Stats NZ information release: Greenhouse gas emissions (industry and household): Year ended 2023

Greenhouse gas emissions (industry and household): Year ended 2023 – information release

30 May 2025

Greenhouse gas emissions statistics include the emissions by gas type for both industries and households, the emissions intensity (emissions in relation to GDP/economic output) for industries, and tourism-related emissions.

Industry and household emissions estimates use the latest New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Inventory data from the Ministry for the Environment and show updated production-based gross emissions for the years ended December 2007 through to 2023, on a System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA) basis.

Key facts

Year ended December 2023

  • Gross greenhouse gas emissions from New Zealand’s industries and households were 78,778 kilotonnes (kt) of carbon dioxide equivalent. This is a fall of 0.8 percent (612 kt) from 2022.
  • The fall was driven by a 1.0 percent decrease (720 kt) in industry-related emissions.
  • Household emissions increased 1.3 percent (107 kt) due to an increase in household transport emissions.

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