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Kazakhstan rankings 2026: where Kazakhstan places in 188 global Top 10s

Kazakhstan is #1 in Countries using the most coal energy per person, #1 in 3 rankings and inside the top 10 of 17 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Kazakhstan appears in 188 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Kazakhstan is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries using the most coal energy per person, where it is measured at 21.0k kWh per person (Coal energy consumption) as of 2026-11-02. Kazakhstan holds the #1 spot in 3 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 17 rankings.

Where Kazakhstan is number one

Kazakhstan leads the world in 3 rankings. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.

Top 10 finishes

Kazakhstan is inside the top 10 of 14 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 2 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Kazakhstan by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Kazakhstan holds 74 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries using the most coal energy per person (21.0k kWh per person), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person (7.78 tonnes per person), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of waters that are protected (52.5 % of territorial waters) and #7 of 50 in Countries generating the most coal electricity per person (3,220.15 kWh per person). 70 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Kazakhstan holds 32 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) (48.43 % of exports of goods, services and primary income), #11 of 50 in Countries by net errors and omissions (7,292.98 BoP, current US$ million), #13 of 50 in Countries with the largest external debt (167.54 DOD, current US$ bn) and #22 of 50 in Countries by foreign direct investment, net (1,384.92 BoP, current US$ million). 28 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Kazakhstan holds 28 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the most arable land per person (1.46 hectares per person), #5 of 50 in Countries with the most agricultural land (196.86 million hectares), #9 of 50 in Countries with the most land under cereal production (16.1k thousand hectares) and #13 of 50 in Countries with the most cropland (29.8k thousand hectares). 24 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Kazakhstan holds 23 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates (48.22 per 100,000 people), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis (31.11 per 100,000 people), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with basic handwashing facilities (99.01 %) and #7 of 50 in Countries with the most goods transported by rail (302.16 billion ton-km). 19 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Kazakhstan holds 19 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases (52.11 per 100,000 people), #13 of 50 in Countries with the most hospital beds per 1,000 people (6.54 per 1,000 people), #21 of 50 in Countries with the most births attended by skilled health staff (99.9 % of total) and #23 of 50 in Countries with the highest stomach cancer death rates (6.67 deaths per 100,000 people). 15 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Kazakhstan holds 5 positions: #29 of 50 in Countries with the highest primary school completion rates (99.69 %), #31 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) (90.7 %), #35 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (0.84 thousand) and #48 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.) (50.42 %). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Kazakhstan holds 5 positions: #39 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using the internet (93.39 %), #43 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (share of population) (93.39 % of population), #44 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (2,443.3 thousand subscriptions) and #45 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (19.23 million people). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Travel

In travel, Kazakhstan holds 2 positions: #24 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.01 million) and #46 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (11.88 million).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Kazakhstan moved in 165 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Kazakhstan ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Kazakhstan's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Biggest exporters of goods and services (90.14 BoP, current US$ bn), 50th of 50 in Countries by imports of goods, services and primary income (107.34 BoP, current US$ bn) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from aviation (2,008.88 thousand tonnes). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Kazakhstan

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Kazakhstan's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Kazakhstan

What is Kazakhstan's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries using the most coal energy per person, with 21.0k kWh per person (Coal energy consumption) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Kazakhstan?

188 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 3 rankings where it is #1.

Is Kazakhstan in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 17 rankings, including #1 in Countries using the most coal energy per person, #1 in Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates and #1 in Countries with the most arable land per person.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

Live table and history →

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