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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.