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
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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About this data
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.