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 209 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
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 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 68.99 percent | — |
| 1993 | 69.1 percent | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 69.2 percent | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 67.54 percent | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 67.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 67.79 percent | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 67.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67.74 percent | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 68.56 percent | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 68.53 percent | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 68.53 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.35 percent | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.18 percent | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 68.01 percent | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 67.84 percent | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.67 percent | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.5 percent | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.43 percent | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 69.77 percent | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 69.52 percent | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.47 percent | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 69.44 percent | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.34 percent | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.09 percent | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.07 percent | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.05 percent | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.95 percent | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.33 percent | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 68.33 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68.33 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.33 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.33 percent | +0.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 68.33 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 5.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 68.33 percent is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 4.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Kazakhstan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8607 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.69 (2050)
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 209 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
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).