Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -7.80 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-7.80 million tonnes
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
182nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
234.33 million tonnes
in 1959
All-time low
-93.71 million tonnes
in 2001
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Kazakhstan, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Kazakhstan stood at -7.80 million tonnes.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 109.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Kazakhstan peaked at 234.33 million tonnes in 1959 and was at its lowest, -93.71 million tonnes, in 2001.
That places Kazakhstan 182nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 20.74 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 20.85 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 20.97 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 21.03 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 21.18 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 21.22 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 21.26 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 21.30 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 21.34 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 21.35 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 21.37 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 21.62 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1862 | 21.73 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 21.83 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 21.97 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 22.05 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 22.02 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 22.08 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 22.17 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 22.13 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 22.50 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1871 | 22.58 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 22.69 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 22.83 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 22.94 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 23.03 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 23.10 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 23.19 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 23.26 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 23.28 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 23.51 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 23.67 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 23.81 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 23.83 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 23.92 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 23.98 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 24.00 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 23.96 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 24.07 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 24.15 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 24.24 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 24.47 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 24.63 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 24.74 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 24.94 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 25.05 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 25.20 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 25.30 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 25.35 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 25.44 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 26.18 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1901 | 26.50 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 26.69 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 26.91 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 27.14 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 27.31 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 27.52 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1907 | 27.63 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 27.85 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 28.00 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 26.91 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1911 | 26.59 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1912 | 26.23 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1913 | 26.01 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1914 | 25.83 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1915 | 25.66 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1916 | 25.47 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1917 | 25.27 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1918 | 25.15 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 25.00 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 25.91 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1921 | 26.33 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1922 | 26.52 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1923 | 26.70 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1924 | 26.98 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1925 | 26.97 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1926 | 27.05 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 27.06 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 27.18 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 27.16 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 14.28 million tonnes | -47.4% |
| 1931 | 4.03 million tonnes | -71.8% |
| 1932 | -4.72 million tonnes | -217.1% |
| 1933 | -12.55 million tonnes | +166.0% |
| 1934 | -19.39 million tonnes | +54.5% |
| 1935 | -25.76 million tonnes | +32.9% |
| 1936 | -31.50 million tonnes | +22.2% |
| 1937 | -36.74 million tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1938 | -41.56 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1939 | -46.06 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1940 | -17.50 million tonnes | -62.0% |
| 1941 | 1.49 million tonnes | -108.5% |
| 1942 | 16.23 million tonnes | +987.3% |
| 1943 | 28.48 million tonnes | +75.5% |
| 1944 | 39.03 million tonnes | +37.0% |
| 1945 | 48.12 million tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1946 | 56.10 million tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1947 | 63.20 million tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1948 | 69.53 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1949 | 75.24 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1950 | 100.69 million tonnes | +33.8% |
| 1951 | 120.00 million tonnes | +19.2% |
