New Zealand CO2 emissions data for 2021
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did New Zealand emit in 2021?
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New Zealand emitted 34.32 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2021.
This represents 0.09% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of New Zealand in 2021?
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In 2021, New Zealand emitted 6.69 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 5129730.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 34.32 million tonnes emitted by New Zealand in 2021 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
19.86 |
3.87 |
| Gas |
6.7 |
1.31 |
| Coal |
6.17 |
1.2 |
| Cement |
0.37 |
0.07 |
| Flaring |
0.71 |
0.14 |
See how New Zealand compares to other countries in 2021 rankings.