Climate | We have temperate with sharp regional contrasts |
---|---|
Revenue from forest resources | 0.5% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0.03% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.405 million tons (2016 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 327 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 500 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 1.18 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 3.2 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 8.61 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 34.38 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 34.3 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 43.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 1.8% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 41.1% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 31.4% (2018 est.) |
Other | 25.4% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 87% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.92% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.673 million Auckland, 422,000 WELLINGTON (capital) (2023). |
Want to know more about New Zealand? Check all different factbooks for New Zealand below.