Argentina vs Northern America: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Argentina
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 189,620 1000 ha against 46,842 1000 ha in Argentina, a difference of 142,778 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 4.0 times Argentina's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 10th and Northern America ranks 12th of 248 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 | 21,068 1000 ha | 216,928 1000 ha | 195,860 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 24,670 1000 ha | 226,592 1000 ha | 201,922 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 25,927 1000 ha | 228,473 1000 ha | 202,546 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 27,061 1000 ha | 222,192 1000 ha | 195,131 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 32,137 1000 ha | 207,196 1000 ha | 175,059 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 40,438 1000 ha | 194,344 1000 ha | 153,906 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 46,225 1000 ha | 190,471 1000 ha | 144,246 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Argentina or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 189,620 1000 ha against 46,842 1000 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Argentina and Northern America?
- 142,778 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 arable land — area?
- Argentina ranks 10th and Northern America ranks 12th of 248 countries.
- 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
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.