15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland was 108,171 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland in Kazakhstan, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: montane; land cover: grassland in Kazakhstan stood at 108,171 km2. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: montane; land cover: grassland in Kazakhstan peaked at 109,444 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 108,171 km2, in 2021.
That places Kazakhstan 6th out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 109,444 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 109,101 km2 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 108,962 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 108,767 km2 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 108,469 km2 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 108,171 km2 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109,272 km2 | 109,101 km2 | 109,444 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 108,733 km2 | 108,469 km2 | 108,962 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 108,171 km2 | 108,171 km2 | 108,171 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 127,577 km2 compare
- 3 Mongolia 364,268 km2 compare
- 4 Afghanistan 162,496 km2 compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8,272 km2 compare
- 5 Peru 139,555 km2 compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 3,496 km2 compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 2,352 km2 compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 99,632 km2 compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,346 km2 compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 80,486 km2 compare
- 9 Chile 72,074 km2 compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 550.6 km2 compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9617 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.801 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.29 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0008 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: montane; land cover: grassland in Kazakhstan?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: montane; land cover: grassland in Kazakhstan was 108,171 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: montane; land cover: grassland recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 109,444 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: montane; land cover: grassland recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,171 km2 in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: montane; land cover: grassland?
- Kazakhstan ranks 6th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: montane; land cover: grassland rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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