Argentina vs Eastern Africa: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Argentina
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 342,789 1000 ha against 80,799 1000 ha in Argentina, a difference of 261,990 1000 ha.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 4.2 times Argentina's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 17th and Eastern Africa ranks 10th of 216 countries.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Eastern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132,387 1000 ha | 277,129 1000 ha | 144,742 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 127,383 1000 ha | 284,194 1000 ha | 156,811 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 127,393 1000 ha | 289,562 1000 ha | 162,170 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | 128,000 1000 ha | 282,796 1000 ha | 154,796 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 128,597 1000 ha | 293,491 1000 ha | 164,894 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 120,303 1000 ha | 330,344 1000 ha | 210,040 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 80,495 1000 ha | 342,415 1000 ha | 261,921 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Argentina or Eastern Africa?
- Eastern Africa, at 342,789 1000 ha against 80,799 1000 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Argentina and Eastern Africa?
- 261,990 1000 ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Eastern Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Eastern Africa rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Argentina ranks 17th and Eastern Africa ranks 10th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.