Environment in New Zealand 56 indicators covering environment for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.78 Mt CO2e 2024 down 11.1% 68th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 15.07 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.1% 52nd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1452 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.3% 159th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 4.11 Mt CO2e 2024 down 27.7% 86th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.01 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 23.0% 42nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 31.81 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.9% 70th Aquaculture production 98,878 metric tons 2024 down 10.0% 42nd Capture fisheries production 324,447 metric tons 2024 down 26.7% 50th Total fisheries production 423,325 metric tons 2024 down 23.4% 46th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.15 Mt CO2e 2024 down 29.5% 81st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 5.83 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.4% 58th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6121 Mt CO2e 2024 down 68.5% 87th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.29 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.1% 64th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 9.33 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.5% 37th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1162 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.1% 70th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0794 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.4% 43rd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 77.84 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.8% 60th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1381 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.6% 97th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1547 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.8% 58th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.022 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.3% 82nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.04 Mt CO2e 2024 down 11.5% 44th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2492 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.1% 103rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0291 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.2% 58th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0183 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.4% 69th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 14.71 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 23.9% 19th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 29.69 Mt CO2e 2024 down 11.8% 31st Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0763 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.7% 122nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.671 Mt CO2e 2024 down 37.6% 115th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0207 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.4% 59th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e 2024 down 81.0% 134th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 34.4 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.5% 48th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 1.59 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.0% 68th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1245 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 29.3% 98th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.3% 2024 down 33.7% 137th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.4% 2024 down 54.1% 135th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.4% 2024 down 61.0% 144th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -7.1% 2024 down 213.8% 156th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 87.5% 41st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.6911 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.2% 32nd Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 8.05 2022 up 31.0% 101st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0563 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.6% 16th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0682 Mt CO2e 2024 down 52.1% 23rd Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 57.7 Mt CO2e 2023 down 3.6% 71st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -20.51 Mt CO2e 2023 up 21.2% 150th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Forest rents 1.0% 2021 up 67.4% 58th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 21.98 2022 up 2.7% 92nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -18.5 Mt CO2e 2023 up 34.5% 133rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1.84 Mt CO2e 2023 down 79.3% 78th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0.07 Mt CO2e 2023 up 230.6% 50th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 1.87 Mt CO2e 2023 up 0.2% 18th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 166th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd