How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.0227 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0227 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
204th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0254 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
32
1992–2023

How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan, 1992–2023

0.010.0150.020.0251992200720231992: 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre1993: 0.022 metric tons per square kilometre1994: 0.018 metric tons per square kilometre1995: 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre1996: 0.017 metric tons per square kilometre1997: 0.013 metric tons per square kilometre1998: 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre1999: 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre2000: 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre2001: 0.009 metric tons per square kilometre2002: 0.009 metric tons per square kilometre2003: 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre2004: 0.012 metric tons per square kilometre2005: 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre2006: 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre2007: 0.013 metric tons per square kilometre2008: 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre2009: 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre2010: 0.017 metric tons per square kilometre2011: 0.013 metric tons per square kilometre2012: 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre2013: 0.013 metric tons per square kilometre2014: 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre2015: 0.015 metric tons per square kilometre2016: 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre2017: 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre2018: 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre2019: 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre2020: 0.02 metric tons per square kilometre2021: 0.021 metric tons per square kilometre2022: 0.024 metric tons per square kilometre2023: 0.023 metric tons per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan is 0.0227 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.0254 metric tons per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2001.

That places Kazakhstan 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan, 1992 to 2023.
Year metric tons per square kilometre Change
1992 0.0254 metric tons per square kilometre —
1993 0.0221 metric tons per square kilometre -13.0%
1994 0.0176 metric tons per square kilometre -20.2%
1995 0.0187 metric tons per square kilometre +5.8%
1996 0.017 metric tons per square kilometre -8.7%
1997 0.0125 metric tons per square kilometre -26.6%
1998 0.0097 metric tons per square kilometre -22.6%
1999 0.0138 metric tons per square kilometre +43.1%
2000 0.0139 metric tons per square kilometre +0.2%
2001 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre -37.8%
2002 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre +9.4%
2003 0.0096 metric tons per square kilometre +2.2%
2004 0.0124 metric tons per square kilometre +28.7%
2005 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre +12.7%
2006 0.0112 metric tons per square kilometre -19.7%
2007 0.0127 metric tons per square kilometre +13.4%
2008 0.0191 metric tons per square kilometre +49.8%
2009 0.0143 metric tons per square kilometre -25.3%
2010 0.0174 metric tons per square kilometre +22.3%
2011 0.0132 metric tons per square kilometre -24.0%
2012 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre +5.4%
2013 0.0132 metric tons per square kilometre -5.8%
2014 0.0139 metric tons per square kilometre +5.8%
2015 0.0153 metric tons per square kilometre +9.7%
2016 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre +4.9%
2017 0.0163 metric tons per square kilometre +2.0%
2018 0.0159 metric tons per square kilometre -2.6%
2019 0.0195 metric tons per square kilometre +22.5%
2020 0.0197 metric tons per square kilometre +1.1%
2021 0.0212 metric tons per square kilometre +7.7%
2022 0.0241 metric tons per square kilometre +13.8%
2023 0.0227 metric tons per square kilometre -6.0%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 0.0227 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 0.0227 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5392 metric tons per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0097 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0254 metric tons per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.0125 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0191 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0155 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0132 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0195 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0219 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0197 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0241 metric tons per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 201 Turkmenistan 0.0328 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  2. 202 Syria 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  3. 203 Sudan 0.0247 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  4. 205 Afghanistan 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  5. 206 Libya 0.0189 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  6. 207 Eritrea 0.0155 metric tons per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan?
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan was 0.0227 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0254 metric tons per square kilometre in 1992.
What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre in 2001.
How does Kazakhstan rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Kazakhstan ranks 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
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How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.