Kazakhstan vs South America: Arable land — Area

Kazakhstan
30,544 1000 ha
in 2024
South America
127,229 1000 ha
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
15th
South America rank
16th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • South America
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k196119922024

How they compare

South America currently reports 127,229 1000 ha against 30,544 1000 ha in Kazakhstan, a difference of 96,685 1000 ha.

That makes South America's figure about 4.2 times Kazakhstan's.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 15th and South America ranks 16th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan South America Difference Ahead
1990s 33,658 1000 ha 91,241 1000 ha 57,583 1000 ha South America
2000s 28,764 1000 ha 100,584 1000 ha 71,819 1000 ha South America
2010s 29,452 1000 ha 116,560 1000 ha 87,108 1000 ha South America
2020s 30,298 1000 ha 125,901 1000 ha 95,603 1000 ha South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Kazakhstan or South America?
South America, at 127,229 1000 ha against 30,544 1000 ha in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Kazakhstan and South America?
96,685 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and South America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and South America rank globally for arable land — area?
Kazakhstan ranks 15th and South America ranks 16th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.