Methane emissions in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan emitted 57.3 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2017.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Kazakhstan, 2024 57.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −1.2% 2023: 58.0 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 35th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Kazakhstan over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period KazakhstanWorld
2024 57.3 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 58.0 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 62.4 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 60.6 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 58.1 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 57.4 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 57.4 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 55.3 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 51.7 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 49.9 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 55.0 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 54.5 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 54.2 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 54.4 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 52.2 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 49.9 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 50.4 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 46.5 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 45.2 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 42.2 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 40.7 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 38.8 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 35.5 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 35.4 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 34.5 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.2% from 58.0 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 55.0 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +4.2%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Kazakhstan has the 35th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Kazakhstan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database