Canada vs Kazakhstan: Breakdown of habitable land area

Canada
86.61 million hectares
in 2019
Kazakhstan
16.72 million hectares
in 2019
Canada rank
1st
Kazakhstan rank
3rd

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • Canada
  • Kazakhstan
20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M201520172019

How they compare

Canada currently reports 86.61 million hectares against 16.72 million hectares in Kazakhstan, a difference of 69.89 million hectares.

That makes Canada's figure about 5.2 times Kazakhstan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 1st and Kazakhstan ranks 3rd of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.