This report provides an inventory of the annual distribution of mercury and mercury-containing goods and materials in Aotearoa New Zealand from anthropogenic (human-made) sources, for a base year of 2020. This inventory builds on the information in the previous 2016, 2012 and 2008 mercury inventories.
This report provides an inventory of the annual distribution of mercury and mercury-containing goods and materials in Aotearoa New Zealand from anthropogenic (human-made) sources, for a base year of 2020. This inventory builds on the information in the previous 2016, 2012 and 2008 mercury inventories.
New Zealand is a signatory to the Minamata Convention, which seeks to control the production and use of mercury due to its environmental and health risks.
If you have any questions about the inventory, please contact the International team by emailing minamata@mfe.govt.nz.
Find out more about the Minamata Convention on Mercury.