Per capita ghg emissions in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Per capita ghg emissions was 18.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.08
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
14th
of 199 countries
All-time high
44.58
in 1959
All-time low
7.32
in 1999
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Kazakhstan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Kazakhstan is 18.08, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Kazakhstan peaked at 44.58 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 7.32, in 1999.
That places Kazakhstan 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita ghg emissions in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 13.64 | — |
| 1851 | 13.58 | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 13.54 | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 13.47 | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 13.44 | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 13.38 | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 13.3 | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 13.23 | -0.5% |
| 1858 | 13.17 | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 13.09 | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 13.02 | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 13.01 | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 12.95 | -0.5% |
| 1863 | 12.89 | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 12.85 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 12.78 | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 12.74 | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 12.68 | -0.4% |
| 1868 | 12.61 | -0.6% |
| 1869 | 12.54 | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 12.55 | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 12.54 | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 12.51 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 12.5 | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 12.51 | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 12.52 | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 12.54 | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 12.54 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | 12.58 | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 12.54 | -0.3% |
| 1880 | 12.58 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 12.57 | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 12.55 | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 12.53 | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 12.49 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 12.47 | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 12.42 | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 12.36 | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 12.34 | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 12.33 | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 12.36 | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 12.41 | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 12.42 | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 12.51 | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 12.52 | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 12.6 | +0.6% |
| 1896 | 12.6 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 12.7 | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 12.78 | +0.6% |
| 1899 | 12.93 | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 13.18 | +1.9% |
| 1901 | 13.25 | +0.5% |
| 1902 | 13.16 | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 13.03 | -1.0% |
| 1904 | 13.26 | +1.7% |
| 1905 | 13.01 | -1.9% |
| 1906 | 13.26 | +1.9% |
| 1907 | 13.26 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | 13.23 | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 13.47 | +1.8% |
| 1910 | 13.17 | -2.2% |
| 1911 | 13.12 | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 13.34 | +1.7% |
| 1913 | 13.6 | +1.9% |
| 1914 | 13.37 | -1.7% |
| 1915 | 13.24 | -1.0% |
| 1916 | 13.15 | -0.6% |
| 1917 | 13.07 | -0.7% |
| 1918 | 11.83 | -9.5% |
| 1919 | 11.66 | -1.4% |
| 1920 | 11.72 | +0.5% |
| 1921 | 11.89 | +1.5% |
| 1922 | 12.05 | +1.3% |
| 1923 | 12.1 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 12.2 | +0.8% |
| 1925 | 12.29 | +0.8% |
| 1926 | 12.57 | +2.3% |
| 1927 | 12.87 | +2.4% |
| 1928 | 12.97 | +0.8% |
| 1929 | 13.1 | +1.0% |
| 1930 | 12.65 | -3.4% |
| 1931 | 12.03 | -4.8% |
| 1932 | 11.69 | -2.8% |
| 1933 | 11.06 | -5.5% |
| 1934 | 10.92 | -1.3% |
| 1935 | 10.69 | -2.1% |
| 1936 | 10.68 | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 9.98 | -6.5% |
| 1938 | 9.69 | -3.0% |
| 1939 | 9.11 | -6.0% |
| 1940 | 13.68 | +50.2% |
| 1941 | 15.31 | +11.9% |
| 1942 | 14.27 | -6.8% |
| 1943 | 16.35 | +14.6% |
| 1944 | 18.8 | +15.0% |
| 1945 | 20.23 | +7.6% |
| 1946 | 22.03 | +8.9% |
| 1947 | 24.18 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | 25.45 | +5.3% |
| 1949 | 26.75 | +5.1% |
| 1950 | 29.47 | +10.2% |
| 1951 | 32.06 | +8.8% |
| 1952 | 33.85 | +5.6% |
| 1953 | 35.6 | +5.2% |
| 1954 | 37.17 | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 39.69 | +6.8% |
| 1956 | 41.12 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 42.83 | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 43.93 | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 44.58 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 41.07 | -7.9% |
| 1961 | 39.22 | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 36.34 | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 33.76 | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 31.74 | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 30.37 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 29.41 | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 28.43 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 27.31 | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 26.2 | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 26.95 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 26.98 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 26.09 | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 26.3 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 25.77 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 26.13 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 25.81 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 25.55 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 25.23 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 24.84 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 25.27 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 24.65 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 24.29 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 24.1 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 23.81 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 24.34 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 24.23 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 23.53 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 23.93 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 22.98 | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 23.47 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 22.76 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 20.83 | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 18.39 | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 16.3 | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 12.71 | -22.0% |
| 1996 | 12.14 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 11.58 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 11.92 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 7.32 | -38.6% |
| 2000 | 9.11 | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 8 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 10.81 | +35.2% |
| 2003 | 12.33 | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 13.57 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 14.65 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 16.28 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 16.46 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.28 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 17.75 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 20.94 | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 19.37 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 19.37 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.29 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.18 | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 21.52 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 21.1 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 22.2 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 21.95 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 20.1 | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 19.03 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 16.87 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 18.07 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 18.31 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 18.08 | -1.3% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 18.08 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 3.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 18.08 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +50.2% | 9.11 | 13.68 |
| 1999 | -38.6% | 11.92 | 7.32 |
| 2002 | +35.2% | 8 | 10.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13.39 | 13.09 | 13.64 | 10 |
| 1860s | 12.81 | 12.54 | 13.02 | 10 |
| 1870s | 12.53 | 12.5 | 12.58 | 10 |
| 1880s | 12.46 | 12.33 | 12.58 | 10 |
| 1890s | 12.58 | 12.36 | 12.93 | 10 |
| 1900s | 13.21 | 13.01 | 13.47 | 10 |
| 1910s | 12.95 | 11.66 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 1920s | 12.38 | 11.72 | 13.1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.85 | 9.11 | 12.65 | 10 |
| 1940s | 19.7 | 13.68 | 26.75 | 10 |
| 1950s | 38.03 | 29.47 | 44.58 | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.38 | 26.2 | 41.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.97 | 24.84 | 26.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.11 | 22.98 | 25.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.74 | 7.32 | 23.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.62 | 8 | 17.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8 | 19.29 | 22.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.07 | 16.87 | 19.03 | 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 ghg emissions in Kazakhstan?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Kazakhstan was 18.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.58 in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.32 in 1999.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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