Kazakhstan vs Palau: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Kazakhstan
18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau
16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
14th
Palau rank
16th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Palau
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Palau, a difference of 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Palau ranks 16th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 16 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 12.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 12.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 12.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 13.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 12.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 12.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 10.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 19.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 38.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 32.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 25.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 24.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 15.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 13.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 20.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 18.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Kazakhstan or Palau?
- Kazakhstan, at 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Kazakhstan and Palau?
- 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Palau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Palau rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Palau ranks 16th of 198 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.