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.
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 |
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More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 330.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 16.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 28.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0514 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0467 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1425 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.22 Mt CO2e (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.