What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Kazakhstan?

Cumulative co₂ emissions in Kazakhstan was 14.94 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Kazakhstan?

The highest recorded value was 14.94 billion tonnes in 2024.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Kazakhstan?

The lowest recorded value was 1,216 tonnes in 1830.

How does Kazakhstan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?

Kazakhstan ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Kazakhstan?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Kazakhstan

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Kazakhstan
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kazakhstan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 14.94 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

14.94 billion tonnes

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

22nd

of 215 countries

All-time high

14.94 billion tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

1,216 tonnes

in 1830

Years of data

173

1830–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Kazakhstan, 1830–2024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 14.94 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 173 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Kazakhstan peaked at 14.94 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,216 tonnes, in 1830.

That places Kazakhstan 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	3,101 tonnes	1,216 tonnes	4,864 tonnes	4
1850s	54,100 tonnes	12,401 tonnes	101,392 tonnes	4
1860s	536,767 tonnes	146,374 tonnes	1.23 million tonnes	10
1870s	3.44 million tonnes	1.49 million tonnes	6.14 million tonnes	10
1880s	12.38 million tonnes	7.07 million tonnes	18.56 million tonnes	10
1890s	31.87 million tonnes	20.36 million tonnes	46.80 million tonnes	10
1900s	75.32 million tonnes	51.79 million tonnes	101.24 million tonnes	10
1910s	138.77 million tonnes	107.64 million tonnes	162.83 million tonnes	10
1920s	181.26 million tonnes	164.89 million tonnes	206.25 million tonnes	10
1930s	297.79 million tonnes	216.65 million tonnes	403.00 million tonnes	10
1940s	543.16 million tonnes	435.33 million tonnes	680.66 million tonnes	10
1950s	1.00 billion tonnes	725.83 million tonnes	1.35 billion tonnes	10
1960s	1.97 billion tonnes	1.45 billion tonnes	2.57 billion tonnes	10
1970s	3.57 billion tonnes	2.73 billion tonnes	4.50 billion tonnes	10
1980s	5.81 billion tonnes	4.73 billion tonnes	6.96 billion tonnes	10
1990s	8.13 billion tonnes	7.23 billion tonnes	8.84 billion tonnes	10
2000s	9.79 billion tonnes	8.98 billion tonnes	10.73 billion tonnes	10
2010s	12.21 billion tonnes	10.98 billion tonnes	13.56 billion tonnes	10
2020s	14.38 billion tonnes	13.85 billion tonnes	14.94 billion tonnes	5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

19 Brazil 18.20 billion tonnes compare
20 Indonesia 17.42 billion tonnes compare
21 Spain 15.70 billion tonnes compare
23 Belgium 12.91 billion tonnes compare
24 Turkey 12.89 billion tonnes compare
25 Czechia 12.33 billion tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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)
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)
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.7% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Kazakhstan?: Cumulative co₂ emissions in Kazakhstan was 14.94 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Kazakhstan?: The highest recorded value was 14.94 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Kazakhstan?: The lowest recorded value was 1,216 tonnes in 1830.
How does Kazakhstan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?: Kazakhstan ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Kazakhstan?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.