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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 40,890.93 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 20,592,571 | HDI (2024): 0.84 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
44
Score: 56.4
Vulnerability
0.355
Readiness
0.484
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 159th most vulnerable country and the 55th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 64 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 44 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.355 | |
| Food | 0.415 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.574 | |
| Projected population change | 0.223 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.169 | |
| Rural population | 0.409 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.984 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.128 | |
| Water | 0.389 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 1.000 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.510 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.332 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.406 | |
| Dam capacity | 0 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.086 | |
| 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 | 0.006 | |
| Slum population | 0.008 | |
| Medical staff | 0.654 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.485 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.659 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.254 | |
| Protected biome | 0.674 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.838 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.461 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.034 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.796 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.591 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.590 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.641 | |
| Paved roads | 0.114 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.104 | |
| 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 | 0.154 |