Kazakhstan vs Palau: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kazakhstan
15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau
16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
14th
Palau rank
11th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kazakhstan
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Palau ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Palau ranks 11th of 198 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 15.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Kazakhstan or Palau?
- Palau, at 16.46 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kazakhstan and Palau?
- 0.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Palau?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Palau rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Palau ranks 11th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.