Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Statistics of environment The highest volumes of atmospheric pollutant emissions are recorded in the Pavlodar (660 thousand tonnes) and Karaganda (452.8 thousand tonnes) regions. At the same time, the Pavlodar region records an annual decrease in atmospheric pollutant emissions.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Kazakhstan | 2407,5 | 2314,7 | 2257,5 | 2271,4 | 2280,9 |
| Abay | 40,9 | 39,0 | 38,5 | 36,8 | 38 |
| Akmola | 77,3 | 69,5 | 69,8 | 68,4 | 69,9 |
| Aktobe | 137,4 | 136,5 | 112,1 | 126 | 128,4 |
| Almaty | 30,3 | 28,8 | 28,4 | 29,6 | 29,6 |
| Atyrau | 160,3 | 132,1 | 140,1 | 152,8 | 160,8 |
| Batys Kazakhstan | 26,0 | 25,8 | 34,4 | 31,2 | 70,8 |
| Zhambyl | 55,8 | 52,9 | 51,2 | 50,9 | 43,2 |
| Zhetisu | 17,7 | 13,1 | 14,8 | 15,4 | 14,6 |
| Karagandy | 488,0 | 469,0 | 455,0 | 445,3 | 452,8 |
| Kostanay | 137,9 | 121,4 | 118,3 | 111,6 | 103,6 |
| Kyzylorda | 29,2 | 23,4 | 25,3 | 24,9 | 23,3 |
| Mangystau | 75,2 | 78,7 | 86,2 | 105,5 | 91,2 |
| Pavlodar | 736,1 | 724,2 | 694,2 | 687,8 | 660 |
| Soltustik Kazakhstan | 61,2 | 52,7 | 58,9 | 59,5 | 61,8 |
| Turkistan | 29,0 | 25,2 | 26,7 | 26,3 | 26,7 |
| Ulytau | 81,7 | 105,1 | 103,1 | 97,7 | 94,4 |
| Shygys Kazakhstan | 87,2 | 83,3 | 80,9 | 80,9 | 79,7 |
| Astana city | 62,2 | 57,7 | 46,4 | 49,1 | 53,7 |
| Almaty city | 40,8 | 41,4 | 44,0 | 43,3 | 49,6 |
| Shymkent city | 33,2 | 34,9 | 29,3 | 28,3 | 28,8 |
In 2025, the republic's air basin received such specific pollutants as lead and its compounds in the amount of 205.9 tons, manganese and its compounds – 62.1 tons, copper oxide – 103.1 tons, sulfuric acid – 431.1 tons, chlorine – 43.7 tons, mercury – 700 kilograms. The actual release of these substances did not exceed the volume of the established maximum permissible emissions (MPI).
Emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere – the entry into the atmospheric air of pollutants (having an adverse effect on the health or activity of the population, on the environment) from stationary sources of emissions (or-ganized and unorganized).
Stationary organized sources include mobile sources from which pollutants enter through gas and air outlet sys-tems (chimneys, aeration lights, ventilation shafts, etc.).
To form an indicator of emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere from stationary sources, data from the an-nual national statistical observation on atmospheric air protection are used.
Data on the amount of substances leaving with gases used in technological processes of production of products as raw materials or semi-finished products are not included in the total volume of emissions of pollu-tants into the atmo-sphere. In particular, substances formed and disposed of during the purification of gases leaving the reactors during the production of soot at carbon black plants, the purification of gases leaving the ore-thermal furnaces during the production of yellow phosphorus at phosphorus plants, the purification of gases leaving the furnaces of the "fluidized bed" in the production of sulfuric acid are not taken into account. at chemi-cal plants. At ferrous metallurgy enterprises, carbon monoxide contained in blast furnace gas, which is used as a process fuel, is not taken into account. The substances captured by installations and systems of "double adsorp-tion" and double contacting, which serve to produce products from waste gases of non-ferrous and ferrous met-allurgy, chemistry, petrochemistry plants, are not taken into account. Only pollutants entering the atmosphere as a result of incomplete capture and gas leaks due to non-tightness of technological equipment are subject to ac-counting.
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