CO₂ emissions per capita: New Zealand
6.229343 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 230 years from 1750 to 2024 are below.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.229343 |
| 2023 | 6.1010647 |
| 2022 | 6.229061 |
| 2021 | 6.773412 |
| 2020 | 6.727745 |
| 2019 | 7.357706 |
| 2018 | 7.281771 |
| 2017 | 7.4097495 |
| 2016 | 7.2400074 |
| 2015 | 7.76004 |
| 2014 | 7.8265586 |
| 2013 | 7.9075756 |
| 2012 | 8.141623 |
| 2011 | 7.8127985 |
| 2010 | 8.001102 |
| 2009 | 8.037123 |
| 2008 | 8.795646 |
| 2007 | 8.614808 |
| 2006 | 8.920358 |
| 2005 | 9.045037 |
| 2004 | 8.767515 |
| 2003 | 9.004052 |
| 2002 | 8.736571 |
| 2001 | 8.827948 |
| 2000 | 8.352687 |
| 1999 | 8.197648 |
| 1998 | 7.8284817 |
| 1997 | 8.276897 |
| 1996 | 7.853252 |
| 1995 | 7.617349 |
| 1994 | 7.7008963 |
| 1993 | 7.7641287 |
| 1992 | 7.9705563 |
| 1991 | 7.5180583 |
| 1990 | 7.503754 |
| 1989 | 7.6348424 |
| 1988 | 7.673562 |
| 1987 | 7.3240423 |
| 1986 | 6.992507 |
| 1985 | 6.688419 |
| 1984 | 5.9500422 |
| 1983 | 5.5907173 |
| 1982 | 5.736106 |
| 1981 | 5.2410693 |
| 1980 | 5.5564713 |
| 1979 | 5.250335 |
| 1978 | 5.736034 |
| 1977 | 6.4689746 |
| 1976 | 6.156295 |
| 1975 | 5.905001 |
| 1974 | 6.168562 |
| 1973 | 6.1095686 |
| 1972 | 5.545781 |
| 1971 | 5.2487345 |
| 1970 | 5.0244727 |
| 1969 | 5.1203327 |
| 1968 | 4.891267 |
| 1967 | 5.0035605 |
| 1966 | 5.2189403 |
| 1965 | 5.190716 |
| 1964 | 5.057211 |
| 1963 | 4.813225 |
| 1962 | 4.5074377 |
| 1961 | 4.838012 |
| 1960 | 4.8463387 |
| 1959 | 4.422238 |
| 1958 | 4.455151 |
| 1957 | 4.6132956 |
| 1956 | 4.4281473 |
| 1955 | 4.3898425 |
| 1954 | 4.32939 |
| 1953 | 4.17563 |
| 1952 | 4.6653147 |
| 1951 | 4.1871815 |
| 1950 | 4.4834476 |
| 1949 | 2.987238 |
| 1948 | 2.9800363 |
| 1947 | 2.9981256 |
| 1946 | 3.0896485 |
| 1945 | 3.1874444 |
| 1944 | 3.1503887 |
| 1943 | 3.141402 |
| 1942 | 3.026926 |
| 1941 | 3.0127628 |
| 1940 | 2.90442 |
| 1939 | 2.7552645 |
| 1938 | 2.649278 |
| 1937 | 2.759103 |
| 1936 | 2.6541154 |
| 1935 | 2.6621304 |
| 1934 | 2.5778284 |
| 1933 | 2.3162472 |
| 1932 | 2.3327787 |
| 1931 | 2.8249102 |
| 1930 | 3.284186 |
| 1929 | 3.3527737 |
