Country energy profile · Kazakhstan · 2025
What percentage of Kazakhstan’s energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied 98.1% of Kazakhstan’s total energy. Coal is its largest single source. That compares with a world average of 86.2%.
Oil 23.9%, natural gas 26.2%, coal 48.0% · non-fossil 1.9%.
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy 2025 data. Site updated August 13, 2026.
Kazakhstan energy mix, 2025
Share of total primary energy by source
Key facts
| Fossil-fuel share | 98.1% |
| World average | 86.2% |
| Main fossil fuel | Coal |
| Change since 2010 | -0.6 pts |
| Fossil energy per person | 154.2 GJ |
| CO₂ per person | 12.0 t |
| Fossil share of electricity | 85.8% |
| World rank, fossil energy used | #29 of 80 |
Is Kazakhstan getting less dependent on fossil fuels?
Fossil-fuel share of total energy since 1965, with the absolute amount of fossil fuel used. Share and volume can move in opposite directions.
Fossil share vs. consumption
Left axis: % of primary energy · Right axis: exajoules (EJ)
Oil vs. gas vs. coal in Kazakhstan
Consumption by fuel, 1965–2025
Exajoules (EJ) per year
Total energy vs. electricity
Kazakhstan’s electricity has a lower fossil share than its overall energy use, because transport, heating and industry still lean heavily on oil, gas and coal.
Total energy
| Fossil share | 98.1% |
| Oil | 23.9% |
| Gas | 26.2% |
| Coal | 48.0% |
Electricity
| Fossil share | 85.8% |
| Low-carbon share | 14.2% |
| Nuclear + hydro | 8.4% |
| Wind + solar + other renewables | 5.8% |
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Kazakhstan's energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied about 98.1% of Kazakhstan's total primary energy: oil 23.9%, natural gas 26.2% and coal 48.0%. The world average is 86.2%.
What is Kazakhstan's main energy source?
Kazakhstan's largest fossil fuel is coal. Non-fossil sources make up 1.9% of its energy.
Is Kazakhstan reducing its dependence on fossil fuels?
Since 2010, Kazakhstan's fossil-fuel share of energy has fallen by 0.6 percentage points, to 98.1%.
How much of Kazakhstan's electricity comes from fossil fuels?
About 85.8% of Kazakhstan's electricity came from fossil fuels in 2025, versus 98.1% of its total energy. Electricity is usually the lower-carbon of the two.
Compare with other countries
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, 2025 data (annual series back to 1965). See methodology.