Argentina vs Northern America: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Argentina
- Northern America
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1.07 ha/cap against 0.5 ha/cap in Northern America, a difference of 0.57 ha/cap.
That makes Argentina's figure about 2.1 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.
Argentina ranks 4th and Northern America ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Northern America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9922 ha/cap | 1.02 ha/cap | 0.0278 ha/cap | Northern America |
| 1970s | 0.999 ha/cap | 0.949 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.895 ha/cap | 0.866 ha/cap | 0.029 ha/cap | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.807 ha/cap | 0.761 ha/cap | 0.046 ha/cap | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.848 ha/cap | 0.643 ha/cap | 0.205 ha/cap | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.961 ha/cap | 0.546 ha/cap | 0.415 ha/cap | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.06 ha/cap | 0.508 ha/cap | 0.554 ha/cap | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Argentina or Northern America?
- Argentina, at 1.07 ha/cap against 0.5 ha/cap in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Argentina and Northern America?
- 0.57 ha/cap, with Argentina 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 cropland — area per capita?
- Argentina ranks 4th and Northern America ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.