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.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kazakhstan

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kazakhstan
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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.

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

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

12 Vietnam 1.29 million tonnes compare
13 Brazil 1.13 million tonnes compare
14 Peru 1.11 million tonnes compare
16 Australia 1.05 million tonnes compare
17 Singapore 1.03 million tonnes compare
18 Uzbekistan 1.02 million tonnes compare

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More energy & mining data for Kazakhstan

Fuel imports 3.8% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 2.6% (2024)
Ores and metals exports 15.5% (2024)
Gas production 383.91 terawatt-hours (2025)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 18,419 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 383.91 terawatt-hours (2025)
Gas production per person 18,419 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Fuel exports 56.7% (2024)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.7% (2023)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 52.8% (2023)

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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

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.