In a survey conducted in 2019 regarding the main reasons for air pollution in New Zealand, over 50 percent of male respondents stated that motor vehicles and transport was the dominant factor for air pollution. Similarly, the majority of the female respondents stated that this factor was the most responsible for air pollution in New Zealand. Conversely, only five percent of male respondents gave household waste as the reason for air pollution in New Zealand. In 2018, air quality in New Zealand was said to be good, nevertheless, vehicle emissions was highlighted as a key factor which contributed to air pollution.
Main reasons given by people for air pollution in New Zealand in 2019, by gender
Source: Stats NZ and licensed by Stats NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
*Approximately 8,000 people were interviewed.
**'Other' reasons include: 'forestry and deforestation', 'commercial and recreational fishing', 'pests and weeds', 'sewage and stormwater discharges', 'climate change', 'poison/sprays and plastics'.
Values may not add up to 100 percent due to possible non responses.
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