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