Kazakhstan vs United States: Breakdown of habitable land area

Kazakhstan
16.72 million hectares
in 2019
United States
14.09 million hectares
in 2019
Kazakhstan rank
3rd
United States rank
4th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • United States
05.0M10.0M15.0M201520172019

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 16.72 million hectares against 14.09 million hectares in United States, a difference of 2.63 million hectares.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th 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.