Kazakhstan vs Southern Asia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Kazakhstan
79.19 %
in 2024
Southern Asia
49.5 %
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
9th
Southern Asia rank
8th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Southern Asia
020406080196119922024

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 79.19 % against 49.5 % in Southern Asia, a difference of 29.69 %.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.6 times Southern Asia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 9th and Southern Asia ranks 8th of 220 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 80.73 % 52.43 % 28.3 % Kazakhstan
2000s 78.76 % 51.01 % 27.75 % Kazakhstan
2010s 80.16 % 49.48 % 30.69 % Kazakhstan
2020s 79.41 % 49.51 % 29.9 % Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Kazakhstan or Southern Asia?
Kazakhstan, at 79.19 % against 49.5 % in Southern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Kazakhstan and Southern Asia?
29.69 %, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Southern Asia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Southern Asia rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Kazakhstan ranks 9th and Southern Asia ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.