Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 3.01 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.01 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
32nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
3.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
0 tonnes
in 1830
Years of data
173
1830–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Kazakhstan, 1830–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Kazakhstan stood at 3.01 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 173 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Kazakhstan peaked at 3.01 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1830.

Kazakhstan ranks 32nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 4
1850s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 4
1860s 3,775 tonnes 328 tonnes 10,768 tonnes 10
1870s 62,915 tonnes 13,291 tonnes 184,245 tonnes 10
1880s 845,189 tonnes 238,659 tonnes 1.79 million tonnes 10
1890s 4.51 million tonnes 2.12 million tonnes 7.62 million tonnes 10
1900s 13.00 million tonnes 8.63 million tonnes 16.89 million tonnes 10
1910s 21.71 million tonnes 17.82 million tonnes 25.13 million tonnes 10
1920s 28.30 million tonnes 25.58 million tonnes 31.86 million tonnes 10
1930s 45.47 million tonnes 33.94 million tonnes 58.42 million tonnes 10
1940s 75.85 million tonnes 61.64 million tonnes 89.42 million tonnes 10
1950s 121.74 million tonnes 93.42 million tonnes 161.91 million tonnes 10
1960s 267.44 million tonnes 175.36 million tonnes 384.88 million tonnes 10
1970s 630.40 million tonnes 419.60 million tonnes 878.55 million tonnes 10
1980s 1.23 billion tonnes 942.01 million tonnes 1.50 billion tonnes 10
1990s 1.72 billion tonnes 1.55 billion tonnes 1.84 billion tonnes 10
2000s 2.05 billion tonnes 1.87 billion tonnes 2.26 billion tonnes 10
2010s 2.50 billion tonnes 2.31 billion tonnes 2.70 billion tonnes 10
2020s 2.88 billion tonnes 2.75 billion tonnes 3.01 billion tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 29 Sweden 3.37 billion tonnes compare
  2. 30 Poland 3.33 billion tonnes compare
  3. 31 Belarus 3.03 billion tonnes compare
  4. 33 Malaysia 2.93 billion tonnes compare
  5. 34 Romania 2.90 billion tonnes compare
  6. 35 South Africa 2.61 billion tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Kazakhstan?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Kazakhstan was 3.01 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 from oil recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 3.01 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1830.
How does Kazakhstan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Kazakhstan ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
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