Arable land use per person in Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyz Republic: Arable land use per person was 0.1812 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Kyrgyz Republic, 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 Kyrgyz Republic is 0.1812 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Kyrgyz Republic peaked at 0.2999 hectares per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1812 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Kyrgyz Republic 71st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2924 hectares per person | 0.2826 hectares per person | 0.2999 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2561 hectares per person | 0.2367 hectares per person | 0.2768 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2147 hectares per person | 0.1953 hectares per person | 0.2334 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1862 hectares per person | 0.1812 hectares per person | 0.1914 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyz Republic
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0.1837 hectares per person compare
- 69 Zambia 0.1834 hectares per person compare
- 70 Morocco 0.1823 hectares per person compare
- 72 Greece 0.1788 hectares per person compare
- 73 Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.1733 hectares per person compare
- 74 Mozambique 0.168 hectares per person compare
More environment data for Kyrgyz Republic
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 22.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1262 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9454 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Kyrgyz Republic?
- Arable land use per person in Kyrgyz Republic was 0.1812 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 Kyrgyz Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2999 hectares per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Kyrgyz Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1812 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Kyrgyz Republic rank for arable land use per person?
- Kyrgyz Republic ranks 71st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Kyrgyz Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyz Republic 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.