Agricultural irrigated land in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Agricultural irrigated land was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Kazakhstan, 2010–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 0.8% for agricultural irrigated land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2010.
Kazakhstan ranks 66th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +34.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 11% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 27% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More agriculture & rural data for Kazakhstan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 550.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3761 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Kazakhstan?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Kazakhstan was 0.8% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Kazakhstan ranks 66th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.