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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 36,595.41 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 19,634,983 | HDI (2022): 0.80 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
35
Score: 59.9
Vulnerability
0.316
Readiness
0.513
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 170th most vulnerable country and the 53rd 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 |
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| Ranking | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 50 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.316 | |
| Food | 0.424 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.574 | |
| Projected population change | 0.223 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.182 | |
| Rural population | 0.453 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.982 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.127 | |
| 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 | 0.001 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.108 | |
| Health | 0.268 | |
| 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 | 0.003 | |
| Slum population | 0.008 | |
| Medical staff | 0.609 | |
| 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 | 0.455 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.034 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.796 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.547 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.599 | |
| 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 |