Kazakhstan vs United States of America: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita

Kazakhstan
13.94 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States of America
14.2 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
13th
United States of America rank
12th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 14.2 tonnes per person against 13.94 tonnes per person in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was United States of America ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 12th of 213 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan United States of America Difference Ahead
1830s 0.0005 tonnes per person 0.1962 tonnes per person 0.1957 tonnes per person United States of America
1850s 0.0085 tonnes per person 1.27 tonnes per person 1.27 tonnes per person United States of America
1860s 0.0365 tonnes per person 1.74 tonnes per person 1.71 tonnes per person United States of America
1870s 0.1462 tonnes per person 3.01 tonnes per person 2.86 tonnes per person United States of America
1880s 0.3405 tonnes per person 4.94 tonnes per person 4.6 tonnes per person United States of America
1890s 0.7074 tonnes per person 7.07 tonnes per person 6.36 tonnes per person United States of America
1900s 1.25 tonnes per person 11.45 tonnes per person 10.19 tonnes per person United States of America
1910s 1.31 tonnes per person 15.03 tonnes per person 13.72 tonnes per person United States of America
1920s 0.8301 tonnes per person 15.81 tonnes per person 14.98 tonnes per person United States of America
1930s 3.45 tonnes per person 12.46 tonnes per person 9.02 tonnes per person United States of America
1940s 4.45 tonnes per person 16.5 tonnes per person 12.05 tonnes per person United States of America
1950s 8.36 tonnes per person 16.24 tonnes per person 7.87 tonnes per person United States of America
1960s 11.24 tonnes per person 17.37 tonnes per person 6.13 tonnes per person United States of America
1970s 14.09 tonnes per person 21.22 tonnes per person 7.13 tonnes per person United States of America
1980s 15.35 tonnes per person 19.12 tonnes per person 3.77 tonnes per person United States of America
1990s 11.21 tonnes per person 20.35 tonnes per person 9.15 tonnes per person United States of America
2000s 11.8 tonnes per person 20.29 tonnes per person 8.49 tonnes per person United States of America
2010s 15.71 tonnes per person 16.64 tonnes per person 0.9291 tonnes per person United States of America
2020s 13.72 tonnes per person 14.38 tonnes per person 0.6636 tonnes per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita, Kazakhstan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 14.2 tonnes per person against 13.94 tonnes per person in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Kazakhstan and United States of America?
0.26 tonnes per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and United States of America?
173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and United States of America rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
Kazakhstan ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 12th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.