Kazakhstan vs Ukraine: FAO projections of arable land
Kazakhstan
29.80 million hectares
in 2023
Ukraine
33.78 million hectares
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
14th
Ukraine rank
11th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Kazakhstan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 33.78 million hectares against 29.80 million hectares in Kazakhstan, a difference of 3.98 million hectares.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Ukraine ranks 11th of 224 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.80 million hectares | 34.16 million hectares | 360,375 hectares | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 28.88 million hectares | 33.40 million hectares | 4.51 million hectares | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 29.54 million hectares | 33.61 million hectares | 4.07 million hectares | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 29.77 million hectares | 33.78 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Kazakhstan or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 33.78 million hectares against 29.80 million hectares in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Kazakhstan and Ukraine?
- 3.98 million hectares, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Ukraine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Ukraine rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Ukraine ranks 11th of 224 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.