Consumption-based carbon intensity in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.3724 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Kazakhstan, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 0.3724 kilograms per international-$ for consumption-based carbon intensity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.27 kilograms per international-$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3724 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Kazakhstan ranks 23rd of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8951 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4956 kilograms per international-$ | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6538 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5817 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7207 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5021 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4185 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5927 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4102 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3724 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4662 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 20 Iran 0.4022 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 21 Belarus 0.3887 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 22 China 0.3867 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 24 Senegal 0.3672 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 25 Estonia 0.366 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 26 Botswana 0.3581 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Kazakhstan?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Kazakhstan was 0.3724 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 kilograms per international-$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3724 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Kazakhstan ranks 23rd out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).