Kazakhstan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 38,515.18 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 20,330,104 HDI (2023): 0.84
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 37
Score: 58.0
Vulnerability 0.316
Readiness 0.476

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 168th most vulnerable country and the 56th 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 21 22 23
Ranking
58
58
57
54
55
53
53
52
50
48
49
56
53
53
52
55
54
49
49
46
48
42
39
37
36
39
39
38
37
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.316
Food
0.418
Projected change of cereal yields
0.574
Projected population change
0.223
Food import dependency
0.149
Rural population
0.451
Agriculture capacity
0.984
Child malnutrition
0.128
Water
0.222
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.490
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.327
Water dependency ratio
0.406
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
0.108
Health
0.277
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
0.008
Slum population
0.008
Medical staff
0.648
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.407
Projected change of biome distribution
0.659
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.181
Protected biome
0.359
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.838
Human Habitat
0.453
Projected change of warm periods
0.034
Projected change of flood hazard
0.796
Urban concentration
0.549
Age dependency ratio
0.585
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.641
Paved roads
0.114
Infrastructure
0.118
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.364
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.225