Uzbekistan: agricultural census finds 7.6 million holdings, 42.5 million ha of land and grain on 2 million ha

Uzbekistan's National Statistics Committee on 13 November published the results of the country's first full-coverage agricultural census. It counted 7.6 million holdings, which used 42.5 million ha of land in 2025; the area under annual crops was 4.2 million ha.

Key figures

• 7.6 million holdings
• 42.5 million ha in use
• Cropped: 4.21 million ha
• Grain: 2.0 million ha
• Farms: 55.1% of crops
• Industrial: 1.01 million ha

What changed

The committee published the results in a press release: this is the first full-coverage agricultural census in Uzbekistan's history. Land and crop data refer to 2025, livestock data to 15 January 2026. Most of the cropped land belongs to farm enterprises: 2,321.9 thousand ha, or 55.1% of open-field land under annual crops. Organizations engaged in agriculture account for 1,102.7 thousand ha, and dehkan and subsidiary holdings for 788.7 thousand ha.

In numbers

Main figures from the committee:

• Cereals and pulses: 1,997.2 thousand ha (47.4% of the cropped area), of which 1,231.4 thousand ha on farm enterprises.
• Industrial crops: 1,012.7 thousand ha (24.0%); fodder: 624.8 thousand ha (14.8%); vegetables: 340.5 thousand ha (8.1%); potatoes: 133.1 thousand ha (3.2%).
• Orchards and vineyards: 613 thousand ha, of which fruit plantings 456.7 thousand ha and vineyards 156.3 thousand ha.
• Temporarily unsown land: 560.1 thousand ha, of which 268.5 thousand ha on farm enterprises.
• Livestock on 15 January 2026: cattle 12.2 million, sheep and goats 23.1 million, poultry 120.9 million head.

What this means for a buyer

For a farmer or agribusiness in Uzbekistan, the figures show where machinery does its work: almost half of the cropped area is grain (about 2 million ha) and another quarter is industrial crops (about 1 million ha). Farm enterprises work 55.1% of the cropped land and 1,231.4 thousand ha of grain, while 560.1 thousand ha are listed as temporarily unsown. The census results give no data on the machinery fleet, so plan the purchase of a combine, tractor or sprayer around your own acreage, crop rotation and leasing terms.

Source: National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 13 November 2026