Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was 625,731 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
625,731 tonnes
Change on year
up 269.8%
World rank
48th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.47 million tonnes
in 2012
All-time low
-4.86 million tonnes
in 1992
Years of data
169
1831–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Kyrgyzstan, 1831–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Kyrgyzstan stood at 625,731 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 269.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 2.47 million tonnes in 2012 and was at its lowest, -4.86 million tonnes, in 1992.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 48th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 21 tonnes | — |
| 1832 | -42 tonnes | -300.0% |
| 1833 | 21 tonnes | -150.0% |
| 1859 | 167 tonnes | +695.2% |
| 1860 | 939 tonnes | +462.3% |
| 1861 | 1,043 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1862 | -480 tonnes | -146.0% |
| 1863 | 209 tonnes | -143.5% |
| 1864 | 563 tonnes | +169.4% |
| 1865 | -229 tonnes | -140.7% |
| 1866 | 10,726 tonnes | -4783.8% |
| 1867 | 2,316 tonnes | -78.4% |
| 1868 | -3,026 tonnes | -230.7% |
| 1869 | 5,343 tonnes | -276.6% |
| 1870 | 1,732 tonnes | -67.6% |
| 1871 | 7,721 tonnes | +345.8% |
| 1872 | 793 tonnes | -89.7% |
| 1873 | -1,878 tonnes | -336.8% |
| 1874 | 6,135 tonnes | -426.7% |
| 1875 | 5,259 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1876 | 9,683 tonnes | +84.1% |
| 1877 | 1,022 tonnes | -89.4% |
| 1878 | 15,589 tonnes | +1425.3% |
| 1879 | 1,732 tonnes | -88.9% |
| 1880 | 11,791 tonnes | +580.8% |
| 1881 | 4,257 tonnes | -63.9% |
| 1882 | 4,486 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1883 | 12,250 tonnes | +173.1% |
| 1884 | 1,544 tonnes | -87.4% |
| 1885 | 9,141 tonnes | +492.0% |
| 1886 | 2,858 tonnes | -68.7% |
| 1887 | 6,657 tonnes | +132.9% |
| 1888 | 5,218 tonnes | -21.6% |
| 1889 | 10,100 tonnes | +93.6% |
| 1890 | 18,072 tonnes | +78.9% |
| 1891 | 15,609 tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1892 | 9,954 tonnes | -36.2% |
| 1893 | 30,990 tonnes | +211.3% |
| 1894 | 3,902 tonnes | -87.4% |
| 1895 | 32,033 tonnes | +720.9% |
| 1896 | 4,445 tonnes | -86.1% |
| 1897 | 39,274 tonnes | +783.6% |
| 1898 | 35,330 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1899 | 52,191 tonnes | +47.7% |
| 1900 | 50,230 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1901 | 11,415 tonnes | -77.3% |
| 1902 | -15,025 tonnes | -231.6% |
| 1903 | -9,266 tonnes | -38.3% |
| 1904 | 46,787 tonnes | -604.9% |
| 1905 | -49,646 tonnes | -206.1% |
| 1906 | 58,035 tonnes | -216.9% |
| 1907 | 56,532 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1908 | 3,235 tonnes | -94.3% |
| 1909 | 29,507 tonnes | +812.1% |
| 1910 | -10,809 tonnes | -136.6% |
| 1911 | 20,200 tonnes | -286.9% |
| 1912 | 75,606 tonnes | +274.3% |
| 1913 | 55,676 tonnes | -26.4% |
| 1914 | -68,302 tonnes | -222.7% |
| 1915 | -51,941 tonnes | -24.0% |
| 1916 | 38,210 tonnes | -173.6% |
| 1917 | -49,291 tonnes | -229.0% |
| 1918 | -342,302 tonnes | +594.5% |
| 1919 | -33,117 tonnes | -90.3% |
| 1920 | -17,092 tonnes | -48.4% |
| 1921 | 14,942 tonnes | -187.4% |
| 1922 | 42,112 tonnes | +181.8% |
| 1923 | 24,479 tonnes | -41.9% |
| 1924 | 49,457 tonnes | +102.0% |
| 1925 | -4,006 tonnes | -108.1% |
| 1926 | 136,395 tonnes | -3504.8% |
| 1927 | 107,095 tonnes | -21.5% |
| 1928 | 61,985 tonnes | -42.1% |
| 1929 | 47,058 tonnes | -24.1% |
| 1930 | 235,704 tonnes | +400.9% |
| 1931 | 179,357 tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1932 | 135,694 tonnes | -24.3% |
| 1933 | 141,233 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1934 | 282,827 tonnes | +100.3% |
| 1935 | 215,563 tonnes | -23.8% |
| 1936 | 271,399 tonnes | +25.9% |
| 1937 | 47,381 tonnes | -82.5% |
| 1938 | 120,046 tonnes | +153.4% |
| 1939 | 27,989 tonnes | -76.7% |
| 1940 | 459,370 tonnes | +1541.3% |
| 1941 | -336,067 tonnes | -173.2% |
| 1942 | -1.11 million tonnes | +231.6% |
| 1943 | 57,742 tonnes | -105.2% |
| 1944 | 621,415 tonnes | +976.2% |
| 1945 | 118,700 tonnes | -80.9% |
| 1946 | 263,520 tonnes | +122.0% |
| 1947 | 487,251 tonnes | +84.9% |
| 1948 | 185,161 tonnes | -62.0% |
| 1949 | 418,435 tonnes | +126.0% |
| 1950 | 399,675 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1951 | 325,479 tonnes | -18.6% |
| 1952 | 298,366 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1953 | 261,667 tonnes | -12.3% |
| 1954 | 440,068 tonnes | +68.2% |
| 1955 | 697,282 tonnes | +58.4% |
| 1956 | 568,712 tonnes | -18.4% |
| 1957 | 610,766 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1958 | 478,079 tonnes | -21.7% |
| 1959 | 390,494 tonnes | -18.3% |
| 1960 | 329,976 tonnes | -15.5% |
| 1961 | 259,978 tonnes | -21.2% |
| 1962 | 424,149 tonnes | +63.1% |
| 1963 | 646,922 tonnes | +52.5% |
| 1964 | 607,682 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 621,585 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 608,694 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 522,437 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 1968 | 335,372 tonnes | -35.8% |
