Australia vs Kazakhstan: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Australia
14.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan
13.94 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
Kazakhstan rank
13th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Australia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 14.48 tonnes per person against 13.94 tonnes per person in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.54 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th of 213 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 15 and Kazakhstan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.021 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.2793 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.2708 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.6534 tonnes per person | 0.0365 tonnes per person | 0.6168 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1870s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.1462 tonnes per person | 0.8903 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1880s | 1.69 tonnes per person | 0.3405 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1890s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 0.7074 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1900s | 3.24 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 4.55 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 4.79 tonnes per person | 0.8301 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 4.34 tonnes per person | 3.45 tonnes per person | 0.8979 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 5.62 tonnes per person | 4.45 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 7.58 tonnes per person | 8.36 tonnes per person | 0.7819 tonnes per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 9.55 tonnes per person | 11.24 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 12.35 tonnes per person | 14.09 tonnes per person | 1.74 tonnes per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 14.22 tonnes per person | 15.35 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 16.85 tonnes per person | 11.21 tonnes per person | 5.64 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 18.76 tonnes per person | 11.8 tonnes per person | 6.96 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 17.08 tonnes per person | 15.71 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 14.82 tonnes per person | 13.72 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Australia or Kazakhstan?
- Australia, at 14.48 tonnes per person against 13.94 tonnes per person in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 0.54 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Kazakhstan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Australia ranks 11th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th of 213 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 relative to the global average. 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.