Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was -25.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Kazakhstan, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Kazakhstan is -25.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Kazakhstan peaked at -7.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -64.8%, in 1992.
That places Kazakhstan 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -7.3% | — |
| 1991 | -29.1% | +297.4% |
| 1992 | -64.8% | +122.5% |
| 1993 | -36.7% | -43.4% |
| 1994 | -32.8% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | -36.0% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | -25.0% | -30.6% |
| 1997 | -25.7% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | -18.9% | -26.4% |
| 1999 | -17.1% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | -27.6% | +61.9% |
| 2001 | -15.3% | -44.8% |
| 2002 | -20.9% | +37.0% |
| 2003 | -25.2% | +20.5% |
| 2004 | -25.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | -24.1% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | -18.7% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | -16.2% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | -21.9% | +35.3% |
| 2009 | -18.3% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | -34.6% | +88.4% |
| 2011 | -36.7% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | -24.5% | -33.2% |
| 2013 | -20.8% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | -27.1% | +30.2% |
| 2015 | -17.5% | -35.6% |
| 2016 | -24.4% | +39.4% |
| 2017 | -24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | -30.9% | +25.3% |
| 2019 | -28.6% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | -22.5% | -21.6% |
| 2021 | -21.9% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | -31.6% | +44.7% |
| 2023 | -25.7% | -18.8% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's -25.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%. (32 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's -25.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.6%. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -297.4% | -7.3% | -29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -29.3% | -64.8% | -7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | -21.4% | -27.6% | -15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -27.0% | -36.7% | -17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -25.4% | -31.6% | -21.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Kazakhstan?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Kazakhstan was -25.7% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was -7.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.8% in 1992.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Kazakhstan ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.