Africa vs Argentina: Arable land — Area

Africa
266,831 1000 ha
in 2024
Argentina
46,842 1000 ha
in 2024
Africa rank
6th
Argentina rank
8th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Africa
  • Argentina
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922024

How they compare

Africa currently reports 266,831 1000 ha against 46,842 1000 ha in Argentina, a difference of 219,989 1000 ha.

That makes Africa's figure about 5.7 times Argentina's.

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

Africa ranks 6th and Argentina ranks 8th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Argentina Difference Ahead
1960s 156,381 1000 ha 21,068 1000 ha 135,313 1000 ha Africa
1970s 165,552 1000 ha 24,670 1000 ha 140,882 1000 ha Africa
1980s 173,942 1000 ha 25,927 1000 ha 148,014 1000 ha Africa
1990s 194,902 1000 ha 27,061 1000 ha 167,841 1000 ha Africa
2000s 217,445 1000 ha 32,137 1000 ha 185,308 1000 ha Africa
2010s 249,862 1000 ha 40,438 1000 ha 209,425 1000 ha Africa
2020s 264,047 1000 ha 46,225 1000 ha 217,822 1000 ha Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Africa or Argentina?
Africa, at 266,831 1000 ha against 46,842 1000 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Africa and Argentina?
219,989 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Argentina?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and Argentina rank globally for arable land — area?
Africa ranks 6th and Argentina ranks 8th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.