Kazakhstan to launch National Agricultural Census on August 1

Deputy Chairman of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Tuleuov chaired a meeting on the ongoing preparations for the upcoming National Agricultural Census.

The primary objective of the census is to obtain detailed and comprehensive data on the current state of the agricultural sector, enabling more effective formulation and implementation of socio-economic policies in the field.

According to Assel Shauyenova Deputy Head of the Bureau of National Statistics under ASPR, the census will cover 20,000 agricultural enterprises, 300,000 peasant and farming households, and over 1.9 million personal subsidiary plots across the country.

Key sections of the census will include data on land resources and their usage, livestock and aquaculture, agricultural machinery, production facilities, sales of agricultural products, access to infrastructure, labor resources, operating conditions, use of digital technologies, and other relevant areas.

The census will commence with an online survey available on the website sanaq.gov.kz, running from August 1 to August 31, 2025. From September 20 to October 20 in-person interviews will be conducted for those who did not participate in the online phase.