| 1969 | 508,747 tonnes | +51.7% |
| 1970 | 670,691 tonnes | +31.8% |
| 1971 | 824,423 tonnes | +22.9% |
| 1972 | 744,773 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 635,922 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 597,346 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 831,007 tonnes | +39.1% |
| 1976 | 643,592 tonnes | -22.6% |
| 1977 | 590,604 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 617,844 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 139,322 tonnes | -77.5% |
| 1980 | 740,802 tonnes | +431.7% |
| 1981 | -388,886 tonnes | -152.5% |
| 1982 | 358,694 tonnes | -192.2% |
| 1983 | 270,634 tonnes | -24.6% |
| 1984 | 165,418 tonnes | -38.9% |
| 1985 | 1.58 million tonnes | +857.4% |
| 1986 | -13,074 tonnes | -100.8% |
| 1987 | -606,158 tonnes | +4536.4% |
| 1988 | 134,110 tonnes | -122.1% |
| 1989 | -621,992 tonnes | -563.8% |
| 1990 | -1.53 million tonnes | +145.3% |
| 1991 | -3.31 million tonnes | +116.7% |
| 1992 | -4.86 million tonnes | +46.9% |
| 1993 | -2.57 million tonnes | -47.0% |
| 1994 | -2.32 million tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1995 | -1.64 million tonnes | -29.5% |
| 1996 | 1.14 million tonnes | -169.9% |
| 1997 | -91,237 tonnes | -108.0% |
| 1998 | 340,318 tonnes | -473.0% |
| 1999 | -1.26 million tonnes | -469.8% |
| 2000 | -67,181 tonnes | -94.7% |
| 2001 | -718,518 tonnes | +969.5% |
| 2002 | 1.06 million tonnes | -247.6% |
| 2003 | 458,280 tonnes | -56.8% |
| 2004 | 432,633 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2005 | -289,088 tonnes | -166.8% |
| 2006 | -61,804 tonnes | -78.6% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million tonnes | -1823.2% |
| 2008 | 958,602 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2009 | -771,600 tonnes | -180.5% |
| 2010 | -353,631 tonnes | -54.2% |
| 2011 | 1.26 million tonnes | -457.6% |
| 2012 | 2.47 million tonnes | +95.1% |
| 2013 | -352,876 tonnes | -114.3% |
| 2014 | 502,575 tonnes | -242.4% |
| 2015 | 28,393 tonnes | -94.4% |
| 2016 | -643,105 tonnes | -2365.0% |
| 2017 | -257,557 tonnes | -60.0% |
| 2018 | 1.81 million tonnes | -803.1% |
| 2019 | -2.13 million tonnes | -217.5% |
| 2020 | -698,170 tonnes | -67.2% |
| 2021 | 1.99 million tonnes | -385.0% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million tonnes | -41.0% |
| 2023 | -368,467 tonnes | -131.4% |
| 2024 | 625,731 tonnes | -269.8% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 625,731 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 105,942 tonnes, 5.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 625,731 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -1,028 tonnes. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | +4783.8% | -229 tonnes | 10,726 tonnes |
| 1987 | -4536.4% | -13,074 tonnes | -606,158 tonnes |
| 1926 | +3504.8% | -4,006 tonnes | 136,395 tonnes |
| 2016 | -2365.0% | 28,393 tonnes | -643,105 tonnes |
| 2007 | +1823.2% | -61,804 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes |
| 1940 | +1541.3% | 27,989 tonnes | 459,370 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | -42 tonnes | 21 tonnes | 3 |
| 1850s | 167 tonnes | 167 tonnes | 167 tonnes | 1 |
| 1860s | 1,740 tonnes | -3,026 tonnes | 10,726 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 4,779 tonnes | -1,878 tonnes | 15,589 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 6,830 tonnes | 1,544 tonnes | 12,250 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 24,180 tonnes | 3,902 tonnes | 52,191 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 18,180 tonnes | -49,646 tonnes | 58,035 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -36,607 tonnes | -342,302 tonnes | 75,606 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 46,242 tonnes | -17,092 tonnes | 136,395 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 165,719 tonnes | 27,989 tonnes | 282,827 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 116,127 tonnes | -1.11 million tonnes | 621,415 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 447,059 tonnes | 261,667 tonnes | 697,282 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 486,554 tonnes | 259,978 tonnes | 646,922 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 629,552 tonnes | 139,322 tonnes | 831,007 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 162,324 tonnes | -621,992 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.61 million tonnes | -4.86 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 206,685 tonnes | -771,600 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 233,738 tonnes | -2.13 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 544,699 tonnes | -698,170 tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Kyrgyzstan?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Kyrgyzstan was 625,731 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 million tonnes in 2012.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.86 million tonnes in 1992.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.