Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 18.38 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kazakhstan, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 18.38 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kazakhstan peaked at 18.38 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.13 terawatt-hours, in 1999.
That places Kazakhstan 58th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.51 terawatt-hours | 6.13 terawatt-hours | 9.56 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.93 terawatt-hours | 6.88 terawatt-hours | 8.89 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.46 terawatt-hours | 7.64 terawatt-hours | 11.98 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.78 terawatt-hours | 11.94 terawatt-hours | 18.38 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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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)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 14.94 billion tonnes (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kazakhstan?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kazakhstan was 18.38 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.38 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 terawatt-hours in 1999.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Kazakhstan ranks 58th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.