New Zealand CO2 emissions data for 2001
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did New Zealand emit in 2001?
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New Zealand emitted 34.38 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2001.
This represents 0.13% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of New Zealand in 2001?
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In 2001, New Zealand emitted 8.84 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 3889587.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 34.38 million tonnes emitted by New Zealand in 2001 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
16.59 |
4.27 |
| Gas |
10.44 |
2.69 |
| Coal |
5.41 |
1.39 |
| Cement |
0.53 |
0.14 |
| Flaring |
0.61 |
0.16 |
See how New Zealand compares to other countries in 2001 rankings.