Argentina vs Northern America: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Argentina
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 478,582 1000 ha against 80,799 1000 ha in Argentina, a difference of 397,783 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.9 times Argentina's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 17th and Northern America ranks 11th of 220 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132,387 1000 ha | 502,183 1000 ha | 369,796 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 127,383 1000 ha | 495,194 1000 ha | 367,811 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 127,393 1000 ha | 490,823 1000 ha | 363,430 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 128,000 1000 ha | 481,893 1000 ha | 353,894 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 128,597 1000 ha | 475,031 1000 ha | 346,434 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 120,303 1000 ha | 482,303 1000 ha | 362,000 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 80,495 1000 ha | 479,441 1000 ha | 398,947 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Argentina or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 478,582 1000 ha against 80,799 1000 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Argentina and Northern America?
- 397,783 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Northern America rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Argentina ranks 17th and Northern America ranks 11th of 220 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.