Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 7.78 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
7.78 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
3rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
11.65 tonnes per person
in 1988
All-time low
0.0004 tonnes per person
in 1832
Years of data
173
1830–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Kazakhstan, 1830–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Kazakhstan stood at 7.78 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Kazakhstan peaked at 11.65 tonnes per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 tonnes per person, in 1832.
Kazakhstan ranks 3rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | — |
| 1831 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1832 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -33.9% |
| 1833 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1850 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +430.7% |
| 1855 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +190.2% |
| 1858 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +36.8% |
| 1859 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1863 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1865 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1866 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | +216.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1868 | 0.0547 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0739 tonnes per person | +35.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0795 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1871 | 0.1068 tonnes per person | +34.3% |
| 1872 | 0.1087 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1873 | 0.1002 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1874 | 0.12 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1875 | 0.1358 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1876 | 0.1655 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1877 | 0.1646 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1878 | 0.2143 tonnes per person | +30.2% |
| 1879 | 0.2153 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 0.251 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1881 | 0.2565 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1882 | 0.267 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1883 | 0.3022 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1884 | 0.2913 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1885 | 0.3064 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1886 | 0.3108 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 0.3131 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.3205 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1889 | 0.3501 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1890 | 0.3855 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1891 | 0.4072 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1892 | 0.4299 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1893 | 0.498 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1894 | 0.5194 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1895 | 0.5594 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1896 | 0.5696 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1897 | 0.6564 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1898 | 0.728 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1899 | 0.8597 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1900 | 0.9565 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1901 | 0.9432 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1902 | 0.9106 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1903 | 0.9072 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1905 | 0.9454 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1906 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1907 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1908 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1910 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1911 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1912 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1913 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1914 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1915 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1916 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1917 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1918 | 0.4612 tonnes per person | -60.9% |
| 1919 | 0.3542 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1920 | 0.3244 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1921 | 0.3609 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1922 | 0.4355 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1923 | 0.4746 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1924 | 0.5813 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 1925 | 0.5571 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1926 | 0.8374 tonnes per person | +50.3% |
| 1927 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
| 1928 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1929 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1930 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 1931 | 1.79 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1932 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1933 | 2.39 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1934 | 2.9 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1935 | 3.29 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1936 | 3.76 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1937 | 3.8 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1938 | 3.97 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1939 | 3.99 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 4.84 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1941 | 4.13 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1942 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -53.0% |
| 1943 | 2.12 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1944 | 3.11 tonnes per person | +46.2% |
| 1945 | 3.63 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1946 | 4.03 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1947 | 4.8 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1948 | 5.03 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1949 | 5.62 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1950 | 6 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1951 | 6.28 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1952 | 6.47 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 6.59 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 6.95 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1955 | 7.6 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1956 | 8 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1957 | 8.39 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1958 | 8.56 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 8.6 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 8.53 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 8.36 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 8.3 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 8.52 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 8.69 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 8.88 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 9.05 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 9.06 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 8.92 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 8.95 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 9.21 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 9.38 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 9.55 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 9.58 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 9.57 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 9.79 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 9.92 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 9.93 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 9.79 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 9.71 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 10.07 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 9.37 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 9.46 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 9.42 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 9.39 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 10.4 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 10.82 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 10.98 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 11.65 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 10.93 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 10.13 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 9.92 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 9.26 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 8.32 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 6.96 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 6.94 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 6.38 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 5.99 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 5.96 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.29 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 6.13 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 5.98 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 6.07 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.74 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 7.1 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 7.1 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.4 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 7.97 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 7.62 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 8.18 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 8.55 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 8.29 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.82 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 8.6 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 10.9 tonnes per person | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 10.33 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 10.1 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 10.24 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 10.23 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.38 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 9.49 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.02 tonnes per person | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 7.54 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 8.03 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 7.78 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 7.78 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968 tonnes per person, 39.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 7.78 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person, 18.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +430.7% | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person |
| 1866 | +216.4% | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 0.0589 tonnes per person |
| 1855 | +190.2% | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person |
| 1918 | -60.9% | 1.18 tonnes per person | 0.4612 tonnes per person |
| 1942 | -53.0% | 4.13 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.0362 tonnes per person | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 0.0739 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1411 tonnes per person | 0.0795 tonnes per person | 0.2153 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2969 tonnes per person | 0.251 tonnes per person | 0.3501 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5613 tonnes per person | 0.3855 tonnes per person | 0.8597 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.9072 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 0.3542 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6979 tonnes per person | 0.3244 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.95 tonnes per person | 1.51 tonnes per person | 3.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.93 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 5.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.34 tonnes per person | 6 tonnes per person | 8.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.73 tonnes per person | 8.3 tonnes per person | 9.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.64 tonnes per person | 9.21 tonnes per person | 9.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.25 tonnes per person | 9.37 tonnes per person | 11.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.51 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | 10.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.03 tonnes per person | 5.98 tonnes per person | 8.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.54 tonnes per person | 8.29 tonnes per person | 10.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.97 tonnes per person | 7.02 tonnes per person | 9.49 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Kazakhstan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Kazakhstan was 7.78 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.65 tonnes per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 1832.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Kazakhstan ranks 3rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.