| 1952 | 136.51 million tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1953 | 152.34 million tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1954 | 166.82 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1955 | 181.15 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1956 | 194.35 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1957 | 208.08 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1958 | 220.83 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1959 | 234.33 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1960 | 186.87 million tonnes | -20.3% |
| 1961 | 164.99 million tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1962 | 135.66 million tonnes | -17.8% |
| 1963 | 113.81 million tonnes | -16.1% |
| 1964 | 98.17 million tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 79.23 million tonnes | -19.3% |
| 1966 | 69.44 million tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 60.18 million tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1968 | 55.59 million tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 47.61 million tonnes | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 43.53 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 37.86 million tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 32.44 million tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 33.06 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 26.50 million tonnes | -19.8% |
| 1975 | 24.15 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 21.87 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 17.20 million tonnes | -21.4% |
| 1978 | 13.17 million tonnes | -23.4% |
| 1979 | 12.67 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 14.13 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 12.39 million tonnes | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 11.53 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 8.91 million tonnes | -22.7% |
| 1984 | 8.77 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 8.19 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 7.82 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 4.59 million tonnes | -41.3% |
| 1988 | -789,812 tonnes | -117.2% |
| 1989 | -3.73 million tonnes | +371.7% |
| 1990 | -3.04 million tonnes | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 1.57 million tonnes | -151.7% |
| 1992 | -765,116 tonnes | -148.7% |
| 1993 | -10.02 million tonnes | +1210.2% |
| 1994 | -5.81 million tonnes | -42.1% |
| 1995 | -47.65 million tonnes | +720.8% |
| 1996 | -44.89 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1997 | -46.71 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1998 | -36.80 million tonnes | -21.2% |
| 1999 | -75.25 million tonnes | +104.5% |
| 2000 | -81.51 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2001 | -93.71 million tonnes | +15.0% |
| 2002 | -80.21 million tonnes | -14.4% |
| 2003 | -65.81 million tonnes | -18.0% |
| 2004 | -58.02 million tonnes | -11.8% |
| 2005 | -52.14 million tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2006 | -48.19 million tonnes | -7.6% |
| 2007 | -48.30 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -40.08 million tonnes | -17.0% |
| 2009 | -35.90 million tonnes | -10.4% |
| 2010 | -11.54 million tonnes | -67.9% |
| 2011 | -12.22 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2012 | -13.68 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 2013 | -16.40 million tonnes | +19.9% |
| 2014 | -3.72 million tonnes | -77.3% |
| 2015 | -12.21 million tonnes | +228.1% |
| 2016 | -12.79 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2017 | -10.20 million tonnes | -20.3% |
| 2018 | -15.97 million tonnes | +56.5% |
| 2019 | -8.30 million tonnes | -48.0% |
| 2020 | -6.01 million tonnes | -27.6% |
| 2021 | -9.08 million tonnes | +51.1% |
| 2022 | -8.60 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2023 | -8.21 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2024 | -7.80 million tonnes | -5.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's -7.80 million tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,429 tonnes. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's -7.80 million tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -377,832 tonnes, 20.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Kazakhstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -1210.2% | -765,116 tonnes | -10.02 million tonnes |
| 1942 | +987.3% | 1.49 million tonnes | 16.23 million tonnes |
| 1995 | -720.8% | -5.81 million tonnes | -47.65 million tonnes |
| 1989 | -371.7% | -789,812 tonnes | -3.73 million tonnes |
| 2015 | -228.1% | -3.72 million tonnes | -12.21 million tonnes |
| 1932 | -217.1% | 4.03 million tonnes | -4.72 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 21.12 million tonnes | 20.74 million tonnes | 21.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 21.90 million tonnes | 21.37 million tonnes | 22.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 22.94 million tonnes | 22.50 million tonnes | 23.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 23.89 million tonnes | 23.51 million tonnes | 24.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 24.94 million tonnes | 24.24 million tonnes | 25.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 27.17 million tonnes | 26.18 million tonnes | 28.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 25.81 million tonnes | 25.00 million tonnes | 26.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 26.79 million tonnes | 25.91 million tonnes | 27.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | -20.00 million tonnes | -46.06 million tonnes | 14.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 37.99 million tonnes | -17.50 million tonnes | 75.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 171.51 million tonnes | 100.69 million tonnes | 234.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 101.15 million tonnes | 47.61 million tonnes | 186.87 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.24 million tonnes | 12.67 million tonnes | 43.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.18 million tonnes | -3.73 million tonnes | 14.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -26.94 million tonnes | -75.25 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -60.39 million tonnes | -93.71 million tonnes | -35.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -11.70 million tonnes | -16.40 million tonnes | -3.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.94 million tonnes | -9.08 million tonnes | -6.01 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Kazakhstan?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Kazakhstan was -7.80 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 234.33 million tonnes in 1959.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -93.71 million tonnes in 2001.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Kazakhstan ranks 182nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 109.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.