Kazakhstan vs South Africa: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Kazakhstan
0.5%
in 2024
South Africa
0.4%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
32nd
South Africa rank
35th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Kazakhstan
- South Africa
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Kazakhstan ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Kazakhstan or South Africa?
- Kazakhstan, at 0.5% against 0.4% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Kazakhstan and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and South Africa?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and South Africa rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Kazakhstan ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 35th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.