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New Zealand: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

96.53gCO2e per kWh · 2025-32.4% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for New Zealand from 2000 to 2025.

20002025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
202596.526
2024111.861
202387.363
2022103.329
2021145.121
2020142.122
2019133.486
2018123.576
2017131.929
2016114.786
2015142.759
2014148.625
2013177.026
2012198.194
2011165.709
2010179.147
2009196.764
2008246.739
2007226.787
2006249.071
2005253.931
2004204.164
2003231.087
2002197.836
2001230.117
2000184.528

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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