Research on World Agricultural Economy

Analysis of the Agricultural Sector Impact on the Territory Sustainable Development in Kyrgyzstan through the Integral Indicators Calculation

Irina Borisovna Mukambaeva

Kyrgyz‑Chinese Institute, Kyrgyz National University Named after J. Balasagyn, 547, Frunze Str., Bishkek 720033, Kyrgyzstan

Nurbek Jeembaevich Mukambaev

Kyrgyz‑Chinese Institute, Kyrgyz National University Named after J. Balasagyn, 547, Frunze Str., Bishkek 720033, Kyrgyzstan

Nelly Ilinichna Akylbekova

Institute of Management and Business, Kyrgyz National University Named after J. Balasagyn, 547, Frunze Str., Bishkek 720033, Kyrgyzstan

Dinar Niyazbekovna Kozhomkulova

Kyrgyz‑Chinese Institute, Kyrgyz National University Named after J. Balasagyn, 547, Frunze Str., Bishkek 720033, Kyrgyzstan

Pengfei Li

Department of PhD Programm, Kyrgyz National University Named after J. Balasagyn, 547, Frunze Str., Bishkek 720033, Kyrgyzstan

Gulzhan Kubanovna Esenamanova

Institute of PC Technologies and AI, Kyrgyz National University Named after J.Balasagyn, 547, Frunze Str., Bishkek 720033, Kyrgyzstan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36956/rwae.v6i4.2122

Received: 6 May 2025 | Revised: 28 May 2025 | Accepted: 16 July 2025 | Published Online: 24 November 2025

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Abstract

The main objective of this study is to rank the territories of Kyrgyzstan by calculating integral indicators consisting of certain parameters of the agricultural sector that affect their sustainable development. The paper presents an approach to selecting territorial indicators considering the reflection of social, economic, and environmental aspects of development, namely: employment in the agricultural sector and poverty level; gross agricultural output per capita and its growth rate; reforestation and pesticides used in agriculture. In accordance with the methodology for calculating integral indicators, composite indices were determined reflecting the influence of the agricultural sector on the regions of the country for the following years with a five-year step: 2013, 2018, and 2023. The average composite indices of the influence of the agricultural sector on all regions by year were 2.81 (2013), 3.30 (2018), and 2.99 (2023). According to the results of ranking individual territories, the Chui and Issyk-Kul regions have consistently high results of the influence of the agricultural sector on their development. Batken region had the lowest rating for all observed periods, and Talas did the same during 2018–2023. In general, this methodological approach allows for similar calculations of the influence of any industry/sector on the development of the territory of a country or group of countries.

Keywords: Sustainable Development; Agricultural Sector; Methane Emissions; Territories; Peasant Farms; Per‑ sonal Subsidiary Farms; Integrated Impact Indicator

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