🇳🇿 New Zealand Environment - Air Quality, Renewable Energy & CO2

🇳🇿 New Zealand NZ / NZL #75

Nomad Score 58.0

Cities 36

Region Anglosphere, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Islands, Oceania, Oceania, Australia and New Zealand

Currency NZD

🌍 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW

PM2.5 (2019) 8.6 µg/m³

Renewable Energy (2024) 85.1%

Sources: OWID, World Bank

💨 AIR QUALITY

PM2.5 Concentration 8.6 µg/m³

WHO Guideline 5.0 µg/m³

vs WHO limit 1.7x above guideline

Assessment Good air quality

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory via OWID. WHO annual mean guideline: 5 µg/m³.

⚡ RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Share 85.1% of electricity

Assessment Highly renewable

Source: Ember / Energy Institute via OWID. Percentage of electricity from renewable sources.

🔌 INFRASTRUCTURE

Electricity Access (2023) 100.0%

Grid Losses (2023) 6.6%

Safe Water (2024) 100.0%

Sanitation (2024) 100.0%

🌳 NATURE & AIR QUALITY

Forest Area (2023) 37.8%

Renewable Electricity (2021) 81.4%

PM2.5 (WB) (2020) 6.5 µg/m³

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