Environment in Kazakhstan 2,513 indicators covering environment for Kazakhstan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen -45,636 t 2023 up 48.3% 184th Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area -1.53 kg/ha 2023 up 48.7% 166th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus -26,727 t 2023 up 14.5% 177th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area -0.8968 kg/ha 2023 up 15.3% 145th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 65,582 t 2023 down 13.0% 38th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 2.2 kg/ha 2023 down 13.8% 105th Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 110.79 % 2023 down 10.6% 14th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 143.7 % 2023 down 8.3% 27th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 70.7 % 2023 up 6.4% 93rd Arable land use per person 1.46 hectares per person 2023 down 12.8% 1st Forest area 3.52 million hectares 2025 up 6.4% 85th Share of global forest area 0.1% 2025 up 7.5% 85th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -2.13 2023 down 482.4% 183rd Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 27.3% 95th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 1,500.0% 122nd Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 66.7% 129th Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 130.8% 97th Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 190.3% 82nd Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 339.5% 82nd Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.7% 125th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 2.1% 94th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 381.0% 115th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.7% 116th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 87.0% 81st Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 672.4% 83rd Plywood and LVL — Production 146,000 m3 2024 up 81.8% 47th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 35.16 % change on previous year 2024 up 264.2% 33rd Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 81.6% 123rd Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 82.1% 122nd Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0012 1000 USD per person 2024 up 208.1% 72nd Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.002 t per person 2024 up 317.7% 65th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 76.7% 141st Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0034 t per square kilometre 2023 down 70.0% 131st Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 2.3% 10th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0.0121 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 57.4% 76th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 80.5% 33rd Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.5% 147th Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,542.9% 19th Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -32.32 % change on previous year 2024 down 499.3% 143rd Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 0 t 2024 — 113th Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 124th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 46.5 % change on previous year 2024 up 350.0% 24th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0098 m3 per person 2024 up 12.4% 149th Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.011 m3 per person 2024 down 18.5% 149th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0181 m3 per person 2024 up 51.9% 148th Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.0224 m3 per person 2024 up 17.2% 148th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 39.48 % change on previous year 2024 up 317.2% 26th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 14,764 t 2024 up 131.2% 86th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 9,578 1000 USD 2024 up 36.6% 92nd Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 — 141st Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 140th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 173.6% 92nd Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 264.7% 79th Recovered paper — Import quantity 26,457 t 2024 up 990.6% 59th Recovered paper — Import value 5,188 1000 USD 2024 up 313.1% 58th Annual change in forest area 13,900 hectares 2025 down 69.3% 24th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.4% 2025 down 71.1% 25th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.4% 2025 down 71.1% 24th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 13,900 hectares 2025 down 69.3% 24th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0039 t per person 2024 up 185.3% 18th ← Previous Page 14 of 42 Next →