Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 12,517 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Kazakhstan, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 12,517 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Kazakhstan peaked at 12,517 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,271 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Kazakhstan ranks 13th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,271 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 8,949 Square kilometres | +173.6% |
| 2015 | 10,632 Square kilometres | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 12,147 Square kilometres | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 12,517 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,271 Square kilometres | 3,271 Square kilometres | 3,271 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 9,790 Square kilometres | 8,949 Square kilometres | 10,632 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 12,332 Square kilometres | 12,147 Square kilometres | 12,517 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 10 Ukraine 17,820 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Malaysia 14,209 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Japan 13,196 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Ethiopia 20,612 Square kilometres compare
- 14 France 12,109 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Spain 11,583 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Mongolia 11,323 Square kilometres compare
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)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0111 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0005 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Kazakhstan?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Kazakhstan was 12,517 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 12,517 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,271 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Kazakhstan ranks 13th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation