Kazakhstan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 28,684.90 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 19,000,988 HDI (2021): 0.81
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 36
Score: 59.8
Vulnerability 0.322
Readiness 0.518

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 164th most vulnerable country and the 51st 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
Ranking
50
52
49
45
45
46
45
45
44
43
44
51
47
46
44
45
45
46
46
42
42
36
34
37
37
36
36
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.322
Food
0.423
Projected change of cereal yields
0.574
Projected population change
0.223
Food import dependency
0.160
Rural population
0.455
Agriculture capacity
0.985
Child malnutrition
0.141
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
0.109
Health
0.265
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
0.008
Medical staff
0.591
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.423
Projected change of biome distribution
0.659
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.261
Protected biome
0.359
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.838
Human Habitat
0.452
Projected change of warm periods
0.034
Projected change of flood hazard
0.796
Urban concentration
0.545
Age dependency ratio
0.594
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.628
Paved roads
0.114
Infrastructure
0.148
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
0.375