emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.179 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kazakhstan, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kazakhstan stood at 0.179 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.1876 tonnes per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0794 tonnes per person, in 1999.
Kazakhstan ranks 10th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0897 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.093 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0978 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1023 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.106 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1187 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1238 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1292 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1326 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1361 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1428 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1507 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1544 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.158 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1623 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1632 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1637 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1617 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.161 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1606 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1638 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1614 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1594 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1602 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1592 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1577 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1542 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1529 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1552 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1536 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1507 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1445 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1266 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1122 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0895 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1995 | 0.09 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0915 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0885 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0882 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0794 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1056 tonnes per person | +32.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1075 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1056 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1126 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1143 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1217 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1382 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1648 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1825 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1593 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1634 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1688 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.169 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1626 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1566 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1636 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1876 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1657 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1687 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1663 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1702 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1783 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.179 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.179 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 5.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.179 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.036 tonnes per person, 5.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +32.9% | 0.0794 tonnes per person | 0.1056 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1129 tonnes per person | 0.0897 tonnes per person | 0.1361 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1578 tonnes per person | 0.1428 tonnes per person | 0.1637 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1578 tonnes per person | 0.1529 tonnes per person | 0.1638 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1061 tonnes per person | 0.0794 tonnes per person | 0.1507 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1312 tonnes per person | 0.1056 tonnes per person | 0.1825 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1672 tonnes per person | 0.1566 tonnes per person | 0.1876 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1758 tonnes per person | 0.1702 tonnes per person | 0.179 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 7 Curacao 0.2075 tonnes per person compare
- 8 Bahrain 0.1897 tonnes per person compare
- 9 Gabon 0.1887 tonnes per person compare
- 11 Seychelles 0.1452 tonnes per person compare
- 12 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.136 tonnes per person compare
- 13 New Caledonia 0.1352 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Kazakhstan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.07 million kg (2050)
- 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)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 577.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,395 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 798.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kazakhstan?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kazakhstan was 0.179 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1876 tonnes per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0794 tonnes per person in 1999.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Kazakhstan ranks 10th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.