Climate Change in New Zealand 1,370 indicators covering climate change for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from ground 13.61 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 6.6% 31st Food Transport — Energy Use 0.8899 TJ 2018 down 78.7% 63rd Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from domestic 1.27 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 239.1% 14th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions 41.40 million tonnes 2023 up 1.9% 62nd Food Household Consumption — Energy Use 0.9572 TJ 2023 — 46th Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita 8 tonnes per person 2023 down 12.3% 34th Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 8 tonnes per person 2023 down 12.3% 34th Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 8 tonnes per person 2023 down 12.3% 34th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 8 tonnes per person 2023 down 12.3% 34th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index 8 tonnes per person 2023 down 12.3% 34th Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 31.2% 2023 up 102.6% 45th CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 9.84 million tonnes 2023 up 81.5% 41st Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita 1.9 tonnes per person 2023 up 56.3% 24th Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture 1,046 TJ 2023 down 32.4% 32nd Natural gas — Emissions 58.69 kt 2023 down 32.4% 32nd Natural gas — Emissions 0.0052 kt 2023 down 32.5% 32nd Natural gas — Emissions 0.0001 kt 2023 down 50.0% 26th Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source 26.25 million tonnes 2024 up 34.0% 30th Cumulative CO₂ emissions from other industry 26.25 million tonnes 2024 up 34.0% 30th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 1 2024 unchanged 32nd Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 1,200 2024 — 67th Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions 95.58 Index 2024 down 7.4% 7th Climate hazard statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Projected 12.6 Degrees celsius 2060 up 0.8% 24th Climate hazard statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Projected 1.5 Degrees celsius 2060 up 7.1% 32nd Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 - Regions — Projected air 12.6 Degrees celsius 2060 up 0.8% 24th Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 - Regions — Projected air 1.5 Degrees celsius 2060 up 7.1% 32nd Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 344.96 kt 2023 up 0.5% 16th Forestland — Area — UNFCCC 10,094 1000 ha 2022 up 1.8% 26th Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy 50.5% 2025 up 23.0% 6th Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy 9.06 terawatt-hours 2025 up 45.8% 14th Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 9.06 terawatt-hours 2025 up 45.8% 14th Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 7.4% 2025 up 21.6% 26th Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita 50.5% 2025 up 23.0% 6th Primary energy from low-carbon energy 131.77 terawatt-hours 2025 up 21.4% 26th Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 up 6.6% 5th Food Processing — Energy Use 3,873 TJ 2023 up 7.1% 13th Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 up 6.6% 4th Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC -17,532 kt 2022 up 35.8% 42nd Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Export quantity 57,718 t 2023 down 33.3% 2nd Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 344.96 kt 2023 up 0.5% 13th Share of global annual CO₂ emissions from other industry 0.1% 2024 down 39.1% 30th Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from other industry 0.2% 2024 down 4.6% 30th Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.299 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 43.6% 11th Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.292 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 50.2% 18th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 20.83 1000 USD 2023 down 3.5% 47th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 24.18 t 2023 down 26.2% 49th Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 57.29 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 1.8% 52nd Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 12.74 2024 up 57,500.6% 17th Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 664 2024 up 66,300.0% 24th Number of deaths due to disaster 664 2024 up 66,300.0% 22nd Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC 205.2 1000 ha 2022 up 34.2% 13th Air transport emissions 414.54 Tonnes 2024 down 33.5% 12th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 2,597 kt 2022 down 62.0% 19th IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 42,196 kt 2020 up 4.3% 19th IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC 1,219 kt 2020 up 3.1% 17th IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC 34,129 kt 2020 up 3.1% 17th Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity 99.27 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 2023 down 41.7% 32nd Number of people affected by disaster 655,814 2023 up 24,065,100.0% 12th Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 12,678 2023 up 21,465,400.0% 11th IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 26.85 kt 2020 up 11.2% 37th ← Previous Page 21 of 23 Next →