Climate Change in New Zealand

1,322 indicators covering climate change for New Zealand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 31.4% 40th
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 29.0% 78th
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 31.6% 35th
Manure Management — Emissions (N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 29.0% 78th
Manure Management — Indirect emissions (N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.8% 50th
Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 28.0% 84th
Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 31.6% 35th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 33.1% 55th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 33.1% 55th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 33.1% 55th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 38.37 terawatt-hours 2025 up 10.0% 42nd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person 7,306 kilowatt-hours 2025 down 3.4% 9th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual -5.52 % change on previous year 2023 up 45.8% 107th
Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate -2.87 % change on previous year 2023 up 65.8% 80th
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), annual growth rate -2.81 % change on previous year 2023 up 66.6% 86th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate -5.62 % change on previous year 2023 up 44.7% 103rd
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita 0.1245 2024 down 29.3% 98th
Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year 2023 up 66.1% 80th
Cropland organic soils — Area 8,895 ha 2024 up 1.8% 61st
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 0.1742 kt 2024 up 1.3% 52nd
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 246.96 kt 2024 up 1.3% 63rd
Grassland organic soils — Area 117,220 ha 2024 down 0.7% 19th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 0.9348 kt 2024 down 0.6% 21st
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 2,193 kt 2024 down 0.7% 19th
Drained organic soils — Area 126,115 ha 2024 down 0.5% 34th
Drained organic soils — Emissions 1.11 kt 2024 down 0.4% 37th
Drained organic soils — Emissions 2,440 kt 2024 down 0.5% 42nd
Forest fires — Burning crop residues 32,478 t 2024 75th
Forest fires — Burned Area 644.4 ha 2024 75th
Forest fires — Emissions 0.0747 kt 2024 75th
Forest fires — Emissions 0.0068 kt 2024 74th
Other forest — Burning crop residues 32,478 t 2024 58th
Other forest — Burned Area 644.4 ha 2024 58th
Other forest — Emissions 0.0747 kt 2024 58th
Other forest — Emissions 0.0068 kt 2024 57th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues 2,968 t 2024 down 11.4% 117th
Savanna fires — Burned Area 795.23 ha 2024 down 2.7% 114th
Savanna fires — Emissions 0.0068 kt 2024 down 11.7% 117th
Savanna fires — Emissions 0.0006 kt 2024 down 14.3% 116th
Grassland — Burning crop residues 264.58 t 2024 down 86.4% 127th
Grassland — Burned Area 64.53 ha 2024 down 86.4% 127th
Grassland — Emissions 0.0006 kt 2024 down 86.7% 127th
Grassland — Emissions 0.0001 kt 2024 down 75.0% 118th
Savanna — Burning crop residues 1,499 t 2024 up 6.2% 96th
Savanna — Burned Area 365.61 ha 2024 up 6.2% 96th
Savanna — Emissions 0.0034 kt 2024 up 6.2% 96th
Savanna — Emissions 0.0003 kt 2024 unchanged 95th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 1,205 t 2024 82nd
Woody savanna — Burned Area 365.08 ha 2024 81st
Woody savanna — Emissions 0.0028 kt 2024 82nd
Woody savanna — Emissions 0.0003 kt 2024 81st
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues 2,704 t 2024 up 91.6% 98th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area 730.7 ha 2024 up 112.3% 96th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 72nd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 72nd
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 72nd
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 72nd
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 34th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 34th
Closed shrubland — Emissions 0 kt 2024 34th