Arable land — Area in Argentina
Argentina: Arable land — Area was 46,842 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 46,842 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Argentina peaked at 46,842 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,597 1000 ha, in 1961.
Argentina ranks 10th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Argentina, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,597 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 19,180 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 19,600 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 20,000 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 20,461 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 21,608 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 22,341 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 23,851 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 23,977 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 24,103 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 24,229 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 24,355 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 24,481 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 24,607 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 24,733 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 24,859 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 24,985 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 25,111 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 25,237 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 25,363 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 25,489 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 25,615 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 25,741 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 25,867 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 25,993 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 26,119 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 26,245 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 26,367 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 26,474 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 26,581 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 26,687 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26,794 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 26,901 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 27,008 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 27,114 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 27,221 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 27,328 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 27,435 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 27,542 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 27,648 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27,755 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27,862 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 29,828 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 31,794 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 33,792 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 35,582 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 36,985 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 35,636 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 34,491 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 38,003 1000 ha | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 38,626 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 39,623 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 39,391 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 39,933 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 40,475 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 41,017 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 41,559 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 42,100 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 43,647 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 45,194 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 46,740 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 46,145 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 46,205 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 46,842 1000 ha | +1.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 46,842 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 43.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 46,842 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125 1000 ha, 374.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,068 1000 ha | 18,597 1000 ha | 23,977 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,670 1000 ha | 24,103 1000 ha | 25,237 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,927 1000 ha | 25,363 1000 ha | 26,474 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,061 1000 ha | 26,581 1000 ha | 27,542 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,137 1000 ha | 27,648 1000 ha | 36,985 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,438 1000 ha | 38,003 1000 ha | 43,647 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,225 1000 ha | 45,194 1000 ha | 46,842 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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 arable land — area in Argentina?
- Arable land — area in Argentina was 46,842 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 46,842 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,597 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Argentina rank for arable land — area?
- Argentina ranks 10th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.