China vs Kazakhstan: Breakdown of habitable land area
China
11.36 million hectares
in 2019
Kazakhstan
16.72 million hectares
in 2019
China rank
5th
Kazakhstan rank
3rd
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- China
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 16.72 million hectares against 11.36 million hectares in China, a difference of 5.36 million hectares.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.5 times China's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Kazakhstan ranks 3rd of 235 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, China or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 16.72 million hectares against 11.36 million hectares in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between China and Kazakhstan?
- 5.36 million hectares, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kazakhstan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do China and Kazakhstan rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- China ranks 5th and Kazakhstan ranks 3rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.