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
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.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1831 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1832 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1833 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1855 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1858 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1859 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860 | 328 tonnes | — |
| 1861 | 654 tonnes | +99.4% |
| 1862 | 982 tonnes | +50.2% |
| 1863 | 1,531 tonnes | +55.9% |
| 1864 | 2,302 tonnes | +50.4% |
| 1865 | 3,186 tonnes | +38.4% |
| 1866 | 4,168 tonnes | +30.8% |
| 1867 | 5,591 tonnes | +34.1% |
| 1868 | 8,242 tonnes | +47.4% |
| 1869 | 10,768 tonnes | +30.6% |
| 1870 | 13,291 tonnes | +23.4% |
| 1871 | 15,366 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1872 | 17,661 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1873 | 22,854 tonnes | +29.4% |
| 1874 | 31,072 tonnes | +36.0% |
| 1875 | 44,313 tonnes | +42.6% |
| 1876 | 66,215 tonnes | +49.4% |
| 1877 | 98,028 tonnes | +48.0% |
| 1878 | 136,102 tonnes | +38.8% |
| 1879 | 184,245 tonnes | +35.4% |
| 1880 | 238,659 tonnes | +29.5% |
| 1881 | 315,482 tonnes | +32.2% |
| 1882 | 399,115 tonnes | +26.5% |
| 1883 | 491,180 tonnes | +23.1% |
| 1884 | 631,149 tonnes | +28.5% |
| 1885 | 813,124 tonnes | +28.8% |
| 1886 | 1.00 million tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1887 | 1.25 million tonnes | +24.8% |
| 1888 | 1.52 million tonnes | +21.7% |
| 1889 | 1.79 million tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1890 | 2.12 million tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1891 | 2.53 million tonnes | +19.6% |
| 1892 | 2.96 million tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1893 | 3.47 million tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1894 | 3.93 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1895 | 4.58 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1896 | 5.22 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1897 | 5.94 million tonnes | +13.9% |
| 1898 | 6.76 million tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1899 | 7.62 million tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1900 | 8.63 million tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1901 | 9.80 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1902 | 10.89 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1903 | 11.86 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1904 | 12.85 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1905 | 13.55 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1906 | 14.34 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1907 | 15.17 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1908 | 16.00 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1909 | 16.89 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1910 | 17.82 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1911 | 18.68 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1912 | 19.55 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1913 | 20.37 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1914 | 21.25 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1915 | 22.23 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1916 | 23.29 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1917 | 24.21 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1918 | 24.61 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1919 | 25.13 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 25.58 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 26.01 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1922 | 26.53 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 27.12 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 27.71 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 28.35 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1926 | 29.08 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1927 | 29.96 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1928 | 30.80 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1929 | 31.86 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1930 | 33.94 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1931 | 36.47 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1932 | 38.76 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1933 | 41.02 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1934 | 43.56 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1935 | 46.20 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1936 | 49.05 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1937 | 52.05 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1938 | 55.23 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1939 | 58.42 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1940 | 61.64 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1941 | 65.00 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1942 | 68.61 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1943 | 71.68 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1944 | 75.80 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1945 | 77.76 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 80.02 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1947 | 82.76 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1948 | 85.83 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1949 | 89.42 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1950 | 93.42 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1951 | 97.74 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1952 | 102.63 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1953 | 108.06 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1954 | 114.10 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1955 | 121.18 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1956 | 129.48 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1957 | 139.00 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1958 | 149.86 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1959 | 161.91 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1960 | 175.36 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1961 | 190.34 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1962 | 207.58 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 226.84 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 247.91 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 270.73 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 295.41 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 322.81 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 352.58 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 384.88 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 419.60 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 457.29 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 498.56 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 543.48 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 592.35 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 644.54 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 698.47 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 754.85 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 816.29 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 878.55 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 942.01 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 1.01 billion tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 1.08 billion tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.14 billion tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 1.21 billion tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.28 billion tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 1.34 billion tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.39 billion tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 1.44 billion tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.50 billion tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.55 billion tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.61 billion tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.65 billion tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.68 billion tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.71 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.74 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.76 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.79 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.82 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.84 billion tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.87 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.89 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.93 billion tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.96 billion tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.01 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.06 billion tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.11 billion tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.17 billion tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.22 billion tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.26 billion tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.31 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.35 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.39 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.44 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.48 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.52 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.56 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.61 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.66 billion tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.70 billion tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.75 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.81 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.88 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.94 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 3.01 billion tonnes | +2.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 3.01 billion tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 463.11 million tonnes, 6.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 3.01 billion tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.30 billion tonnes, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Kazakhstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 | +99.4% | 328 tonnes | 654 tonnes |
| 1863 | +55.9% | 982 tonnes | 1,531 tonnes |
| 1862 | +50.2% | 654 tonnes | 982 tonnes |
| 1864 | +50.4% | 1,531 tonnes | 2,302 tonnes |
| 1876 | +49.4% | 44,313 tonnes | 66,215 tonnes |
| 1877 | +48.0% | 66,215 tonnes | 98,028 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,230 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,173 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.73 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 798.63 kt (2050)
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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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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.