Arable land — Area in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Arable land — Area was 30,544 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Kazakhstan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Kazakhstan is 30,544 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Kazakhstan peaked at 35,055 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 28,344 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places Kazakhstan 17th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 35,055 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 35,040 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 34,683 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 34,716 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 33,008 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 32,552 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 32,155 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 32,056 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 30,159 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 29,360 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 28,346 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 28,344 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,479 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 28,562 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 28,616 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 28,641 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 28,520 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 28,618 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 28,684 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 29,181 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 29,332 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 29,395 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 29,468 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 29,596 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 29,635 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 29,647 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29,736 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 29,842 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 30,025 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 30,194 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 30,296 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 30,434 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 30,544 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 30,544 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 28.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 30,544 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 22.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,658 1000 ha | 32,056 1000 ha | 35,055 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 28,764 1000 ha | 28,344 1000 ha | 30,159 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,452 1000 ha | 28,684 1000 ha | 29,842 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,298 1000 ha | 30,025 1000 ha | 30,544 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 18.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Kazakhstan?
- Arable land — area in Kazakhstan was 30,544 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 35,055 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,344 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for arable land — area?
- Kazakhstan ranks 17th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.