Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
24th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 1959
All-time low
-0.2%
in 1939
Years of data
169
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Kazakhstan, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kazakhstan stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.9% in 1959 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1939.
Kazakhstan ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.7% | — |
| 1855 | 0.6% | -9.4% |
| 1858 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 1859 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 1860 | 0.7% | +7.3% |
| 1861 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 1862 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 1863 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 1865 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 1866 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
| 1871 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 1872 | 0.6% | -5.3% |
| 1873 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 1874 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 1875 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 1876 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 1877 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 1878 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 1880 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 1881 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 1883 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1884 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 1888 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 1889 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 1891 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 1892 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1894 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1895 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 1898 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1902 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1903 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 1904 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 1906 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 1908 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 1911 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1913 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1914 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1915 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1916 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 1917 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 1918 | 0.4% | -11.9% |
| 1919 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 1920 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 1921 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 1922 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1923 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 1924 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 1925 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 1926 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 1927 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.3% | -27.0% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | -30.6% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | -41.4% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -66.7% |
| 1934 | -0.0% | -111.5% |
| 1935 | -0.0% | +1009.4% |
| 1936 | -0.1% | +52.3% |
| 1937 | -0.1% | +64.5% |
| 1938 | -0.2% | +32.8% |
| 1939 | -0.2% | +25.3% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | -173.8% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | +96.9% |
| 1942 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 1943 | 0.4% | +39.8% |
| 1944 | 0.6% | +39.7% |
| 1945 | 0.7% | +26.4% |
| 1946 | 0.8% | +12.1% |
| 1947 | 0.9% | +9.9% |
| 1948 | 0.9% | +6.6% |
| 1949 | 1.1% | +12.9% |
| 1950 | 1.2% | +9.0% |
| 1951 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
| 1952 | 1.4% | +10.7% |
| 1953 | 1.5% | +7.5% |
| 1954 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 1955 | 1.6% | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 1.7% | +4.2% |
| 1957 | 1.8% | +4.6% |
| 1958 | 1.9% | +5.3% |
| 1959 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 1961 | 1.6% | -6.9% |
| 1962 | 1.4% | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -28.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -60.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +38.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -25.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +66.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 11.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 8.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | -1009.4% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1940 | +173.8% | -0.2% | 0.1% |
| 1934 | -111.5% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1941 | +96.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2002 | +66.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1933 | -66.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More climate change data for Kazakhstan
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,403 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,173 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kazakhstan?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kazakhstan was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1959.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1939.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Kazakhstan ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.