Kazakhstan vs Russia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kazakhstan
15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia
15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
14th
Russia rank
15th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kazakhstan
- Russia
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Russia, a difference of 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Russia ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Russia ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 8 and Russia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1860s | 0.3192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.4578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.6996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1890s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1900s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1910s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1920s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1930s | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 11.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 14.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 17.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 17.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 13.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 2000s | 13.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 17.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 15.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
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 Russia?
- Kazakhstan, at 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kazakhstan and Russia?
- 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kazakhstan 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Russia ranks 15th 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.