Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Kazakhstan, 1973–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.49 kilograms per international-$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5019 kilograms per international-$, in 2021.
That places Kazakhstan 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 kilograms per international-$ | 1.09 kilograms per international-$ | 1.09 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.34 kilograms per international-$ | 1.28 kilograms per international-$ | 1.4 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9183 kilograms per international-$ | 1.49 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.834 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7223 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9961 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6879 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6152 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7443 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5493 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5019 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6012 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 7 Bahrain 0.6436 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 8 Syria 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 9 South Africa 0.5926 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 11 Lesotho 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 12 Kuwait 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 13 Iran 0.488 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Kazakhstan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 20.84 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 13.00 million (2025)
- Urban population 62.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 13.94 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 14.94 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 13.94 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 13.94 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Kazakhstan?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Kazakhstan was 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 kilograms per international-$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5019 kilograms per international-$ in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Kazakhstan ranks 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).