Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 17,833 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
17,833 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 223 countries
All-time high
17,881 1000 ha
in 2019
All-time low
17,648 1000 ha
in 2012
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Kazakhstan, 2001–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2001201220242001: 17.7k 1000 ha2002: 17.8k 1000 ha2003: 17.8k 1000 ha2004: 17.8k 1000 ha2005: 17.8k 1000 ha2006: 17.8k 1000 ha2007: 17.8k 1000 ha2008: 17.7k 1000 ha2009: 17.7k 1000 ha2010: 17.7k 1000 ha2011: 17.7k 1000 ha2012: 17.6k 1000 ha2013: 17.7k 1000 ha2014: 17.7k 1000 ha2015: 17.7k 1000 ha2016: 17.8k 1000 ha2017: 17.8k 1000 ha2018: 17.9k 1000 ha2019: 17.9k 1000 ha2020: 17.9k 1000 ha2021: 17.8k 1000 ha2022: 17.8k 1000 ha2023: 17.7k 1000 ha2024: 17.8k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 17,833 1000 ha for inland water bodies — area from modis in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Kazakhstan peaked at 17,881 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17,648 1000 ha, in 2012.

That places Kazakhstan 4th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Kazakhstan, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 17,723 1000 ha —
2002 17,796 1000 ha +0.4%
2003 17,800 1000 ha +0.0%
2004 17,789 1000 ha -0.1%
2005 17,807 1000 ha +0.1%
2006 17,780 1000 ha -0.1%
2007 17,792 1000 ha +0.1%
2008 17,748 1000 ha -0.2%
2009 17,708 1000 ha -0.2%
2010 17,685 1000 ha -0.1%
2011 17,671 1000 ha -0.1%
2012 17,648 1000 ha -0.1%
2013 17,654 1000 ha +0.0%
2014 17,663 1000 ha +0.0%
2015 17,710 1000 ha +0.3%
2016 17,771 1000 ha +0.3%
2017 17,833 1000 ha +0.4%
2018 17,862 1000 ha +0.2%
2019 17,881 1000 ha +0.1%
2020 17,866 1000 ha -0.1%
2021 17,824 1000 ha -0.2%
2022 17,764 1000 ha -0.3%
2023 17,744 1000 ha -0.1%
2024 17,833 1000 ha +0.5%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 17,833 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114.84 1000 ha, 155.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 17,833 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.67 1000 ha, 223.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17,771 1000 ha 17,708 1000 ha 17,807 1000 ha 9
2010s 17,738 1000 ha 17,648 1000 ha 17,881 1000 ha 10
2020s 17,806 1000 ha 17,744 1000 ha 17,866 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 1 Canada 60,248 1000 ha compare
  2. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,034 1000 ha compare
  3. 2 Russian Federation 42,293 1000 ha compare
  4. 3 Antarctica 37,923 1000 ha compare
  5. 3 United Republic of Tanzania 5,831 1000 ha compare
  6. 5 Brazil 9,006 1000 ha compare
  7. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,925 1000 ha compare
  8. 6 China 8,896 1000 ha compare
  9. 6 Melanesia 1,440 1000 ha compare
  10. 7 Turkmenistan 8,865 1000 ha compare
  11. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,077 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Kazakhstan?
Inland water bodies — area from modis in Kazakhstan was 17,833 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 17,881 1000 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 17,648 1000 ha in 2012.
How does Kazakhstan rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
Kazakhstan ranks 4th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.