Australia vs Kazakhstan: Arable land use per person
Australia
1.16 hectares per person
in 2023
Kazakhstan
1.46 hectares per person
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
Kazakhstan rank
1st
Arable land use per person over time
- Australia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 1.46 hectares per person against 1.16 hectares per person in Australia, a difference of 0.3 hectares per person.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and Kazakhstan ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 hectares per person | 2.04 hectares per person | 0.992 hectares per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.22 hectares per person | 1.8 hectares per person | 0.5863 hectares per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 1.29 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3449 hectares per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 1.19 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 0.296 hectares per person | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Australia or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 1.46 hectares per person against 1.16 hectares per person in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 0.3 hectares per person, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Kazakhstan rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Kazakhstan ranks 1st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.