38.5% 107th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 38.6% 107th Food Packaging — Emissions 0.003 kt 2023 down 18.9% 83rd Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0005 kt 2023 down 28.6% 78th Food Packaging — Emissions 123.63 kt 2023 down 30.0% 68th Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0842 kt 2023 down 17.9% 83rd Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1415 kt 2023 down 21.0% 78th Electricity — Energy use in agriculture 8,734 TJ 2023 up 0.9% 34th Electricity — Emissions 465.72 kt 2023 up 0.9% 50th Electricity — Emissions 2.91 kt 2023 up 0.9% 34th ← Previous Page 16 of 23 Next →