New Zealand CO2 emissions data for 2008
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did New Zealand emit in 2008?
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New Zealand emitted 37.51 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008.
This represents 0.12% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of New Zealand in 2008?
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In 2008, New Zealand emitted 8.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 4260235.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 37.51 million tonnes emitted by New Zealand in 2008 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
18.86 |
4.43 |
| Gas |
7.81 |
1.83 |
| Coal |
8.28 |
1.94 |
| Cement |
0.64 |
0.15 |
| Flaring |
1.24 |
0.29 |
See how New Zealand compares to other countries in 2008 rankings.