Name of the Statistical Indicator
CO2 emissions per GDP
Unit of Measurement
The indicator is measured in millions of tons of CO2 equivalent. For the purposes of interstate comparison, the indicator is also recommended to be formed in thousands of tons per km2 of the country's territory.
History of the Indicator
since 2010
Definition of the Indicator
Greenhouse gases are gases with high transparency in the visible range and with high absorption in the thermal infrared range. This indicator is a measure of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions included in the Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). Data on the magnitude of emissions of these gases in general are presented taking into account sources and absences in land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF). Increasing concentrations of GHGs can have a negative impact on the Earth's climate and lead to potential adverse consequences of this change for ecosystems, human settlements, agriculture and other socio-economic activities. Each of the GHGs has its own impact on the process of global warming, depending on the time it stays in the atmosphere and the ability to absorb thermal radiation from the Earth. The share of three GHGs, i.e. CO2, CH4 and N2O, accounts for about 98% of the environmental load causing climate change. At the same time, PFCs, HFCs and SF6 have a longer lifetime in the atmosphere, compared with carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.
Data Processing Method
annual
Methodology for Calculation
"The calculation of greenhouse gas emissions is carried out by the subordinate organization of the authorized body for the environment on the basis of the National Inventory of Greenhouse Gases for those activities that lead to a change in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (taking into account the sources of absorption of greenhouse gases). Annual data on methane emissions in agriculture due to intestinal fermentation are calculated on the basis of data on the number of different animal species. The conversion coefficients of emissions relate the volume of emissions with statistical data on anthropogenic activities. A simplified method for calculating greenhouse gas emissions can be expressed as follows: Greenhouse gas emissions = anthropogenic activity data * emission factor Both internationally accepted emission coefficients developed within the framework of the UNFCCC and national emission coefficients are used for the calculation."
Source of the Indicator
Bureau of National Statistics under the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Related Publications
1) Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita, 2) Total greenhouse gas emissions per country area, 3) Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
Date of Last Update
annually in December
Date of Next Update
annually in December
Responsible Structural Division
Department of International Cooperation and Sustainable Development
Telephone Number
74-93-11
