Arable land use per person in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Arable land use per person was 1.46 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.46 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.08 hectares per person
in 1995
All-time low
1.46 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Arable land use per person in Kazakhstan, 1992–2023

00.511.521992200720231992: 2 hectares per person1993: 2 hectares per person1994: 2 hectares per person1995: 2.1 hectares per person1996: 2 hectares per person1997: 2 hectares per person1998: 2.1 hectares per person1999: 2.1 hectares per person2000: 1.9 hectares per person2001: 1.9 hectares per person2002: 1.8 hectares per person2003: 1.8 hectares per person2004: 1.8 hectares per person2005: 1.8 hectares per person2006: 1.8 hectares per person2007: 1.8 hectares per person2008: 1.7 hectares per person2009: 1.7 hectares per person2010: 1.7 hectares per person2011: 1.7 hectares per person2012: 1.7 hectares per person2013: 1.7 hectares per person2014: 1.7 hectares per person2015: 1.6 hectares per person2016: 1.6 hectares per person2017: 1.6 hectares per person2018: 1.6 hectares per person2019: 1.5 hectares per person2020: 1.5 hectares per person2021: 1.5 hectares per person2022: 1.5 hectares per person2023: 1.5 hectares per person

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Australia 1.16 hectares per person compare
  2. 3 Canada 0.9526 hectares per person compare
  3. 4 Argentina 0.8869 hectares per person compare

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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

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.