Canada vs Kazakhstan: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Canada
13.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan
13.94 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada rank
14th
Kazakhstan rank
13th
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Canada
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 13.94 tonnes per person against 13.42 tonnes per person in Canada, a difference of 0.52 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th of 208 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 | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.064 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0556 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.237 tonnes per person | 0.0365 tonnes per person | 0.2005 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.4465 tonnes per person | 0.1462 tonnes per person | 0.3003 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1880s | 1.86 tonnes per person | 0.3405 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1890s | 2.89 tonnes per person | 0.7074 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1900s | 5.57 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 4.31 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1910s | 9.26 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 7.95 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1920s | 9.13 tonnes per person | 0.8301 tonnes per person | 8.3 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1930s | 7.71 tonnes per person | 3.45 tonnes per person | 4.26 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 10.9 tonnes per person | 4.45 tonnes per person | 6.45 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 10.99 tonnes per person | 8.36 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 12.47 tonnes per person | 11.24 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 17 tonnes per person | 14.09 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 16.62 tonnes per person | 15.35 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 16.76 tonnes per person | 11.21 tonnes per person | 5.55 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 17.62 tonnes per person | 11.8 tonnes per person | 5.82 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 15.76 tonnes per person | 15.71 tonnes per person | 0.0438 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 13.82 tonnes per person | 13.72 tonnes per person | 0.1083 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Canada or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 13.94 tonnes per person against 13.42 tonnes per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Canada and Kazakhstan?
- 0.52 tonnes per person, 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 per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Canada ranks 14th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.