Argentina vs United States of America: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Argentina
- United States of America
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1.07 ha/cap against 0.45 ha/cap in United States of America, a difference of 0.62 ha/cap.
That makes Argentina's figure about 2.4 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.
Argentina ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 5th of 216 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9922 ha/cap | 0.9289 ha/cap | 0.0633 ha/cap | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.999 ha/cap | 0.87 ha/cap | 0.129 ha/cap | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.895 ha/cap | 0.789 ha/cap | 0.106 ha/cap | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.807 ha/cap | 0.689 ha/cap | 0.118 ha/cap | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.848 ha/cap | 0.578 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.961 ha/cap | 0.492 ha/cap | 0.469 ha/cap | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.06 ha/cap | 0.454 ha/cap | 0.608 ha/cap | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Argentina or United States of America?
- Argentina, at 1.07 ha/cap against 0.45 ha/cap in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Argentina and United States of America?
- 0.62 ha/cap, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and United States of America rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Argentina ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 5th 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.