Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 16.06 million hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.06 million hectares
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
10th
of 186 countries
All-time high
22.15 million hectares
in 1992
All-time low
10.93 million hectares
in 1999
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kazakhstan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kazakhstan stood at 16.06 million hectares.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kazakhstan peaked at 22.15 million hectares in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.93 million hectares, in 1999.
Kazakhstan ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22.15 million hectares | — |
| 1993 | 21.78 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 19.54 million hectares | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 16.32 million hectares | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 15.52 million hectares | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 14.11 million hectares | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 11.37 million hectares | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 10.93 million hectares | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 12.24 million hectares | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 13.04 million hectares | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 13.90 million hectares | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 13.68 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 13.95 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 13.78 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 14.07 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 15.13 million hectares | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 15.36 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 16.57 million hectares | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 15.07 million hectares | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 15.89 million hectares | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 14.78 million hectares | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 15.59 million hectares | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 14.59 million hectares | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 14.57 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.14 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 14.86 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 14.61 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 15.02 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 15.50 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 15.62 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 15.84 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 16.28 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 16.06 million hectares | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.46 million hectares | 10.93 million hectares | 22.15 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 14.17 million hectares | 12.24 million hectares | 16.57 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.01 million hectares | 14.57 million hectares | 15.89 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.86 million hectares | 15.50 million hectares | 16.28 million hectares | 5 |
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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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kazakhstan?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kazakhstan was 16.06 million hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.15 million hectares in 1992.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.93 million hectares in 1999.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Kazakhstan ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.