Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -330,676 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-330,676 tonnes
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
157th
of 197 countries
All-time high
10.79 million tonnes
in 1959
All-time low
-405,275 tonnes
in 2010
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Kyrgyzstan, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Kyrgyzstan is -330,676 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 269.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 10.79 million tonnes in 1959 and was at its lowest, -405,275 tonnes, in 2010.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 157th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.51 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 1.52 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 1.53 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 1.54 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 1.55 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 1.56 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 1.57 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 1.57 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 1.58 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 1.59 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 1.59 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 1.60 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 1.61 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 1.62 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 1.63 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 1.64 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 1.65 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 1.65 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 1.66 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 1.66 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 1.68 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1871 | 1.70 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 1.71 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 1.72 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 1.73 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 1.73 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 1.74 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 1.75 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 1.75 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 1.76 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 1.78 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 1.88 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1882 | 1.86 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1883 | 1.86 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 1.86 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 1.86 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 1.86 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 1.86 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 1.87 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 1.87 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 1.89 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 1.90 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 1.92 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 1.92 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 1.93 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 1.94 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 1.95 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 1.96 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 1.96 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 1.96 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 1.98 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 2.00 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1902 | 2.01 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1903 | 2.02 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1904 | 2.03 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 2.03 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 2.04 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1907 | 2.05 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 2.06 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 2.06 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 2.10 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1911 | 2.12 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1912 | 2.14 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 2.15 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1914 | 2.16 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 2.16 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 2.17 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 2.18 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1918 | 2.18 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1919 | 2.19 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 2.19 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 2.20 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1922 | 2.20 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 2.20 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 2.21 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 2.21 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 2.22 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 2.22 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 2.23 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 2.23 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 2.19 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1931 | 2.17 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1932 | 2.15 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1933 | 2.13 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1934 | 2.11 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 2.09 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 2.08 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1937 | 2.06 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1938 | 2.05 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1939 | 2.04 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1940 | 2.18 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1941 | 2.27 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1942 | 2.35 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1943 | 2.41 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1944 | 2.46 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1945 | 2.51 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 2.55 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 2.59 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 2.62 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1949 | 2.65 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1950 | 3.69 million tonnes | +39.1% |
| 1951 | 4.46 million tonnes | +21.0% |
| 1952 | 5.20 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1953 | 5.82 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1954 | 6.53 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1955 | 7.44 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1956 | 8.23 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1957 | 8.96 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1958 | 9.84 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1959 | 10.79 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1960 | 8.27 million tonnes | -23.4% |
| 1961 | 7.31 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1962 | 6.03 million tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1963 | 5.21 million tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1964 | 4.83 million tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 3.98 million tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1966 | 3.70 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 3.30 million tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1968 | 3.27 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 2.86 million tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 2.68 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 2.52 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 2.49 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.54 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 2.02 million tonnes | -20.5% |
| 1975 | 2.02 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.98 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.66 million tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 1.41 million tonnes | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 1.44 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.32 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 1.42 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 1.32 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 1.15 million tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 1.15 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.21 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 897,314 tonnes | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 597,855 tonnes | -33.4% |
| 1989 | 532,159 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 541,063 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 748,116 tonnes | +38.3% |
| 1992 | 2.60 million tonnes | +247.2% |
| 1993 | 2.58 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.52 million tonnes | +36.1% |
| 1995 | 3.10 million tonnes | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 2.49 million tonnes | -19.7% |
| 1997 | 2.28 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 2.70 million tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 1.66 million tonnes | -38.6% |
| 2000 | 1.47 million tonnes | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 1.20 million tonnes | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 1.29 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 65,732 tonnes | -94.9% |
| 2005 | 44,078 tonnes | -32.9% |
| 2006 | -77,200 tonnes | -275.1% |
| 2007 | -127,800 tonnes | +65.5% |
| 2008 | -252,560 tonnes | +97.6% |
| 2009 | -323,128 tonnes | +27.9% |
| 2010 | -405,275 tonnes | +25.4% |
| 2011 | -287,148 tonnes | -29.1% |
| 2012 | -172,098 tonnes | -40.1% |
| 2013 | -141,137 tonnes | -18.0% |
| 2014 | -89,621 tonnes | -36.5% |
| 2015 | 167,408 tonnes | -286.8% |
| 2016 | 17,477 tonnes | -89.6% |
| 2017 | -97,096 tonnes | -655.6% |
| 2018 | -166,749 tonnes | +71.7% |
| 2019 | -214,454 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 2020 | -204,121 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2021 | -263,625 tonnes | +29.2% |
| 2022 | -290,628 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2023 | -312,319 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2024 | -330,676 tonnes | +5.9% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's -330,676 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.54 million tonnes. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's -330,676 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -377,832 tonnes, 88% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -655.6% | 17,477 tonnes | -97,096 tonnes |
| 2015 | +286.8% | -89,621 tonnes | 167,408 tonnes |
| 2006 | -275.1% | 44,078 tonnes | -77,200 tonnes |
| 1992 | +247.2% | 748,116 tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes |
| 2008 | -97.6% | -127,800 tonnes | -252,560 tonnes |
| 2004 | -94.9% | 1.29 million tonnes | 65,732 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.55 million tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.73 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.86 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.93 million tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.03 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.15 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.21 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 2.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.11 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.46 million tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.10 million tonnes | 3.69 million tonnes | 10.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.88 million tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes | 8.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.08 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million tonnes | 532,159 tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 million tonnes | 541,063 tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 463,851 tonnes | -323,128 tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -138,869 tonnes | -405,275 tonnes | 167,408 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -280,274 tonnes | -330,676 tonnes | -204,121 tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Kyrgyzstan?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Kyrgyzstan was -330,676 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.79 million tonnes in 1959.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -405,275 tonnes in 2010.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 157th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 269.0%. 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 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.