| 1928 | 3.2836843 |
| 1927 | 3.1895747 |
| 1926 | 3.087561 |
| 1925 | 3.0103009 |
| 1924 | 2.992281 |
| 1923 | 2.9305573 |
| 1922 | 2.7713943 |
| 1921 | 2.7730386 |
| 1920 | 2.8706555 |
| 1919 | 3.3914278 |
| 1918 | 3.7971926 |
| 1917 | 3.925337 |
| 1916 | 4.357717 |
| 1915 | 4.3396163 |
| 1914 | 4.5491734 |
| 1913 | 3.8371034 |
| 1912 | 4.504289 |
| 1911 | 4.351203 |
| 1910 | 4.723806 |
| 1909 | 4.201876 |
| 1908 | 4.1892877 |
| 1907 | 4.2305217 |
| 1906 | 4.1036296 |
| 1905 | 3.8593402 |
| 1904 | 3.8413498 |
| 1903 | 3.6388938 |
| 1902 | 3.5829391 |
| 1901 | 3.309295 |
| 1900 | 3.0159771 |
| 1899 | 2.7497568 |
| 1898 | 2.6087003 |
| 1897 | 2.4668598 |
| 1896 | 2.3725257 |
| 1895 | 2.2184875 |
| 1894 | 2.2413378 |
| 1893 | 2.1913626 |
| 1892 | 2.175731 |
| 1891 | 2.2041557 |
| 1890 | 2.1465983 |
| 1889 | 2.0254722 |
| 1888 | 2.1546433 |
| 1887 | 2.0063896 |
| 1886 | 1.9589386 |
| 1885 | 1.9203551 |
| 1884 | 1.8466936 |
| 1883 | 1.6568518 |
| 1882 | 1.5168313 |
| 1881 | 1.3912926 |
| 1880 | 1.2859569 |
| 1879 | 1.03573 |
| 1878 | 0.7658153 |
| 1877 | 0 |
| 1876 | 0 |
| 1875 | 0 |
| 1874 | 0 |
| 1873 | 0 |
| 1872 | 0 |
| 1871 | 0 |
| 1870 | 0 |
| 1869 | 0 |
| 1868 | 0 |
| 1867 | 0 |
| 1866 | 0 |
| 1865 | 0 |
| 1864 | 0 |
| 1863 | 0 |
| 1862 | 0 |
| 1861 | 0 |
| 1860 | 0 |
| 1859 | 0 |
| 1858 | 0 |
| 1857 | 0 |
| 1856 | 0 |
| 1855 | 0 |
| 1854 | 0 |
| 1853 | 0 |
| 1852 | 0 |
| 1851 | 0 |
| 1850 | 0 |
| 1849 | 0 |
| 1848 | 0 |
| 1847 | 0 |
| 1846 | 0 |
| 1845 | 0 |
| 1844 | 0 |
| 1843 | 0 |
| 1842 | 0 |
| 1841 | 0 |
| 1840 | 0 |
| 1839 | 0 |
| 1838 | 0 |
| 1837 | 0 |
| 1836 | 0 |
| 1835 | 0 |
| 1834 | 0 |
| 1833 | 0 |
| 1832 | 0 |
| 1831 | 0 |
| 1830 | 0 |
| 1829 | 0 |
| 1828 | 0 |
| 1827 | 0 |
| 1826 | 0 |
| 1825 | 0 |
| 1824 | 0 |
| 1823 | 0 |
| 1822 | 0 |
| 1821 | 0 |
| 1820 | 0 |
| 1819 | 0 |
| 1818 | 0 |
| 1817 | 0 |
| 1816 | 0 |
| 1815 | 0 |
| 1814 | 0 |
| 1813 | 0 |
| 1812 | 0 |
| 1811 | 0 |
| 1810 | 0 |
| 1809 | 0 |
| 1808 | 0 |
| 1807 | 0 |
| 1806 | 0 |
| 1805 | 0 |
| 1804 | 0 |
| 1803 | 0 |
| 1802 | 0 |
| 1801 | 0 |
| 1800 | 0 |
| 1790 | 0 |
| 1780 | 0 |
| 1770 | 0 |
| 1760 | 0 |
| 1750 | 0 |