Agricultural land use per person in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Agricultural land use per person was 11.74 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
11.74 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
5th
of 202 countries
All-time high
81.81 hectares per person
in 1870
All-time low
11.74 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Kazakhstan, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Kazakhstan is 11.74 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Kazakhstan peaked at 81.81 hectares per person in 1870 and was at its lowest, 11.74 hectares per person, in 2025.
Kazakhstan ranks 5th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 56.83 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 57.54 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1200 | 58.29 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1300 | 54.1 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1400 | 49.9 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1500 | 46.23 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1600 | 41.88 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 1700 | 38.54 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 1710 | 40.25 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1720 | 42.04 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1730 | 43.92 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1740 | 45.88 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1750 | 47.94 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1760 | 50.09 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1770 | 52.35 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1780 | 54.71 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1790 | 57.19 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1800 | 59.78 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1810 | 62.5 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1820 | 65.35 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1830 | 68.33 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1840 | 71.46 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1850 | 74.75 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1860 | 78.19 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1870 | 81.81 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1880 | 65.76 hectares per person | -19.6% |
| 1890 | 57.6 hectares per person | -12.4% |
| 1900 | 43.92 hectares per person | -23.7% |
| 1910 | 35.98 hectares per person | -18.1% |
| 1920 | 27.4 hectares per person | -23.8% |
| 1930 | 25.27 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1940 | 14.84 hectares per person | -41.3% |
| 1950 | 21.57 hectares per person | +45.3% |
| 1951 | 21.89 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 21.97 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 21.88 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 21.68 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 21.43 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 21.17 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 20.91 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 20.68 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 20.47 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 20.3 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 20.04 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 19.96 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 19.23 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 18.61 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 18.08 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 17.62 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 17.25 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 16.94 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 16.66 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 16.38 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 16.43 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 16.18 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 15.94 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 15.71 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 15.48 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 15.31 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 15.14 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 14.97 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 14.81 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 14.65 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 14.7 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 14.53 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 14.37 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 14.21 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 14.06 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 13.92 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 13.8 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 13.66 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 13.52 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 13.39 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 13.49 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 13.6 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 13.72 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 13.81 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 13.64 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 13.7 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 13.88 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 14.03 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 14.2 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 14.4 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 14.3 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.19 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.12 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 14.06 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.99 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.81 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 13.63 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.44 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.29 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 13.55 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 13.41 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.28 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 13.15 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.03 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.93 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.79 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.67 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.56 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.27 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.17 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.1 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.03 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.92 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.83 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 11.74 hectares per person | -0.8% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 11.74 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 28.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 11.74 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4447 hectares per person, 26.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +45.3% | 14.84 hectares per person | 21.57 hectares per person |
| 1940 | -41.3% | 25.27 hectares per person | 14.84 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 56.83 hectares per person | 56.83 hectares per person | 56.83 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 57.54 hectares per person | 57.54 hectares per person | 57.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 58.29 hectares per person | 58.29 hectares per person | 58.29 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 54.1 hectares per person | 54.1 hectares per person | 54.1 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 49.9 hectares per person | 49.9 hectares per person | 49.9 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 46.23 hectares per person | 46.23 hectares per person | 46.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 41.88 hectares per person | 41.88 hectares per person | 41.88 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 38.54 hectares per person | 38.54 hectares per person | 38.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 40.25 hectares per person | 40.25 hectares per person | 40.25 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 42.04 hectares per person | 42.04 hectares per person | 42.04 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 43.92 hectares per person | 43.92 hectares per person | 43.92 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 45.88 hectares per person | 45.88 hectares per person | 45.88 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 47.94 hectares per person | 47.94 hectares per person | 47.94 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 50.09 hectares per person | 50.09 hectares per person | 50.09 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 52.35 hectares per person | 52.35 hectares per person | 52.35 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 54.71 hectares per person | 54.71 hectares per person | 54.71 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 57.19 hectares per person | 57.19 hectares per person | 57.19 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 59.78 hectares per person | 59.78 hectares per person | 59.78 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 62.5 hectares per person | 62.5 hectares per person | 62.5 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 65.35 hectares per person | 65.35 hectares per person | 65.35 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 68.33 hectares per person | 68.33 hectares per person | 68.33 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 71.46 hectares per person | 71.46 hectares per person | 71.46 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 74.75 hectares per person | 74.75 hectares per person | 74.75 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 78.19 hectares per person | 78.19 hectares per person | 78.19 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 81.81 hectares per person | 81.81 hectares per person | 81.81 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 65.76 hectares per person | 65.76 hectares per person | 65.76 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 57.6 hectares per person | 57.6 hectares per person | 57.6 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 43.92 hectares per person | 43.92 hectares per person | 43.92 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 35.98 hectares per person | 35.98 hectares per person | 35.98 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 27.4 hectares per person | 27.4 hectares per person | 27.4 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 25.27 hectares per person | 25.27 hectares per person | 25.27 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 14.84 hectares per person | 14.84 hectares per person | 14.84 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 21.36 hectares per person | 20.47 hectares per person | 21.97 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.47 hectares per person | 16.66 hectares per person | 20.3 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.64 hectares per person | 14.81 hectares per person | 16.43 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.14 hectares per person | 13.52 hectares per person | 14.7 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.75 hectares per person | 13.39 hectares per person | 14.2 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.92 hectares per person | 13.29 hectares per person | 14.4 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.97 hectares per person | 12.27 hectares per person | 13.55 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.96 hectares per person | 11.74 hectares per person | 12.17 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kazakhstan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0453 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 1.43 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1519 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 10.21 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Kazakhstan?
- Agricultural land use per person in Kazakhstan was 11.74 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.81 hectares per person in 1870.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.74 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Kazakhstan ranks 5th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.