Land use in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Land use was 1.36 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Kyrgyzstan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 1.36 million hectares for land use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 1.44 million hectares in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million hectares, in 2010.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 106th of 223 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.42 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.38 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Kyrgyzstan
- 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 land use in Kyrgyzstan?
- Land use in Kyrgyzstan was 1.36 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million hectares in 1999.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million hectares in 2010.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for land use?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 106th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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