Kazakhstan vs Upper middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Kazakhstan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.4102 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Kazakhstan ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.79 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 1.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 1.78 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.77 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.9136 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8577 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 1.33 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8063 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5283 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 1.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6803 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4178 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 Upper middle income?
- Kazakhstan, at 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Kazakhstan and Upper middle income?
- 0.4102 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Upper middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Kazakhstan ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 17th 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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About this data
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$.