Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Kazakhstan: Carbon intensity of GDP

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.5879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kazakhstan
1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
18th
Kazakhstan rank
16th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4721 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.8 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Kazakhstan ranks 16th of 47 groups.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.95 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.79 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8375 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kazakhstan
2000s 1.3 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.77 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4709 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kazakhstan
2010s 0.8699 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.33 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4646 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kazakhstan
2020s 0.6472 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4509 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kazakhstan?
0.4721 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kazakhstan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kazakhstan rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Kazakhstan ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.