Cropland — Area per capita in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Cropland — Area per capita was 1.49 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Kazakhstan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Kazakhstan is 1.49 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Kazakhstan peaked at 2.08 ha/cap in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.49 ha/cap, in 2024.
That places Kazakhstan 2nd out of 250 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.03 ha/cap | — |
| 1993 | 2.04 ha/cap | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.08 ha/cap | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.02 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.04 ha/cap | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.06 ha/cap | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.08 ha/cap | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.95 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 1.89 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.82 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.81 ha/cap | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8 ha/cap | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.8 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.78 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.77 ha/cap | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.74 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.73 ha/cap | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.71 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.72 ha/cap | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.7 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.68 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.66 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.64 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.62 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.58 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.56 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.55 ha/cap | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.54 ha/cap | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.52 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.49 ha/cap | -0.7% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 1.49 ha/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 8.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 1.49 ha/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.24 ha/cap, 6.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.05 ha/cap | 2.02 ha/cap | 2.08 ha/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.81 ha/cap | 1.73 ha/cap | 1.95 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 ha/cap | 1.56 ha/cap | 1.72 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 ha/cap | 1.49 ha/cap | 1.55 ha/cap | 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 cropland — area per capita in Kazakhstan?
- Cropland — area per capita in Kazakhstan was 1.49 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 ha/cap in 1995.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Kazakhstan ranks 2nd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.