What is land use over the long-term in Kazakhstan?

Land use over the long-term in Kazakhstan was 183.11 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Kazakhstan?

The highest recorded value was 188.37 million hectares in 2010.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Kazakhstan?

The lowest recorded value was 42.81 million hectares in 1000.

How does Kazakhstan rank for land use over the long-term?

Kazakhstan ranks 5th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Kazakhstan?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Kazakhstan

Name: Land use over the long-term in Kazakhstan
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kazakhstan: Land use over the long-term was 183.11 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

183.11 million hectares

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

5th

of 202 countries

All-time high

188.37 million hectares

in 2010

All-time low

42.81 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Kazakhstan, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, land use over the long-term in Kazakhstan stood at 183.11 million hectares.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Kazakhstan peaked at 188.37 million hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 42.81 million hectares, in 1000.

Kazakhstan ranks 5th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	42.81 million hectares	42.81 million hectares	42.81 million hectares	1
1100s	44.28 million hectares	44.28 million hectares	44.28 million hectares	1
1200s	45.81 million hectares	45.81 million hectares	45.81 million hectares	1
1300s	47.39 million hectares	47.39 million hectares	47.39 million hectares	1
1400s	49.03 million hectares	49.03 million hectares	49.03 million hectares	1
1500s	50.72 million hectares	50.72 million hectares	50.72 million hectares	1
1600s	52.47 million hectares	52.47 million hectares	52.47 million hectares	1
1700s	54.27 million hectares	54.27 million hectares	54.27 million hectares	1
1710s	56.15 million hectares	56.15 million hectares	56.15 million hectares	1
1720s	58.08 million hectares	58.08 million hectares	58.08 million hectares	1
1730s	60.08 million hectares	60.08 million hectares	60.08 million hectares	1
1740s	62.16 million hectares	62.16 million hectares	62.16 million hectares	1
1750s	64.30 million hectares	64.30 million hectares	64.30 million hectares	1
1760s	66.52 million hectares	66.52 million hectares	66.52 million hectares	1
1770s	68.81 million hectares	68.81 million hectares	68.81 million hectares	1
1780s	71.18 million hectares	71.18 million hectares	71.18 million hectares	1
1790s	73.64 million hectares	73.64 million hectares	73.64 million hectares	1
1800s	76.18 million hectares	76.18 million hectares	76.18 million hectares	1
1810s	78.80 million hectares	78.80 million hectares	78.80 million hectares	1
1820s	81.52 million hectares	81.52 million hectares	81.52 million hectares	1
1830s	84.33 million hectares	84.33 million hectares	84.33 million hectares	1
1840s	87.24 million hectares	87.24 million hectares	87.24 million hectares	1
1850s	90.25 million hectares	90.25 million hectares	90.25 million hectares	1
1860s	93.36 million hectares	93.36 million hectares	93.36 million hectares	1
1870s	96.58 million hectares	96.58 million hectares	96.58 million hectares	1
1880s	99.91 million hectares	99.91 million hectares	99.91 million hectares	1
1890s	103.36 million hectares	103.36 million hectares	103.36 million hectares	1
1900s	106.92 million hectares	106.92 million hectares	106.92 million hectares	1
1910s	110.61 million hectares	110.61 million hectares	110.61 million hectares	1
1920s	114.42 million hectares	114.42 million hectares	114.42 million hectares	1
1930s	118.37 million hectares	118.37 million hectares	118.37 million hectares	1
1940s	94.69 million hectares	94.69 million hectares	94.69 million hectares	1
1950s	138.53 million hectares	118.37 million hectares	160.60 million hectares	10
1960s	177.05 million hectares	166.13 million hectares	179.06 million hectares	10
1970s	182.72 million hectares	179.06 million hectares	183.13 million hectares	10
1980s	185.95 million hectares	183.13 million hectares	186.26 million hectares	10
1990s	184.58 million hectares	182.33 million hectares	186.82 million hectares	10
2000s	183.74 million hectares	182.05 million hectares	185.10 million hectares	10
2010s	187.25 million hectares	184.46 million hectares	188.37 million hectares	10
2020s	183.96 million hectares	183.11 million hectares	184.46 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

2 Australia 318.70 million hectares compare
3 United States 257.67 million hectares compare
4 Brazil 210.81 million hectares compare
6 Saudi Arabia 134.05 million hectares compare
7 Sudan 114.71 million hectares compare
8 Mongolia 109.92 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Kazakhstan?: Land use over the long-term in Kazakhstan was 183.11 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Kazakhstan?: The highest recorded value was 188.37 million hectares in 2010.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Kazakhstan?: The lowest recorded value was 42.81 million hectares in 1000.
How does Kazakhstan rank for land use over the long-term?: Kazakhstan ranks 5th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Kazakhstan?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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