Climate Change in New Zealand 1,370 indicators covering climate change for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 unchanged 1st Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 29.7% 63rd Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 38.7% 81st Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 17.7% 74th Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 32.9% 63rd Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 41.5% 81st Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 21.4% 74th Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.0031 t per person 2023 down 29.6% 63rd Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per unit 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 down 38.7% 81st Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per 0.0615 t per square kilometre 2023 down 17.6% 74th Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 25.3% 47th Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 34.8% 71st Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 12.5% 64th Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 25.5% 47th Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.0% 71st Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 12.7% 64th Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 25.5% 47th Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.0% 71st Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 12.8% 64th Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.9134 kg per person 2023 down 25.4% 47th Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.0% 71st Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 18.04 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 12.7% 64th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 8,438 t 2024 down 32.8% 40th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 4,546 1000 USD 2024 down 13.4% 39th Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 65.59 2021 up 5.1% 80th Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 4,018 TJ 2023 down 0.8% 26th Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 4,018 TJ 2023 down 0.8% 26th Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,923 kt 2023 up 15.9% 26th Per capita methane emissions by sector 133.39 kilograms per person 2023 down 48.3% 65th Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 11.65 million tonnes 2023 down 9.3% 39th Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 40.45 million tonnes 2023 down 9.7% 32nd Methane emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 — 72nd Methane emissions from agriculture 28.80 million tonnes 2023 down 9.9% 29th Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 2,857 kilograms per person 2023 down 7.0% 11th CO₂ emissions from transport 14.78 million tonnes 2023 up 8.0% 52nd Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 678.54 kilograms per person 2023 down 16.1% 29th Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 2.3 2025 down 17.9% 132nd Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 1.6 2025 unchanged 184th Lack of coping capacity 1.5 2025 down 16.7% 180th Vulnerability 1.1 2025 up 37.5% 184th CO₂ emissions by sector 1.84 million tonnes 2023 up 31.4% 75th Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 355.7 kilograms per person 2023 up 13.2% 54th Terrestrial protected areas 33.4% 2025 up 2.8% 30th Terrestrial and marine protected areas 30.6% 2025 up 0.3% 28th Marine protected areas 30.4% 2025 unchanged 17th Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 20,936 TJ 2023 up 25.8% 44th Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 20,936 TJ 2023 up 25.8% 44th Food Processing — Emissions 0.2472 kt 2023 up 22.9% 29th Food Processing — Emissions 0.0226 kt 2023 up 15.3% 34th Food Processing — Emissions 2,566 kt 2023 up 18.3% 33rd Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.92 kt 2023 up 22.9% 29th Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6 kt 2023 up 15.5% 34th Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 4.31 2021 up 28.6% 7th Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 1.51 million tonnes 2023 down 11.7% 48th Food Packaging — Energy Use 2,054 TJ 2023 down 26.8% 43rd Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.1% 2023 down 5.7% 62nd Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 0.1% 2023 down 5.7% 62nd Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% 2023 down 5.7% 62nd Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 396.56 kt 2023 up 26.7% 67th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 1,165 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 34.0% 40th ← Previous Page 19 of 23 Next →