Australia vs Kazakhstan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Australia
736.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan
725.38 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
Kazakhstan rank
20th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Kazakhstan
200400600800196019922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 736.91 tonnes per person against 725.38 tonnes per person in Kazakhstan, a difference of 11.53 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 19th and Kazakhstan ranks 20th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Kazakhstan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1960s 240.22 tonnes per person 180.74 tonnes per person 59.48 tonnes per person Australia
1970s 302.11 tonnes per person 260.3 tonnes per person 41.82 tonnes per person Australia
1980s 389.71 tonnes per person 361.89 tonnes per person 27.82 tonnes per person Australia
1990s 489.7 tonnes per person 490.7 tonnes per person 1 tonnes per person Kazakhstan
2000s 606.74 tonnes per person 612.41 tonnes per person 5.67 tonnes per person Kazakhstan
2010s 686.35 tonnes per person 678.23 tonnes per person 8.12 tonnes per person Australia
2020s 734.2 tonnes per person 717.45 tonnes per person 16.74 tonnes per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Australia or Kazakhstan?
Australia, at 736.91 tonnes per person against 725.38 tonnes per person in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Australia and Kazakhstan?
11.53 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kazakhstan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Kazakhstan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Australia ranks 19th and Kazakhstan ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.