Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 13.94 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
13.94 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
13th
of 213 countries
All-time high
17.41 tonnes per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.0004 tonnes per person
in 1832
Years of data
173
1830–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Kazakhstan is 13.94 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Kazakhstan peaked at 17.41 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 tonnes per person, in 1832.
That places Kazakhstan 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +31.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 1862 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1863 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1864 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | +213.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0673 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1868 | 0.0555 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0747 tonnes per person | +34.5% |
| 1870 | 0.0803 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1871 | 0.1075 tonnes per person | +33.8% |
| 1872 | 0.1094 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1873 | 0.1018 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1874 | 0.1225 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1875 | 0.1397 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1876 | 0.1719 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 1877 | 0.1739 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.2254 tonnes per person | +29.5% |
| 1879 | 0.2292 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1880 | 0.2665 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1881 | 0.2783 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1882 | 0.2906 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1883 | 0.3278 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1884 | 0.33 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.3563 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1886 | 0.3622 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1887 | 0.3799 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1888 | 0.3928 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1889 | 0.4205 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1890 | 0.4721 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1891 | 0.5153 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1892 | 0.5407 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1893 | 0.6282 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1894 | 0.6342 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.7224 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1896 | 0.729 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 0.8355 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 1898 | 0.9288 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1899 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1900 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1901 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1902 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1903 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1904 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1905 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1906 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1907 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1908 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1910 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1911 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1912 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1913 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1914 | 1.57 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1915 | 1.42 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1916 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1917 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1918 | 0.5427 tonnes per person | -60.5% |
| 1919 | 0.4594 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1920 | 0.4151 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1921 | 0.446 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1922 | 0.539 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1923 | 0.59 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1924 | 0.6966 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1925 | 0.6812 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1926 | 0.9781 tonnes per person | +43.6% |
| 1927 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 1928 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1929 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1930 | 1.91 tonnes per person | +34.6% |
| 1931 | 2.27 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1932 | 2.54 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1933 | 2.81 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1934 | 3.37 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1935 | 3.78 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1936 | 4.3 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1937 | 4.35 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 4.55 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1939 | 4.57 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 5.42 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1941 | 4.72 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1942 | 2.54 tonnes per person | -46.2% |
| 1943 | 2.63 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1944 | 3.77 tonnes per person | +43.7% |
| 1945 | 3.96 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1946 | 4.41 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1947 | 5.27 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1948 | 5.56 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1949 | 6.22 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1950 | 6.66 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1951 | 6.97 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1952 | 7.23 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1953 | 7.4 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 7.83 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1955 | 8.6 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1956 | 9.13 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1957 | 9.67 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1958 | 9.98 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 10.15 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 10.23 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 10.21 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 10.38 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 10.79 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 11.13 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 11.49 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 11.81 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 12.03 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 12.06 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 12.27 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 12.64 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 13.12 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 13.51 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 13.8 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 14.05 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 14.5 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 14.72 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 14.83 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 14.95 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 14.8 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 15.2 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 14.72 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 14.83 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 14.86 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 14.81 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 15.79 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 15.87 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 15.53 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 16.31 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 15.57 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 15.59 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 15.07 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 13.47 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 12.02 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 10.25 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 10.07 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 9.42 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 9.18 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 9.31 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 7.68 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 9.17 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 8.86 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 10.01 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 11.11 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 11.7 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 12.43 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 13.64 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 13.88 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.76 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.43 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 14.74 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 13.96 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 14.17 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 14.44 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 16.79 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 16.76 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.43 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 17.03 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 17.41 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 15.41 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 14.46 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 12.4 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 13.69 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 14.08 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 13.94 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 13.94 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.04 tonnes per person, 4.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 13.94 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.13 tonnes per person, 2.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 | +213.2% | 0.0189 tonnes per person | 0.0592 tonnes per person |
| 1855 | +190.2% | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person |
| 1918 | -60.5% | 1.37 tonnes per person | 0.5427 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 | 0.0365 tonnes per person | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.0747 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1462 tonnes per person | 0.0803 tonnes per person | 0.2292 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3405 tonnes per person | 0.2665 tonnes per person | 0.4205 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7074 tonnes per person | 0.4721 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 0.4594 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8301 tonnes per person | 0.4151 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.45 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 4.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.45 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | 6.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.36 tonnes per person | 6.66 tonnes per person | 10.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.24 tonnes per person | 10.21 tonnes per person | 12.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.09 tonnes per person | 12.64 tonnes per person | 14.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.35 tonnes per person | 14.72 tonnes per person | 16.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.21 tonnes per person | 7.68 tonnes per person | 15.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8 tonnes per person | 8.86 tonnes per person | 13.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.71 tonnes per person | 13.96 tonnes per person | 17.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.72 tonnes per person | 12.4 tonnes per person | 14.46 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Kazakhstan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Kazakhstan was 13.94 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 relative to the global average recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.41 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 1832.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Kazakhstan ranks 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.