Kazakhstan vs United States: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kazakhstan
15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
14th
United States rank
12th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kazakhstan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 14th and United States ranks 12th of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1860s | 0.3192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1870s | 0.4578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1880s | 0.6996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1890s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1900s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1910s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1920s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1930s | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1940s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1950s | 11.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1960s | 14.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 17.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 17.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 13.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2000s | 13.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2010s | 17.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 15.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 16.2 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 United States?
- 0.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and United States rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kazakhstan ranks 14th and United States ranks 12th 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.