Argentina vs Southern Asia: Agricultural land — Area

Argentina
80,799 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
316,451 1000 ha
in 2024
Argentina rank
17th
Southern Asia rank
16th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Argentina
  • Southern Asia
100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 316,451 1000 ha against 80,799 1000 ha in Argentina, a difference of 235,652 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 3.9 times Argentina's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 17th and Southern Asia ranks 16th of 220 countries.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 132,387 1000 ha 326,499 1000 ha 194,112 1000 ha Southern Asia
1970s 127,383 1000 ha 330,018 1000 ha 202,635 1000 ha Southern Asia
1980s 127,393 1000 ha 332,664 1000 ha 205,271 1000 ha Southern Asia
1990s 128,000 1000 ha 335,413 1000 ha 207,413 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 128,597 1000 ha 326,470 1000 ha 197,873 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 120,303 1000 ha 316,519 1000 ha 196,215 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 80,495 1000 ha 316,523 1000 ha 236,028 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Argentina or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 316,451 1000 ha against 80,799 1000 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Argentina and Southern Asia?
235,652 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Southern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Southern Asia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Argentina ranks 17th and Southern Asia ranks 16th 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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.