Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,449 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Kazakhstan, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Kazakhstan stood at 1,449 kilograms per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Kazakhstan peaked at 1,449 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 376.56 kilograms per person, in 1999.
That places Kazakhstan 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 646.52 kilograms per person | 376.56 kilograms per person | 1,047 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 643 kilograms per person | 526.47 kilograms per person | 838.89 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 826.28 kilograms per person | 775.21 kilograms per person | 920.63 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,212 kilograms per person | 1,062 kilograms per person | 1,449 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Kazakhstan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Kazakhstan was 1,449 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,449 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 376.56 kilograms per person in 1999.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Kazakhstan ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.