Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 12.57 tonnes in Kazakhstan and 10.86 tonnes in Turkmenistan, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 1.71 tonnes, or 1.16 times that in Turkmenistan.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Kazakhstan has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Turkmenistan.
- In 2024, Kazakhstan ranked 15 and Turkmenistan ranked 17 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Kazakhstan | Turkmenistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.57 | 10.86 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 12.56 | 12.86 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 12.31 | 14.01 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 12.25 | 13.46 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 11.57 | 11.05 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 11.39 | 10.77 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 12.12 | 11.15 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 12.14 | 11.09 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 11.77 | 10.58 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 11.21 | 10.93 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 13.08 | 10.41 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 15.73 | 10.99 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 14.95 | 11.76 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 15.39 | 11.64 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 14.39 | 11.08 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 13.51 | 10.02 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 15.12 | 11.59 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 13.51 | 11.59 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 13.05 | 10.68 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 11.75 | 10.47 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 11.01 | 10.35 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 9.3 | 9.06 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 8.38 | 8.62 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 8.53 | 8.59 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 8.39 | 8.58 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 9.05 | 7.39 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 8.56 | 7.27 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 9.63 | 7.39 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 10.78 | 8.27 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 11.96 | 8.32 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 13.09 | 6.73 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 15.31 | 7.25 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 15.04 | 10.05 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 14.49 | 12.15 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 14.17 | 10.63 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 14.53 | 10.7 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 14.26 | 10.77 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 13.59 | 10.77 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 13.75 | 10.72 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 14.34 | 10.67 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 14.98 | 10.59 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 15.44 | 10.56 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 16.28 | 10.55 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 17.39 | 10.5 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 17 | 10.04 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 17 | 9.96 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 16.54 | 9.55 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 16.7 | 9.46 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 16.62 | 9.47 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 16.22 | 8.89 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 15.9 | 8.7 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 15.18 | 8.54 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 14.56 | 8.34 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 14.89 | 8.55 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Turkmenistan: 70.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Turkmenistan: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Turkmenistan: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Turkmenistan: 94.9% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Turkmenistan: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Turkmenistan: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Turkmenistan: 7.36 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Turkmenistan: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Turkmenistan: 2.69 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Turkmenistan: 47.1% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Turkmenistan: 26.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Turkmenistan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Turkmenistan: 2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Turkmenistan: 3.11% of GDP in 1999
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Turkmenistan: $188M in 1999
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Turkmenistan: $25 in 1999
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Turkmenistan: 15% of government spending in 1999
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Turkmenistan: 57,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Turkmenistan: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Turkmenistan: 2.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Turkmenistan: 382 million TIV in 2021