New Zealand CO2 emissions data for 2006

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did New Zealand emit in 2006?

New Zealand emitted 37.33 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2006. This represents 0.12% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of New Zealand in 2006?

In 2006, New Zealand emitted 8.93 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 4179986.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 37.33 million tonnes emitted by New Zealand in 2006 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 18.79 4.5
Gas 7.55 1.81
Coal 8.8 2.1
Cement 0.54 0.13
Flaring 0.96 0.23

See how New Zealand compares to other countries in 2006 rankings.