Arable land use per person in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Arable land use per person was 1.46 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Kazakhstan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Kazakhstan is 1.46 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Kazakhstan peaked at 2.08 hectares per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.46 hectares per person, in 2023.
Kazakhstan ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.02 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 2.03 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.03 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.08 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.01 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.03 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.05 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.07 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.95 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.88 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.81 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.8 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.79 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.78 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.76 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.74 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.72 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.7 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.71 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.69 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.67 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.65 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.64 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.61 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.59 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.57 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.53 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.52 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.48 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.46 hectares per person | -1.5% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 1.46 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 13.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 1.46 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 6.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.04 hectares per person | 2.01 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.8 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Kazakhstan?
- Arable land use per person in Kazakhstan was 1.46 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 hectares per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for arable land use per person?
- Kazakhstan ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.