Agricultural land area — Arable land in Argentina
Argentina: Agricultural land area — Arable land was 40,387 Hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
40,387 Hectares
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
6th
of 42 countries
All-time high
43,099 Hectares
in 2022
All-time low
25,993 Hectares
in 1985
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Argentina, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 40,387 Hectares for agricultural land area — arable land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable land in Argentina peaked at 43,099 Hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25,993 Hectares, in 1985.
That places Argentina 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 25,993 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 26,119 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 26,245 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 26,367 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 26,470 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 26,575 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 26,680 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26,785 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 26,890 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 26,998 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 27,105 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 27,212 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 27,320 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 27,425 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 27,532 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 27,640 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27,746 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27,862 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 29,828 Hectares | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 31,794 Hectares | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 33,792 Hectares | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 35,582 Hectares | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 36,985 Hectares | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 35,636 Hectares | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 34,491 Hectares | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 38,003 Hectares | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 38,626 Hectares | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 39,623 Hectares | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 39,391 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 38,977 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 40,353 Hectares | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 40,034 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 40,376 Hectares | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 40,181 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 40,850 Hectares | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 41,930 Hectares | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 42,229 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 43,099 Hectares | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 40,387 Hectares | -6.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 40,387 Hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20,024 Hectares, 2.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 40,387 Hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,918 Hectares, 10.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26,239 Hectares | 25,993 Hectares | 26,470 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 27,052 Hectares | 26,575 Hectares | 27,532 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,136 Hectares | 27,640 Hectares | 36,985 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,641 Hectares | 38,003 Hectares | 40,850 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,911 Hectares | 40,387 Hectares | 43,099 Hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 3 China 109,018 Hectares compare
- 3 Viet Nam 6,728 Hectares compare
- 3 Poland 11,187 Hectares compare
- 4 United Kingdom 6,083 Hectares compare
- 4 Australia 64,949 Hectares compare
- 5 Lithuania 2,294 Hectares compare
- 5 Brazil 55,642 Hectares compare
- 7 Canada 37,848 Hectares compare
- 7 Latvia 1,356 Hectares compare
- 8 Ukraine 32,924 Hectares compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 29,670 Hectares compare
- 9 Netherlands 1,002 Hectares compare
More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable land in Argentina?
- Agricultural land area — arable land in Argentina was 40,387 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 43,099 Hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,993 Hectares in 1985.
- How does Argentina rank for agricultural land area — arable land?
- Argentina ranks 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — arable land rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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