Kazakhstan vs United States: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Kazakhstan
13.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
14.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
14th
United States rank
13th

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 14.52 tonnes per person against 13.56 tonnes per person in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.96 tonnes per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 14th and United States ranks 13th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan United States Difference Ahead
1850s 7.52 tonnes per person 34.78 tonnes per person 27.26 tonnes per person United States
1860s 7.22 tonnes per person 24.55 tonnes per person 17.33 tonnes per person United States
1870s 7.04 tonnes per person 34.33 tonnes per person 27.29 tonnes per person United States
1880s 6.92 tonnes per person 30.27 tonnes per person 23.36 tonnes per person United States
1890s 6.99 tonnes per person 28.98 tonnes per person 21.98 tonnes per person United States
1900s 7.53 tonnes per person 28.93 tonnes per person 21.4 tonnes per person United States
1910s 6.78 tonnes per person 27.88 tonnes per person 21.1 tonnes per person United States
1920s 6.01 tonnes per person 25.77 tonnes per person 19.77 tonnes per person United States
1930s 0.0039 tonnes per person 17.98 tonnes per person 17.98 tonnes per person United States
1940s 10.44 tonnes per person 21.05 tonnes per person 10.61 tonnes per person United States
1950s 29.75 tonnes per person 18.29 tonnes per person 11.46 tonnes per person Kazakhstan
1960s 21 tonnes per person 18.69 tonnes per person 2.31 tonnes per person Kazakhstan
1970s 16.07 tonnes per person 22.37 tonnes per person 6.3 tonnes per person United States
1980s 15.81 tonnes per person 20.25 tonnes per person 4.44 tonnes per person United States
1990s 9.53 tonnes per person 21.03 tonnes per person 11.5 tonnes per person United States
2000s 7.99 tonnes per person 20.72 tonnes per person 12.73 tonnes per person United States
2010s 15.06 tonnes per person 16.87 tonnes per person 1.81 tonnes per person United States
2020s 13.32 tonnes per person 14.69 tonnes per person 1.37 tonnes per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Kazakhstan or United States?
United States, at 14.52 tonnes per person against 13.56 tonnes per person in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Kazakhstan and United States?
0.96 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and United States?
169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and United States rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Kazakhstan ranks 14th and United States ranks 13th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.