Arable land in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Arable land was 1.46 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Kazakhstan, 1992–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 1.46 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Kazakhstan peaked at 2.08 hectares per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.46 hectares per person, in 2023.
Kazakhstan ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.04 hectares per person | 2.01 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.8 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kazakhstan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Rural population 37.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 7.84 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 16.06 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,530 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 24.57 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Kazakhstan?
- Arable land in Kazakhstan was 1.46 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 hectares per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for arable land?
- Kazakhstan ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.