Kazakhstan energy profile – Analysis

Official energy statistics in Kazakhstan are the responsibility of the Committee on Statistics under the Ministry of National Economy.

In 2016, the energy data collection system was modified as part of modernisation efforts by the Committee on Statistics. In 2018 the Committee on Statistics conducted a household fuel and energy consumption survey, covering 21 000 households. This was Kazakhstan’s first-ever household survey to specifically focus on energy consumption. The survey included various questions on fuel consumption for heating, cooking, water heating, etc., and the results are available on the Committee on Statistics website.

The main energy publication is the annual Fuel and Energy Balance of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It contains annual data on energy supply and demand in physical and energy units with sectoral breakdowns, as well as energy intensity indicators. The publication is available online in electronic format, and the layout follows that developed under the Soviet Union.

Official annual data is shared with the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) through five joint IEA/Eurostat/UNECE questionnaires. Monthly oil and gas data are also collected and transmitted to the UNSD for publication through the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI), as well as to the Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

The Committee on Statistics maintains an national energy statistics working group, bringing together data providers and data users (energy companies, researchers and ministry representatives) to improve the quality and use of energy data. Official energy statistics are actively used for electricity sector modelling by the Kazakh Research Institute of Power Engineering. Regional energy intensity indicators are used in regional development policy.

The Committee on Statistics has done major work in recent years on consolidating energy statistics, with some technical and financial support from the internationally funded Kazstat and INOGATE programmes. There are also plans to publish the energy balance in International Recommendations for Energy Statistics (IRES) format, in addition to the standard format, to increase both domestic and international use of national energy data.