Kazakhstan vs Middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP

Kazakhstan
1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle income
0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
16th
Middle income rank
14th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.4006 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.6 times Middle income's.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 14th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 2.79 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9997 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.79 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kazakhstan
2000s 1.77 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9032 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.868 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kazakhstan
2010s 1.33 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.802 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5325 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Kazakhstan
2020s 1.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6857 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4124 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, Kazakhstan or Middle income?
Kazakhstan, at 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Kazakhstan and Middle income?
0.4006 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Kazakhstan ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 14th of 199 countries.
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$.