Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Argentina
Argentina: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 29.52 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Argentina stood at 29.52 %.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Argentina peaked at 50.36 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 27.12 %, in 2022.
Argentina ranks 139th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.37 % | 46.55 % | 50.36 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.55 % | 46.55 % | 46.55 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.55 % | 46.55 % | 46.58 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.77 % | 46.62 % | 46.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.99 % | 45.44 % | 47.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.96 % | 38.04 % | 46.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.41 % | 27.12 % | 33.01 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 136 Slovenia 30.36 % compare
- 137 Guam 29.57 % compare
- 138 Martinique 29.54 % compare
- 140 Montserrat 29.41 % compare
- 141 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29.01 % compare
- 142 Indonesia 28.93 % compare
More environment data for Argentina
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 924,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.66 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 16,433 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 3,804 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 12,161 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 5,335 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 316,517 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 296,735 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Argentina?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Argentina was 29.52 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 50.36 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.12 % in 2022.
- How does Argentina rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Argentina ranks 139th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.