Greenhouse gas emissions: 2007
New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and removals by sector: 2007
| Sector | Mt CO2-e | Per cent of total (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 32.7 |
43 |
| Industrial processes | 4.6 |
6 |
| Agriculture | 36.4 |
48 |
| LULUCF net removals | -23.8 |
- |
| Waste | 1.8 |
2 |
Notes:
(1) LULUCF = Land Use, Land-use Change and Forestry.
(2) Mt CO2-e = million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Source: Ministry for the Environment.
New Zealand’s total greenhouse gas emissions by gas: 2007
| Gas | Mt CO2-e | Per cent of total (%) |
|---|---|---|
| CO2 | 35.2 |
47 |
| CH4 | 26.6 |
35 |
| N2O | 12.8 |
17 |
| HFCs, PFCs & SF6 | 0.9 |
1 |
Notes:
(1) Mt CO2-e = million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
(2) CO2 = carbon dioxide,
CH4 = methane,
N2O = nitrous oxide,
HFCs = hydrofluorocarbons, PFCs = perfluorocarbons and SF6 = sulphur hexafluoride
Source: Ministry for the Environment.
This information has come from New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990 - 2007.
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Last updated: May 2009
