Buckwheat — Area harvested in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Buckwheat — Area harvested was 94,286 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Buckwheat — Area harvested in Kazakhstan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 94,286 ha for buckwheat — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buckwheat — area harvested in Kazakhstan peaked at 565,500 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 35,300 ha, in 1999.
That places Kazakhstan 5th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Buckwheat — Area harvested in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 565,500 ha | — |
| 1993 | 409,000 ha | -27.7% |
| 1994 | 342,000 ha | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 196,100 ha | -42.7% |
| 1996 | 173,100 ha | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 67,850 ha | -60.8% |
| 1998 | 47,760 ha | -29.6% |
| 1999 | 35,300 ha | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 47,700 ha | +35.1% |
| 2001 | 57,000 ha | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 41,800 ha | -26.7% |
| 2003 | 62,700 ha | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 53,300 ha | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 77,200 ha | +44.8% |
| 2006 | 87,600 ha | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 138,100 ha | +57.6% |
| 2008 | 53,900 ha | -61.0% |
| 2009 | 57,400 ha | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 63,800 ha | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 67,049 ha | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 76,162 ha | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 81,468 ha | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 64,481 ha | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 62,455 ha | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 98,419 ha | +57.6% |
| 2017 | 141,424 ha | +43.7% |
| 2018 | 95,753 ha | -32.3% |
| 2019 | 67,538 ha | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 55,076 ha | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 87,095 ha | +58.1% |
| 2022 | 121,112 ha | +39.1% |
| 2023 | 114,484 ha | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 94,286 ha | -17.6% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 94,286 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,464 ha, 2.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 94,286 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 969 ha, 97.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 229,576 ha | 35,300 ha | 565,500 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 67,670 ha | 41,800 ha | 138,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,855 ha | 62,455 ha | 141,424 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,411 ha | 55,076 ha | 121,112 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 2 Russian Federation 872,673 ha compare
- 3 China 624,068 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 624,068 ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 21,322 ha compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 1 ha compare
- 6 Ukraine 90,300 ha compare
- 7 Poland 78,027 ha compare
- 8 France 74,883 ha compare
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 buckwheat — area harvested in Kazakhstan?
- Buckwheat — area harvested in Kazakhstan was 94,286 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buckwheat — area harvested recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 565,500 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest buckwheat — area harvested recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,300 ha in 1999.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for buckwheat — area harvested?
- Kazakhstan ranks 5th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is buckwheat — area harvested rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Buckwheat — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.