Canada vs Kazakhstan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Canada
9.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan
9.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
15th
Kazakhstan rank
13th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Canada
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 9.99 billion tonnes against 9.84 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 150.07 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 174,040 tonnes | 3,101 tonnes | 170,939 tonnes | Canada |
| 1850s | 1.24 million tonnes | 54,100 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1860s | 5.76 million tonnes | 532,992 tonnes | 5.23 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1870s | 18.59 million tonnes | 3.38 million tonnes | 15.21 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1880s | 66.27 million tonnes | 11.53 million tonnes | 54.73 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1890s | 185.58 million tonnes | 27.36 million tonnes | 158.23 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 415.11 million tonnes | 62.32 million tonnes | 352.79 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 947.48 million tonnes | 117.05 million tonnes | 830.42 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.69 billion tonnes | 152.94 million tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.41 billion tonnes | 251.39 million tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 3.27 billion tonnes | 464.84 million tonnes | 2.80 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 4.22 billion tonnes | 873.98 million tonnes | 3.34 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 4.80 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 3.13 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.37 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | 2.55 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.16 billion tonnes | 4.30 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 7.19 billion tonnes | 5.87 billion tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 8.36 billion tonnes | 6.92 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 9.32 billion tonnes | 8.37 billion tonnes | 952.67 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 9.77 billion tonnes | 9.67 billion tonnes | 94.24 million tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Canada or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 9.99 billion tonnes against 9.84 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Canada and Kazakhstan?
- 150.07 million tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kazakhstan?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Kazakhstan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Canada ranks 15th 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.