Kazakhstan vs Russia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Kazakhstan
18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia
18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
14th
Russia rank
13th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Russia ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 12 and Russia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 12.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 12.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 12.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1890s | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1900s | 13.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1910s | 12.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 12.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 10.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1940s | 19.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 38.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 32.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 25.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 24.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 15.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 2000s | 13.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 2010s | 20.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 18.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3894 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 Russia?
- Russia, at 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 18.08 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 Kazakhstan and Russia?
- 0.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Russia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Russia ranks 13th 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.