New Zealand CO2 emissions data for 2011
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did New Zealand emit in 2011?
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New Zealand emitted 34.27 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2011.
This represents 0.1% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of New Zealand in 2011?
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In 2011, New Zealand emitted 7.82 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 4381274.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 34.27 million tonnes emitted by New Zealand in 2011 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
18.41 |
4.2 |
| Gas |
7.63 |
1.74 |
| Coal |
5.53 |
1.26 |
| Cement |
0.53 |
0.12 |
| Flaring |
1.46 |
0.33 |
See how New Zealand compares to other countries in 2011 rankings.