Australia vs Kazakhstan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Australia
10.56 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan
9.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Kazakhstan rank
13th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Australia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 10.56 billion tonnes against 9.99 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 575.62 million tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Kazakhstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 90,770 tonnes | 3,101 tonnes | 87,669 tonnes | Australia |
| 1850s | 2.09 million tonnes | 54,100 tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1860s | 7.73 million tonnes | 532,992 tonnes | 7.20 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1870s | 23.24 million tonnes | 3.38 million tonnes | 19.86 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1880s | 54.57 million tonnes | 11.53 million tonnes | 43.04 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1890s | 113.51 million tonnes | 27.36 million tonnes | 86.16 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 212.23 million tonnes | 62.32 million tonnes | 149.91 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 388.08 million tonnes | 117.05 million tonnes | 271.03 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 626.70 million tonnes | 152.94 million tonnes | 473.77 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 869.14 million tonnes | 251.39 million tonnes | 617.75 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 464.84 million tonnes | 711.03 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.60 billion tonnes | 873.98 million tonnes | 729.00 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.17 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 505.51 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.91 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | 90.41 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 3.91 billion tonnes | 4.30 billion tonnes | 389.35 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 5.30 billion tonnes | 5.87 billion tonnes | 567.09 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 7.12 billion tonnes | 6.92 billion tonnes | 199.41 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 9.04 billion tonnes | 8.37 billion tonnes | 678.85 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 10.28 billion tonnes | 9.67 billion tonnes | 602.38 million tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Australia or Kazakhstan?
- Australia, at 10.56 billion tonnes against 9.99 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 575.62 million tonnes, with Australia 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Australia ranks 12th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.