Greenhouse gas emissions (industry and household): Annual

The greenhouse gas emissions by industry and household (production) account converts sector-based emissions, as defined by the New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Inventory, to emissions by industry as defined by the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification 2006 (ANZSIC06). It records emissions produced by New Zealand’s industry and household sectors regardless of where they occur. It uses the same industrial classification used for other economic statistics, so that changes in greenhouse gases can be compared with economic data. This enables us to assess:

• whether emissions have decoupled from economic growth
• whether structural change in the economy has affected our emissions profile
• where there are opportunities for targeted policies on emissions reduction while maintaining economic growth

The release shows the production of greenhouse gases on a standard industrial classification basis and is designed to enable emissions data to be compared to economic statistics, such as GDP or employment.