Bishkek, July 21, 2026. /Kabar/. Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov announced that following the completion of the process of clarifying state borders, the republic's territory has increased by 15,572 hectares. The head of state made this statement commenting on information circulating in the public about the land issue.
According to him, before 2020, the total area of Kyrgyzstan was 199,900 square kilometers, or 19,994,000 hectares. Following the delimitation and demarcation of the state border with neighboring countries, the republic's territory increased to 20,090,572 hectares. Mountainous regions account for 94.4% of the country's territory.
The president noted that the total area of agricultural land is 6,732,000 hectares, of which 1,082,000 hectares is privately owned and used for agriculture.
Furthermore, according to the head of state, 18,698,000 hectares of land for various purposes are in state and municipal ownership. Of this, 18,639,000 hectares are state-owned, and 59,000 hectares are municipally owned.
Sadyr Zhaparov also addressed the issue of land allocated for investment projects. He emphasized that since 1992, the total area allocated under current legislation has constituted less than 0.1% of Kyrgyzstan's territory.
“I must emphasize: not one percent, but less than one tenth of one percent of Kyrgyzstan’s total area,” the president stated.