Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan: Methane emissions
Kazakhstan
54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uzbekistan
52.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
31st
Uzbekistan rank
33rd
Methane emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uzbekistan, a difference of 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 31st and Uzbekistan ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 4.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 6.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 9.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 19.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 25.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 38.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 54.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 64.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 63.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 50.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 41.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 50.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 53.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan?
- Kazakhstan, at 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uzbekistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
- 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan rank globally for methane emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 31st and Uzbekistan ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.