Kazakhstan vs South Africa: Change air pollutant emissions

Kazakhstan
3.59 million
in 2022
South Africa
4.37 million
in 2022
Kazakhstan rank
18th
South Africa rank
15th

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • South Africa
02.0M4.0M6.0M175018862022

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.37 million against 3.59 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 787,730.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.

Across all 273 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 15th of 216 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan South Africa Difference Ahead
1750s 29,351 174,460 145,108 South Africa
1760s 30,438 179,778 149,339 South Africa
1770s 31,566 185,530 153,964 South Africa
1780s 32,720 191,775 159,055 South Africa
1790s 33,871 198,581 164,710 South Africa
1800s 35,016 206,023 171,007 South Africa
1810s 35,782 218,304 182,522 South Africa
1820s 36,059 237,052 200,994 South Africa
1830s 36,293 258,293 222,000 South Africa
1840s 36,469 282,402 245,933 South Africa
1850s 36,920 325,430 288,509 South Africa
1860s 45,014 394,421 349,407 South Africa
1870s 58,059 479,431 421,373 South Africa
1880s 74,283 586,523 512,240 South Africa
1890s 95,587 726,120 630,533 South Africa
1900s 117,345 971,467 854,122 South Africa
1910s 132,197 1.21 million 1.08 million South Africa
1920s 149,836 1.42 million 1.27 million South Africa
1930s 261,187 1.69 million 1.42 million South Africa
1940s 306,742 2.03 million 1.72 million South Africa
1950s 541,775 2.21 million 1.66 million South Africa
1960s 1.24 million 2.07 million 837,306 South Africa
1970s 2.16 million 2.69 million 535,097 South Africa
1980s 2.52 million 3.33 million 803,796 South Africa
1990s 1.78 million 4.27 million 2.50 million South Africa
2000s 2.10 million 5.02 million 2.92 million South Africa
2010s 3.01 million 5.06 million 2.05 million South Africa
2020s 3.47 million 4.40 million 929,960 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Kazakhstan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 4.37 million against 3.59 million in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Kazakhstan and South Africa?
787,730, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and South Africa?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Kazakhstan and South Africa rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Kazakhstan ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 15th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed