15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land was 30,478 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Kazakhstan, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 30,478 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Kazakhstan peaked at 31,722 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30,478 km2, in 2021.
Kazakhstan ranks 22nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,722 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 31,267 km2 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 31,133 km2 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 30,910 km2 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 30,694 km2 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 30,478 km2 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,494 km2 | 31,267 km2 | 31,722 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 30,912 km2 | 30,694 km2 | 31,133 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 30,478 km2 | 30,478 km2 | 30,478 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 19 Australia 38,448 km2 compare
- 20 Cabo Verde 1,343 km2 compare
- 20 Mozambique 34,028 km2 compare
- 21 Colombia 32,600 km2 compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 806.1 km2 compare
- 23 Algeria 28,972 km2 compare
- 24 Iraq 24,645 km2 compare
- 25 Afghanistan 23,883 km2 compare
More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.3 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 16.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 24.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -17.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — 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: remaining moutain area; land in Kazakhstan?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Kazakhstan was 30,478 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 31,722 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,478 km2 in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land?
- Kazakhstan ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Grassland — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
As the custodian agency of 22 SDG indicators, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is responsible for curating and refining the methodologies of these indicators, collecting data from national sources, ensuring their quality and compatibility with applicable standards and classifications, and disseminating data at global level. This FAOSTAT domain complements the global SDG database administered by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), as well as FAO’s SDG indicators portal, by providing access to the available data for all SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship. While this metadata page provides summary information on all SDG indicators data disseminated through FAOSTAT, indicator-specific metadata can be accessed from the link on the right hand navigation column. This additional metadata file provides details on the methodology used to compile each indicators, their data sources and the contact information of the relevant FAO focal point. It includes the links to the official SDG Indicator metadata documents accessible from the UNSD global SDG database.SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship, consisting of 22 indicators and 66 series that fall under six goals: • Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.• Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.• Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.• Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production.• Goal 14: Life below water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.• Goal 15: Life on land: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss.