New Zealand CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did New Zealand emit in 2012?
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New Zealand emitted 35.94 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
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 2012?
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In 2012, New Zealand emitted 8.15 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 4410285.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 35.94 million tonnes emitted by New Zealand in 2012 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
18.15 |
4.12 |
| Gas |
8.34 |
1.89 |
| Coal |
6.85 |
1.55 |
| Cement |
0.57 |
0.13 |
| Flaring |
1.28 |
0.29 |
See how New Zealand compares to other countries in 2012 rankings.