Greenhouse gas emissions and removals: 1990-2007
New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and removals (Mt CO2-e): 1990–2007
| Year | Total emissions (Mt CO2-e) | Net removals (Mt CO2-e) |
| 1990 | 61.9 |
-18.1 |
| 1991 | 62.0 |
-17.3 |
| 1992 | 63.2 |
-15.1 |
| 1993 | 63.0 |
-14.9 |
| 1994 | 64.1 |
-15.9 |
| 1995 | 64.5 |
-15.9 |
| 1996 | 66.0 |
-16.7 |
| 1997 | 68.9 |
-18.6 |
| 1998 | 67.0 |
-18.9 |
| 1999 | 68.6 |
-19.1 |
| 2000 | 70.6 |
-20.0 |
| 2001 | 73.1 |
-20.4 |
| 2002 | 73.5 |
-20.0 |
| 2003 | 76.0 |
-21.2 |
| 2004 | 75.1 |
-24.9 |
| 2005 | 77.2 |
-25.3 |
| 2006 | 77.6 |
-23.9 |
| 2007 | 75.6 |
-23.8* |
Notes:
(1) Total emissions excludes LULUCF net removals.
(2) Removals indicate the uptake of carbon dioxide by forest sinks.
(3) Mt CO2-e = million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
(4) Includes the six direct greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
(5) * Net removals for 2007 include provisional data.
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
