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Carbon intensity of the economy — Kazakhstan

Carbon intensity of the economy in Kazakhstan in 2022 — 0.545 kg/$. Ranked 155 in the world out of 164. Since 1973, the indicator has fallen by 50%.

2022 0.545 kg/$ +8.57% vs 2021
World rank 155of 164
Period maximum 1.493 kg/$1991
Period minimum 0.502 kg/$2021

Trend over time

1973–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Kazakhstan, 1973–202200.511.5197319781983198819931998200320082013201820221973: 1.09 kg/$1980: 1.293 kg/$1981: 1.284 kg/$1982: 1.326 kg/$1983: 1.283 kg/$1984: 1.3 kg/$1985: 1.389 kg/$1986: 1.398 kg/$1987: 1.399 kg/$1988: 1.378 kg/$1989: 1.339 kg/$1990: 1.372 kg/$1991: 1.493 kg/$1992: 1.406 kg/$1993: 1.369 kg/$1994: 1.311 kg/$1995: 1.37 kg/$1996: 1.245 kg/$1997: 1.16 kg/$1998: 1.163 kg/$1999: 0.918 kg/$2000: 0.996 kg/$2001: 0.847 kg/$2002: 0.872 kg/$2003: 0.886 kg/$2004: 0.852 kg/$2005: 0.827 kg/$2006: 0.822 kg/$2007: 0.772 kg/$2008: 0.744 kg/$2009: 0.722 kg/$2010: 0.744 kg/$2011: 0.661 kg/$2012: 0.648 kg/$2013: 0.633 kg/$2014: 0.716 kg/$2015: 0.718 kg/$2016: 0.709 kg/$2017: 0.718 kg/$2018: 0.716 kg/$2019: 0.615 kg/$2020: 0.601 kg/$2021: 0.502 kg/$2022: 0.545 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.545 (−50%) Average annual rate: -1.4 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan 0.545 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Central Asia computed 0.508 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Kazakhstan, by year Kazakhstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.545 +0.043 +8.57%
2021 0.502 −0.099 −16.47%
2020 0.601 −0.014 −2.28%
2019 0.615 −0.101 −14.11%
2018 0.716 −0.002 −0.28%
2017 0.718 +0.009 +1.27%
2016 0.709 −0.009 −1.25%
2015 0.718 +0.002 +0.28%
2014 0.716 +0.083 +13.11%
2013 0.633 −0.015 −2.31%
2012 0.648 −0.013 −1.97%
2011 0.661 −0.083 −11.16%
2010 0.744 +0.022 +3.05%
2009 0.722 −0.022 −2.96%
2008 0.744 −0.028 −3.63%
2007 0.772 −0.05 −6.08%
2006 0.822 −0.005 −0.6%
2005 0.827 −0.025 −2.93%
2004 0.852 −0.034 −3.84%
2003 0.886 +0.014 +1.61%
2002 0.872 +0.025 +2.95%
2001 0.847 −0.149 −14.96%
2000 0.996 +0.078 +8.5%
1999 0.918 −0.245 −21.07%
1998 1.163 +0.003 +0.26%
1997 1.16 −0.085 −6.83%
1996 1.245 −0.125 −9.12%
1995 1.37 +0.059 +4.5%
1994 1.311 −0.058 −4.24%
1993 1.369 −0.037 −2.63%
1992 1.406 −0.087 −5.83%
1991 1.493 +0.121 +8.82%
1990 1.372 +0.033 +2.46%
1989 1.339 −0.039 −2.83%
1988 1.378 −0.021 −1.5%
1987 1.399 +0.001 +0.07%
1986 1.398 +0.009 +0.65%
1985 1.389 +0.089 +6.85%
1984 1.3 +0.017 +1.33%
1983 1.283 −0.043 −3.24%
1982 1.326 +0.042 +3.27%
1981 1.284 −0.009 −0.7%
1980 1.293 — —
1973 1.09 — —

Central Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TJ Tajikistan 0.208 UZ Uzbekistan 0.303 KG Kyrgyzstan 0.363 KZ Kazakhstan 0.545 TM Turkmenistan 1.047
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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