India vs Kazakhstan: Agricultural area over the long-term
India
177.19 million hectares
in 2025
Kazakhstan
212.91 million hectares
in 2025
India rank
7th
Kazakhstan rank
6th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- India
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 212.91 million hectares against 177.19 million hectares in India, a difference of 35.72 million hectares.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
India ranks 7th and Kazakhstan ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Kazakhstan in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 29.29 million hectares | 52.29 million hectares | 22.99 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1100s | 29.99 million hectares | 54.09 million hectares | 24.10 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1200s | 30.67 million hectares | 55.95 million hectares | 25.28 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1300s | 31.34 million hectares | 57.88 million hectares | 26.55 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1400s | 31.99 million hectares | 59.88 million hectares | 27.89 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1500s | 32.63 million hectares | 61.94 million hectares | 29.32 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1600s | 33.25 million hectares | 64.08 million hectares | 30.83 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1700s | 40.26 million hectares | 66.29 million hectares | 26.03 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1710s | 43.14 million hectares | 68.58 million hectares | 25.43 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1720s | 46.24 million hectares | 70.94 million hectares | 24.70 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1730s | 49.56 million hectares | 73.39 million hectares | 23.83 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1740s | 53.12 million hectares | 75.92 million hectares | 22.80 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1750s | 56.95 million hectares | 78.53 million hectares | 21.58 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1760s | 61.06 million hectares | 81.24 million hectares | 20.18 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1770s | 65.48 million hectares | 84.04 million hectares | 18.56 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1780s | 70.22 million hectares | 86.94 million hectares | 16.72 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1790s | 75.32 million hectares | 89.94 million hectares | 14.62 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1800s | 80.80 million hectares | 93.04 million hectares | 12.24 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1810s | 86.68 million hectares | 96.25 million hectares | 9.57 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1820s | 92.93 million hectares | 99.57 million hectares | 6.63 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1830s | 99.85 million hectares | 103.00 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1840s | 107.02 million hectares | 106.55 million hectares | 468,000 hectares | India |
| 1850s | 115.14 million hectares | 110.22 million hectares | 4.92 million hectares | India |
| 1860s | 116.95 million hectares | 114.03 million hectares | 2.93 million hectares | India |
| 1870s | 118.78 million hectares | 117.96 million hectares | 824,000 hectares | India |
| 1880s | 120.51 million hectares | 122.03 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 122.61 million hectares | 126.23 million hectares | 3.62 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 124.41 million hectares | 130.59 million hectares | 6.18 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 125.77 million hectares | 135.09 million hectares | 9.32 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 127.53 million hectares | 139.75 million hectares | 12.21 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 136.82 million hectares | 144.56 million hectares | 7.74 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 146.33 million hectares | 115.65 million hectares | 30.68 million hectares | India |
| 1950s | 164.17 million hectares | 169.19 million hectares | 5.02 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 176.03 million hectares | 213.33 million hectares | 37.30 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 178.44 million hectares | 218.37 million hectares | 39.93 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 180.24 million hectares | 221.46 million hectares | 41.21 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 180.50 million hectares | 218.64 million hectares | 38.14 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 179.65 million hectares | 212.63 million hectares | 32.98 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 178.88 million hectares | 216.74 million hectares | 37.86 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 177.59 million hectares | 213.73 million hectares | 36.14 million hectares | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, India or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 212.91 million hectares against 177.19 million hectares in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between India and Kazakhstan?
- 35.72 million hectares, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kazakhstan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do India and Kazakhstan rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- India ranks 7th and Kazakhstan ranks 6th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.