Argentina vs Europe: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Argentina
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 455,181 1000 ha against 80,799 1000 ha in Argentina, a difference of 374,382 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 5.6 times Argentina's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 16th and Europe ranks 14th of 237 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132,387 1000 ha | 780,921 1000 ha | 648,534 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1970s | 127,383 1000 ha | 779,284 1000 ha | 651,901 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1980s | 127,393 1000 ha | 779,076 1000 ha | 651,684 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1990s | 128,000 1000 ha | 547,627 1000 ha | 419,628 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 128,597 1000 ha | 475,565 1000 ha | 346,968 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 120,303 1000 ha | 464,064 1000 ha | 343,760 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 80,495 1000 ha | 458,149 1000 ha | 377,655 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Argentina or Europe?
- Europe, at 455,181 1000 ha against 80,799 1000 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Argentina and Europe?
- 374,382 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Europe rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Argentina ranks 16th and Europe ranks 14th of 237 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.