New Zealand CO2 emissions data for 2002
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did New Zealand emit in 2002?
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New Zealand emitted 34.54 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2002.
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 2002?
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In 2002, New Zealand emitted 8.75 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 3948582.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 34.54 million tonnes emitted by New Zealand in 2002 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
17.32 |
4.39 |
| Gas |
9.86 |
2.5 |
| Coal |
5.42 |
1.37 |
| Cement |
0.55 |
0.14 |
| Flaring |
0.59 |
0.15 |
See how New Zealand compares to other countries in 2002 rankings.