Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 1.06 million tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1.06 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
15th
of 220 countries
All-time high
3.62 million tonnes
in 1975
All-time low
54.95 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kazakhstan, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kazakhstan stood at 1.06 million tonnes.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kazakhstan peaked at 3.62 million tonnes in 1975 and was at its lowest, 54.95 tonnes, in 1750.
Kazakhstan ranks 15th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 54.95 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 55.16 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1752 | 55.36 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 55.56 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 55.77 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 55.97 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 56.17 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 56.38 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1758 | 56.58 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 56.78 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 56.99 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 57.2 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1762 | 57.41 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1763 | 57.62 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1764 | 57.83 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1765 | 58.04 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1766 | 58.25 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1767 | 58.46 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1768 | 58.68 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1769 | 58.89 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1770 | 59.1 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1771 | 59.32 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1772 | 59.54 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1773 | 59.75 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1774 | 59.97 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1775 | 60.19 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1776 | 60.41 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1777 | 60.63 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1778 | 60.85 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1779 | 61.07 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 64.43 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1781 | 64.53 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 64.83 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 65.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 65.27 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 65.69 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1786 | 66.07 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1787 | 66.35 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1788 | 66.59 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 66.75 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 67.11 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 67.58 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1792 | 67.34 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1793 | 67.92 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1794 | 68.02 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1795 | 68.37 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 68.25 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1797 | 68.66 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1798 | 69.1 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1799 | 69.76 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1800 | 70.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 70.55 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1802 | 70.57 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 70.59 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 71 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1805 | 70.91 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1806 | 71.04 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 71.2 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 71.44 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1809 | 71.68 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1810 | 71.84 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 71.91 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 71.64 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1813 | 71.57 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1814 | 71.42 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1815 | 71.54 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 71.65 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 71.77 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 71.68 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1819 | 71.85 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 71.97 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 72.62 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1822 | 72.49 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1823 | 72.42 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1824 | 72.21 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1825 | 72.7 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1826 | 72.7 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 73.42 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1828 | 73.29 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1829 | 73.56 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 88.33 tonnes | +20.1% |
| 1831 | 91.21 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1832 | 84.72 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1833 | 87.05 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1834 | 73 tonnes | -16.1% |
| 1835 | 73.17 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1836 | 73.3 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1837 | 73.51 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1838 | 73.27 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1839 | 73.28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 73.42 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1841 | 73.21 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1842 | 73.4 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1843 | 73.45 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1844 | 73.35 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1845 | 73.39 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1846 | 73.99 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 73.57 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1848 | 73.63 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1849 | 73.47 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1850 | 151.42 tonnes | +106.1% |
| 1851 | 73.78 tonnes | -51.3% |
| 1852 | 73.9 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 74.31 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1854 | 74.13 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 295.08 tonnes | +298.1% |
| 1856 | 74.58 tonnes | -74.7% |
| 1857 | 73.87 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 376.59 tonnes | +409.8% |
| 1859 | 393.13 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1860 | 490.3 tonnes | +24.7% |
| 1861 | 604.55 tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1862 | 552.06 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1863 | 574.38 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1864 | 634.1 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1865 | 610.4 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1866 | 1,743 tonnes | +185.6% |
| 1867 | 1,982 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1868 | 1,658 tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1869 | 2,220 tonnes | +33.9% |
| 1870 | 2,402 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1871 | 3,255 tonnes | +35.5% |
| 1872 | 3,380 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1873 | 3,196 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1874 | 3,888 tonnes | +21.7% |
| 1875 | 4,479 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1876 | 5,553 tonnes | +24.0% |
| 1877 | 5,654 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1878 | 7,446 tonnes | +31.7% |
| 1879 | 7,645 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1880 | 9,038 tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1881 | 9,412 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1882 | 9,915 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1883 | 11,355 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1884 | 11,298 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1885 | 12,185 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1886 | 12,549 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1887 | 13,071 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1888 | 13,750 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1889 | 15,091 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1890 | 16,922 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1891 | 18,669 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1892 | 20,125 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1893 | 23,815 tonnes | +18.3% |
| 1894 | 24,917 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1895 | 28,288 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1896 | 29,292 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1897 | 34,251 tonnes | +16.9% |
