Climate Change in New Zealand 1,370 indicators covering climate change for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC 178,204 ha 2020 up 0.1% 11th Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC 2.37 kt 2020 up 251.0% 8th Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 0.1314 kt 2020 up 254.2% 6th Number of people whose destroyed dwellings were attributed to 1,895 2023 up 63,066.7% 33rd Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Agriculture 40,613 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 4.9% 13th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Methane 36,752 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 6.5% 18th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide 31,560 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 10.4% 34th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total greenhouse gas 40,613 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 4.9% 13th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Nitrous oxide 6,940 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 0.1% 20th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total methane (CH4) from 33,450 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 5.1% 11th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Enteric fermentation 31,662 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 5.4% 10th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management 88.84 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 3.4% 35th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management 1,773 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 1.8% 16th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total nitrous oxide (N2O) 6,464 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 0.8% 20th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Agricultural soil 6,372 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 0.8% 18th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy industries 2,940 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 53.9% 36th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Industrial processes and 4,032 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 14.0% 31st Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manufacturing industries 6,126 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 3.7% 24th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy 28,851 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 9.8% 33rd Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Carbone dioxide -20,511 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 21.2% 28th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide 268.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 9.4% 17th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Carbone dioxide (CO2) 699.43 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 27.6% 12th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total methane 45.81 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 45.6% 27th Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 26.04 kt 2020 down 16.7% 25th Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC 0.799 kt 2020 down 16.7% 25th Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC 22.37 kt 2020 down 16.7% 25th Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 0.0139 kt 2020 down 16.3% 26th Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC 3.67 kt 2020 down 16.8% 26th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Harvest wood products -5,808 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 31.9% 34th Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC 517.53 million ha 2020 up 254.3% 1st Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Hydrofluorocarbons 1,087 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 4.3% 28th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Liming 273.77 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 38.6% 9th Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — UNFCCC 187,433 t 2020 down 14.9% 4th All Crops — Crops total (Emissions CH4) — UNFCCC 0.799 kt 2020 down 16.7% 20th All Crops — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) — UNFCCC 0.799 kt 2020 down 16.7% 20th Direct economic loss resulting from damaged or destroyed critical 0 2024 — 70th All Crops — Crops total (Emissions N2O) — UNFCCC 0.0139 kt 2020 down 16.3% 21st All Crops — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) — UNFCCC 0.0139 kt 2020 down 16.3% 21st Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of 15.41 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 48.8% 14th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of 2.54 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 48.8% 16th Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters 21 2023 up 320.0% 33rd Decadal temperature anomalies 0.3561 °C 2010 up 413.7% 59th Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters 0 2024 — 65th Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted 329.97 kilograms 2022 down 25.0% 18th Per capita CO₂ emissions from international commercial passenger flights, tourism-adjusted 329.97 kilograms 2022 down 25.0% 18th Emissions of air pollutants 118.71 (1990 = 100) 2015 down 2.6% 2nd Direct economic loss to other damaged or destroyed productive assets 6.57 million 2024 down 68.7% 10th Number of disruptions to other basic services attributed to disasters 7 2023 up 40.0% 26th Transport infrastructure indicators — Airports 6.46 Per 100 square kilometres 2016 down 5.6% 21st ← Previous Page 23 of 23