Kazakhstan vs Russia: Breakdown of habitable land area
Kazakhstan
16.72 million hectares
in 2019
Russia
49.83 million hectares
in 2019
Kazakhstan rank
3rd
Russia rank
2nd
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Kazakhstan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 49.83 million hectares against 16.72 million hectares in Kazakhstan, a difference of 33.11 million hectares.
That makes Russia's figure about 3.0 times Kazakhstan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Kazakhstan ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 2nd of 235 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Kazakhstan or Russia?
- Russia, at 49.83 million hectares against 16.72 million hectares in Kazakhstan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Kazakhstan and Russia?
- 33.11 million hectares, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Russia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Kazakhstan and Russia rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Kazakhstan ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 2nd 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.