Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kazakhstan, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 0.3% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.
Kazakhstan ranks 56th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
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 global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kazakhstan?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kazakhstan was 0.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Kazakhstan ranks 56th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.