Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
14th
of 199 countries
All-time high
44.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1959
All-time low
7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1999
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Kazakhstan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Kazakhstan is 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Kazakhstan peaked at 44.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 12.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 12.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 12.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 12.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 13.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 12.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 12.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 19.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 38.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 44.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 41.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 11 Canada 20.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 12 Belize 19.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 13 Russia 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 15 United States 17.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 16 Palau 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 17 Guyana 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Kazakhstan?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Kazakhstan was 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1999.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.