| 1898 | 38,794 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1899 | 46,185 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1900 | 52,566 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1901 | 53,096 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1902 | 51,404 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1903 | 51,010 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1904 | 57,042 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1905 | 51,606 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1906 | 58,392 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1907 | 65,568 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1908 | 65,818 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 69,094 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1910 | 67,206 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1911 | 72,358 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1912 | 85,007 tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1913 | 95,755 tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1914 | 87,454 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1915 | 80,614 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1916 | 87,939 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1917 | 83,189 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1918 | 33,836 tonnes | -59.3% |
| 1919 | 28,147 tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1920 | 26,402 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1921 | 29,063 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1922 | 35,388 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1923 | 38,986 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1924 | 47,495 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1925 | 46,687 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1926 | 68,805 tonnes | +47.4% |
| 1927 | 85,888 tonnes | +24.8% |
| 1928 | 99,741 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1929 | 107,288 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1930 | 181,488 tonnes | +69.2% |
| 1931 | 212,638 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1932 | 249,141 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1933 | 292,811 tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1934 | 375,802 tonnes | +28.3% |
| 1935 | 433,767 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1936 | 517,768 tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1937 | 547,421 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1938 | 613,265 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1939 | 655,766 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1940 | 747,934 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1941 | 692,498 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1942 | 564,555 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1943 | 620,385 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1944 | 577,997 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1945 | 591,905 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1946 | 625,761 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1947 | 728,621 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1948 | 766,332 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1949 | 834,903 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1950 | 926,019 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1951 | 1.03 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1952 | 1.48 million tonnes | +43.6% |
| 1953 | 1.28 million tonnes | -13.9% |
| 1954 | 1.36 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1955 | 1.51 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1956 | 1.66 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1957 | 2.12 million tonnes | +28.2% |
| 1958 | 2.23 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 2.26 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 2.30 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 2.48 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 2.62 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 2.19 million tonnes | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 2.19 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.27 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 2.51 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 2.74 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 2.95 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 3.08 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 3.15 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 3.31 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 3.41 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 3.60 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 3.62 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 3.62 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.57 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.47 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 3.39 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.41 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 3.51 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 3.50 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 3.34 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 3.42 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 3.47 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 3.42 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 3.32 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 3.29 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 3.19 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 3.09 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 3.49 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 3.55 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.13 million tonnes | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 2.82 million tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 2.65 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 2.22 million tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 2.26 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.17 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 2.26 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.15 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 2.15 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.31 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 2.38 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.44 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.54 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.60 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.63 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.25 million tonnes | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million tonnes | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million tonnes | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million tonnes | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million tonnes | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 982,491 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 966,215 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 953,364 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 974,409 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 981,640 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 985,457 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.06 million tonnes | +2.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 1.06 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75,907 tonnes, 14.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 1.06 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,466 tonnes, 26.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1858 | +409.8% | 73.87 tonnes | 376.59 tonnes |
| 1855 | +298.1% | 74.13 tonnes | 295.08 tonnes |
| 1866 | +185.6% | 610.4 tonnes | 1,743 tonnes |
| 1850 | +106.1% | 73.47 tonnes | 151.42 tonnes |
| 1856 | -74.7% | 295.08 tonnes | 74.58 tonnes |
| 1930 | +69.2% | 107,288 tonnes | 181,488 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 55.87 tonnes | 54.95 tonnes | 56.78 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 57.94 tonnes | 56.99 tonnes | 58.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 60.08 tonnes | 59.1 tonnes | 61.07 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 65.56 tonnes | 64.43 tonnes | 66.75 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 68.21 tonnes | 67.11 tonnes | 69.76 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 70.91 tonnes | 70.14 tonnes | 71.68 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 71.69 tonnes | 71.42 tonnes | 71.91 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 72.74 tonnes | 71.97 tonnes | 73.56 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 79.08 tonnes | 73 tonnes | 91.21 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 73.49 tonnes | 73.21 tonnes | 73.99 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 166.08 tonnes | 73.78 tonnes | 393.13 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,107 tonnes | 490.3 tonnes | 2,220 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 4,690 tonnes | 2,402 tonnes | 7,645 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 11,766 tonnes | 9,038 tonnes | 15,091 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 28,126 tonnes | 16,922 tonnes | 46,185 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 57,560 tonnes | 51,010 tonnes | 69,094 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 72,151 tonnes | 28,147 tonnes | 95,755 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 58,574 tonnes | 26,402 tonnes | 107,288 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 407,987 tonnes | 181,488 tonnes | 655,766 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 675,089 tonnes | 564,555 tonnes | 834,903 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.59 million tonnes | 926,019 tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.53 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 3.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.46 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 3.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.36 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.67 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 3.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million tonnes | 953,364 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million tonnes | 985,457 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kazakhstan?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kazakhstan was 1.06 million tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 million tonnes in 1975.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.95 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 15th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.