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CO2 emissions from gas — New Zealand

CO2 emissions from gas in New Zealand in 2024 — 5.89 Mt. Ranked 58 in the world out of 128.

2024 5.89 Mt −11.75% vs 2023
World rank 58of 128
Period maximum 10.44 Mt2001
Period minimum 0 Mt1750

Trend over time

1750–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from gas — New Zealand, 1750–2024051015175017781806183418621890191819461974200220241750: 0 Mt1755: 0 Mt1760: 0 Mt1765: 0 Mt1770: 0 Mt1775: 0 Mt1780: 0 Mt1785: 0 Mt1790: 0 Mt1795: 0 Mt1800: 0 Mt1805: 0 Mt1810: 0 Mt1815: 0 Mt1820: 0 Mt1825: 0 Mt1830: 0 Mt1835: 0 Mt1840: 0 Mt1845: 0 Mt1850: 0 Mt1855: 0 Mt1860: 0 Mt1865: 0 Mt1870: 0 Mt1875: 0 Mt1880: 0 Mt1885: 0 Mt1890: 0 Mt1895: 0 Mt1900: 0 Mt1905: 0 Mt1910: 0 Mt1915: 0 Mt1920: 0 Mt1925: 0 Mt1930: 0 Mt1935: 0 Mt1940: 0 Mt1945: 0 Mt1950: 0 Mt1955: 0 Mt1971: 0.26 Mt1976: 1.69 Mt1981: 2.16 Mt1986: 8.24 Mt1991: 7.94 Mt1996: 8.1 Mt2001: 10.44 Mt2006: 7.55 Mt2011: 7.61 Mt2016: 7.89 Mt2021: 6.97 Mt2024: 5.89 Mt
Change over the period: +5.89

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 5.89 Mt
Australia and New Zealand computed 81.24 Mt
High-income countries computed 4,803.03 Mt
CO2 emissions from gas — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 5.89 −0.78 −11.75%
2023 6.67 +0.24 +3.8%
2022 6.43 −0.54 −7.76%
2021 6.97 −0.99 −12.4%
2020 7.95 −0.29 −3.53%
2019 8.25 +0.35 +4.41%
2018 7.9 −0.62 −7.3%
2017 8.52 +0.63 +7.93%
2016 7.89 −0.42 −5.03%
2015 8.31 −0.27 −3.12%
2014 8.58 +0.22 +2.63%
2013 8.36 +0.03 +0.36%
2012 8.33 +0.72 +9.39%
2011 7.61 −0.76 −9.02%
2010 8.37 +0.92 +12.4%
2009 7.45 −0.36 −4.55%
2008 7.8 −0.45 −5.45%
2007 8.25 +0.7 +9.33%
2006 7.55 −0.02 −0.22%
2005 7.56 +0.31 +4.29%
2004 7.25 −1.27 −14.87%
2003 8.52 −1.34 −13.56%
2002 9.86 −0.58 −5.59%
2001 10.44 +0.96 +10.11%
2000 9.48 +0.32 +3.47%
1999 9.16 +1.17 +14.7%
1998 7.99 −1.28 −13.79%
1997 9.27 +1.17 +14.42%
1996 8.1 +1.09 +15.58%
1995 7.01 −0.6 −7.85%
1994 7.6 −0.56 −6.8%
1993 8.16 −0.25 −3.02%
1992 8.41 +0.47 +5.92%
1991 7.94 +0.81 +11.39%
1990 7.13 −1.77 −19.85%
1989 8.9 +0.22 +2.5%
1988 8.68 +0.77 +9.68%
1987 7.91 −0.32 −3.93%
1986 8.24 +1.37 +19.91%
1985 6.87 +1.28 +22.79%
1984 5.6 +1.4 +33.47%
1983 4.19 +0.33 +8.54%
1982 3.86 +1.7 +78.63%
1981 2.16 +0.34 +18.73%
1980 1.82 −0.19 −9.31%
1979 2.01 −0.68 −25.35%
1978 2.69 −0.04 −1.57%
1977 2.73 +1.05 +62.2%
1976 1.69 +1.08 +178.51%
1975 0.61 +0.03 +5.22%
1974 0.58 +0.07 +13.64%
1973 0.51 +0.09 +20.19%
1972 0.42 +0.16 +59.47%
1971 0.26 +0.06 +28.78%
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Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 5.89 AU Australia 75.35
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning natural gas. Per unit of energy, gas releases about half as much CO2 as coal, and the case for gas as a transition fuel rests on that. The case is incomplete, however: methane leaks in production and transport eat up part or all of the gain, and methane is not part of this series — it is counted separately.

Important: Combustion only. Methane leaks in production and transport are not part of this series, although they are what determines how much cleaner gas really is than coal.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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