Kazakhstan vs Venezuela: Nitrous oxide emissions

Kazakhstan
11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Venezuela
11.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
50th
Venezuela rank
51st

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Venezuela
05.0M10.0M15.0M185019372024

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Venezuela, a difference of 855,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 50th and Venezuela ranks 51st of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 16 and Venezuela in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Venezuela Difference Ahead
1850s 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 177,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1860s 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 192,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1870s 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 223,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1880s 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 265,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1890s 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 374,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1900s 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 637,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1910s 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 885,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1920s 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 903,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1930s 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 967,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1940s 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1950s 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1960s 11.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1970s 13.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1980s 14.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1990s 12.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
2000s 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
2010s 10.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
2020s 11.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 644,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Kazakhstan or Venezuela?
Kazakhstan, at 11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Venezuela as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Kazakhstan and Venezuela?
855,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Venezuela?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Venezuela rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Kazakhstan ranks 50th and Venezuela ranks 51st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.