Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 56.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Kazakhstan, 1993–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Kazakhstan stood at 56.7%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Kazakhstan peaked at 81.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2022.
That places Kazakhstan 95th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 80.9% | — |
| 1994 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 79.4% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 77.1% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 74.3% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 66.7% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 63.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.9% | 70.9% | 81.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 58.9% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 57.8% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 56.7% | 62.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Kazakhstan?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Kazakhstan was 56.7% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2022.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Kazakhstan ranks 95th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.