Economy
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · updated 2025-12-31
New Zealand's co₂ per capita stands at 5.91 as of 2025-12-31, down from 6.03 in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, New Zealand's co₂ per capita was 5.91, down from 6.03 in 2024.
In 2024, New Zealand's co₂ per capita was 6.03, down from 6.06 in 2023.
In 2023, New Zealand's co₂ per capita was 6.06, down from 6.21 in 2022.
In 2022, New Zealand's co₂ per capita was 6.21, down from 6.77 in 2021.
In 2021, New Zealand's co₂ per capita was 6.77, up from 6.73 in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.91 | -0.1191 |
| 2024 | 6.03 | -0.0266 |
| 2023 | 6.06 | -0.1578 |
| 2022 | 6.21 | -0.5523 |
| 2021 | 6.77 | +0.0347 |
| 2020 | 6.73 | -0.6163 |
| 2019 | 7.35 | +0.0605 |
| 2018 | 7.29 | -0.1215 |
| 2017 | 7.41 | +0.1591 |
| 2016 | 7.25 | -0.5151 |
| 2015 | 7.76 | -0.0735 |
| 2014 | 7.84 | -0.0744 |
| 2013 | 7.91 | -0.2342 |
| 2012 | 8.15 | +0.3288 |
| 2011 | 7.82 | -0.1885 |
| 2010 | 8.01 | -0.036 |
| 2009 | 8.04 | -0.7587 |
| 2008 | 8.8 | +0.1805 |
| 2007 | 8.62 | -0.3057 |
| 2006 | 8.93 | -0.1249 |
| 2005 | 9.05 | +0.2775 |
| 2004 | 8.77 | -0.2366 |
| 2003 | 9.01 | +0.2669 |
| 2002 | 8.74 | -0.0918 |
| 2001 | 8.84 | +0.4748 |
| 2000 | 8.36 | +0.1546 |
| 1999 | 8.21 | +0.3779 |
| 1998 | 7.83 | -0.4563 |
| 1997 | 8.28 | +0.4241 |
| 1996 | 7.86 | +0.2355 |
| 1995 | 7.62 | -0.0837 |
| 1994 | 7.71 | -0.0646 |
| 1993 | 7.77 | -0.2064 |
| 1992 | 7.98 | +0.4523 |
| 1991 | 7.53 | +0.014 |
| 1990 | 7.51 | -0.1163 |
| 1989 | 7.63 | -0.0619 |
| 1988 | 7.69 | +0.3594 |
| 1987 | 7.33 | +0.3237 |
| 1986 | 7.01 | +0.304 |
| 1985 | 6.7 | +0.6842 |
| 1984 | 6.02 | +0.3814 |
| 1983 | 5.64 | -0.1091 |
| 1982 | 5.75 | +0.5065 |
| 1981 | 5.24 | -0.3096 |
| 1980 | 5.55 | +0.263 |
| 1979 | 5.29 | -0.4437 |
| 1978 | 5.73 | -0.7178 |
| 1977 | 6.45 | +0.3046 |
| 1976 | 6.14 | +0.2846 |
| 1975 | 5.86 | -0.2977 |
| 1974 | 6.16 | +0.0937 |
| 1973 | 6.06 | +0.522 |
| 1972 | 5.54 | +0.283 |
| 1971 | 5.26 | +0.1943 |
| 1970 | 5.06 | -0.074 |
| 1969 | 5.14 | +0.2502 |
| 1968 | 4.89 | -0.1123 |
| 1967 | 5 | -0.2291 |
| 1966 | 5.23 | +0.0781 |
| 1965 | 5.15 | +0.1441 |
| 1964 | 5.01 | +0.3186 |
| 1963 | 4.69 | +0.2981 |
| 1962 | 4.39 | -0.3295 |
| 1961 | 4.72 | -0.0182 |
| 1960 | 4.74 | — |
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
New Zealand's co₂ per capita is 5.91 as of 2025-12-31, compared with 6.03 in 2024. Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0.
The highest recorded value is 9.05 (2005); the lowest is 4.39 (1962), across data from 1960 to 2025.
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.