emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan is 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4548 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Kazakhstan 158th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8126 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.7179 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5651 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1995 | 0.558 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5566 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5257 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5113 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4548 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6064 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6201 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6125 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6566 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.671 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7198 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8243 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9924 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9804 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5878 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4548 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8126 tonnes per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7794 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6064 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 155 Puerto Rico 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 156 Morocco 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 157 South Sudan 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 159 Syria 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 160 Angola 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 161 Sudan 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Kazakhstan?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan was 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4548 tonnes per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Kazakhstan ranks 158th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.