Kyrgyz Republic - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Kyrgyz Republic was 105,413 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 108,400 in 2003 and a minimum value of 100,880 in 1992.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1992 100,880
1993 101,200
1994 103,730
1995 104,390
1996 106,410
1997 106,610
1998 106,900
1999 107,260
2000 107,140
2001 107,760
2002 107,760
2003 108,400
2004 107,700
2005 107,450
2006 107,311
2007 107,286
2008 107,272
2009 106,173
2010 106,119
2011 106,085
2012 105,913
2013 105,567
2014 105,571
2015 105,562
2016 105,411
2017 105,401
2018 105,413

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Kyrgyz Republic was 54.96 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 56.52 in 2003, while its lowest value was 52.60 in 1992.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1992 52.60
1993 52.76
1994 54.08
1995 54.43
1996 55.48
1997 55.58
1998 55.74
1999 55.92
2000 55.86
2001 56.18
2002 56.18
2003 56.52
2004 56.15
2005 56.02
2006 55.95
2007 55.94
2008 55.93
2009 55.36
2010 55.33
2011 55.31
2012 55.22
2013 55.04
2014 55.04
2015 55.04
2016 54.96
2017 54.95
2018 54.96

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use