Canada vs Kazakhstan: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Canada
15.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan
15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Canada rank
13th
Kazakhstan rank
14th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Canada
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 15.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and Kazakhstan ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1860s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1870s | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1880s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1890s | 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1900s | 8.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1910s | 11.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1920s | 11.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1930s | 9.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 13.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 15.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 20.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 19.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 20.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 20.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 18.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 16.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Canada or Kazakhstan?
- Canada, at 15.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Canada and Kazakhstan?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kazakhstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Kazakhstan rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Canada ranks 13th and Kazakhstan ranks 14th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.