Australia vs Kazakhstan: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Australia
142.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan
160.17 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Kazakhstan rank
12th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Australia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 160.17 million tonnes against 142.55 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 17.62 million tonnes.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Kazakhstan ranks 12th of 179 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 14 and Kazakhstan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 7,282 tonnes | 1,216 tonnes | 6,066 tonnes | Australia |
| 1850s | 288,290 tonnes | 24,132 tonnes | 264,158 tonnes | Australia |
| 1860s | 1.01 million tonnes | 111,937 tonnes | 894,258 tonnes | Australia |
| 1870s | 2.03 million tonnes | 473,270 tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1880s | 4.40 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 3.32 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1890s | 7.00 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 12.72 million tonnes | 4.52 million tonnes | 8.20 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 21.08 million tonnes | 5.34 million tonnes | 15.75 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 25.93 million tonnes | 3.65 million tonnes | 22.28 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 24.50 million tonnes | 16.86 million tonnes | 7.64 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1940s | 34.79 million tonnes | 24.51 million tonnes | 10.28 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 49.97 million tonnes | 58.74 million tonnes | 8.77 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 63.60 million tonnes | 94.62 million tonnes | 31.02 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 82.71 million tonnes | 131.74 million tonnes | 49.03 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 116.42 million tonnes | 164.47 million tonnes | 48.05 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 158.41 million tonnes | 125.99 million tonnes | 32.42 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 198.41 million tonnes | 112.52 million tonnes | 85.88 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 179.18 million tonnes | 172.05 million tonnes | 7.12 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 147.59 million tonnes | 159.57 million tonnes | 11.97 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Australia or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 160.17 million tonnes against 142.55 million tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 17.62 million tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Kazakhstan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Australia ranks 13th and Kazakhstan ranks 12th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.