What is land area in Kazakhstan?

Land area in Kazakhstan was 2.70 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Kazakhstan?

The highest recorded value was 2.70 million sq. km in 1992.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Kazakhstan?

The lowest recorded value was 2.70 million sq. km in 1992.

How does Kazakhstan rank for land area?

Kazakhstan ranks 9th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Kazakhstan?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Kazakhstan

Name: Land area in Kazakhstan
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kazakhstan: Land area was 2.70 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

2.70 million sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

9th

of 216 countries

All-time high

2.70 million sq. km

in 1992

All-time low

2.70 million sq. km

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2023

Land area in Kazakhstan, 1992–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Kazakhstan is 2.70 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Kazakhstan peaked at 2.70 million sq. km in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.70 million sq. km, in 1992.

That places Kazakhstan 9th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2.70 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	8
2000s	2.70 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	10
2010s	2.70 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	10
2020s	2.70 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

6 Australia 7.69 million sq. km compare
7 India 2.97 million sq. km compare
8 Argentina 2.74 million sq. km compare
10 Algeria 2.38 million sq. km compare
11 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.27 million sq. km compare
12 Saudi Arabia 2.15 million sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Kazakhstan?: Land area in Kazakhstan was 2.70 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Kazakhstan?: The highest recorded value was 2.70 million sq. km in 1992.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Kazakhstan?: The lowest recorded value was 2.70 million sq. km in 1992.
How does Kazakhstan rank for land area?: Kazakhstan ranks 9th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Kazakhstan?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.