Argentina vs Australia: Arable land use per person
Argentina
0.8869 hectares per person
in 2023
Australia
1.16 hectares per person
in 2023
Argentina rank
4th
Australia rank
2nd
Arable land use per person over time
- Argentina
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.16 hectares per person against 0.8869 hectares per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.2731 hectares per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 4th and Australia ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.951 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 0.5859 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9619 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 0.2052 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.8622 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.37 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.7778 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 0.2605 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8218 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 0.3943 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9177 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 0.3753 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.924 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | 0.27 hectares per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Argentina or Australia?
- Australia, at 1.16 hectares per person against 0.8869 hectares per person in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Argentina and Australia?
- 0.2731 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Argentina ranks 4th and Australia ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.