Kazakhstan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 26,754.38 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 18,754,440 HDI (2020): 0.82
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 39
Score: 57.9
Vulnerability 0.358
Readiness 0.517

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Kazakhstan places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Kazakhstan is well positioned to adapt. Kazakhstan is the 150th most vulnerable country and the 50th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ranking
58
58
56
55
55
49
47
48
46
46
47
55
52
50
47
51
54
52
53
45
48
42
39
41
40
39
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.358
Food
0.423
Projected change of cereal yields
0.574
Projected population change
0.223
Food import dependency
0.160
Rural population
0.456
Agriculture capacity
0.984
Child malnutrition
0.141
Water
0.217
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.490
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.295
Water dependency ratio
0.406
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
0.109
Health
0.365
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.061
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.006
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.736
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.435
Projected change of biome distribution
0.659
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.321
Protected biome
0.359
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.838
Human Habitat
0.451
Projected change of warm periods
0.034
Projected change of flood hazard
0.796
Urban concentration
0.544
Age dependency ratio
0.589
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.628
Paved roads
0.114
Infrastructure
0.258
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.364
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.292
Population living under 5m above sea level
-
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.375