Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 10.46 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Kazakhstan, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 10.46 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Kazakhstan peaked at 14.45 tonnes per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.75 tonnes per person, in 1992.
That places Kazakhstan 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.86 tonnes per person | 4.75 tonnes per person | 14.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.29 tonnes per person | 6.64 tonnes per person | 11.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5 tonnes per person | 8.83 tonnes per person | 13.83 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.18 tonnes per person | 9.36 tonnes per person | 11.22 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Kazakhstan?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Kazakhstan was 10.46 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.45 tonnes per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 tonnes per person in 1992.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.