Kazakhstan vs Russia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Kazakhstan
0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia
0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
38th
Russia rank
37th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.0075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 38th and Russia ranks 37th of 201 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 0.679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 0.8646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 0.8781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 0.8534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 0.9143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 0.9548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 0.9914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 0.9376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 0.7309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 0.6113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.6028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Kazakhstan or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Kazakhstan and Russia?
- 0.0075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Russia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 38th and Russia ranks 37th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.