Nitrous oxide emissions in New Zealand

New Zealand emitted 10.04 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2000.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
New Zealand, 2024 10.04 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −1.0% 2023: 10.14 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 44th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide emissions in New Zealand over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period New ZealandWorld
2024 10.04 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 10.14 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 10.52 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 10.79 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 10.99 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 11.27 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 11.18 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 11.28 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 11.23 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 11.13 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 11.34 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 11.13 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 11.00 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 10.82 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 10.80 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 10.61 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 10.39 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 10.79 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 10.70 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 10.70 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 11.07 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 10.84 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 10.63 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 10.13 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 9.88 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0% from 10.14 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 11.34 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −11.5%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, New Zealand has the 44th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 Mt CO2e.

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Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.N2O.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for New Zealand
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database