Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 68.33 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
68.33 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 208 countries
All-time high
69.77 percent
in 2010
All-time low
67.43 percent
in 2009
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Kazakhstan, 1992–2023

02040601992200720231992: 69 percent1993: 69.1 percent1994: 69.2 percent1995: 67.5 percent1996: 67.5 percent1997: 67.8 percent1998: 67.8 percent1999: 67.7 percent2000: 68.6 percent2001: 68.5 percent2002: 68.5 percent2003: 68.3 percent2004: 68.2 percent2005: 68 percent2006: 67.8 percent2007: 67.7 percent2008: 67.5 percent2009: 67.4 percent2010: 69.8 percent2011: 69.5 percent2012: 69.5 percent2013: 69.4 percent2014: 69.3 percent2015: 69.1 percent2016: 69.1 percent2017: 69 percent2018: 69 percent2019: 68.3 percent2020: 68.3 percent2021: 68.3 percent2022: 68.3 percent2023: 68.3 percent

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 68.33 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023.

The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Kazakhstan peaked at 69.77 percent in 2010 and was at its lowest, 67.43 percent, in 2009.

Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.21 percent 67.54 percent 69.2 percent 8
2000s 68.06 percent 67.43 percent 68.56 percent 10
2010s 69.2 percent 68.33 percent 69.77 percent 10
2020s 68.33 percent 68.33 percent 68.33 percent 4

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 6 South Africa 69.19 percent compare
  2. 7 Uruguay 68.56 percent compare
  3. 8 Somalia 68.54 percent compare
  4. 10 Mongolia 68.22 percent compare
  5. 11 Lesotho 65.88 percent compare
  6. 12 Madagascar 64.1 percent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Kazakhstan?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Kazakhstan was 68.33 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 69.77 percent in 2010.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 67.43 percent in 2009.
How does Kazakhstan rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Kazakhstan ranks 9th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
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
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).