Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Argentina
Argentina: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
55th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Argentina peaked at 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Argentina ranks 55th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Argentina, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 52 Philippines 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Tunisia 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Guatemala 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Myanmar 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Estonia 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 North Macedonia 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.4348 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Argentina?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Argentina was 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Argentina rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 55th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.