Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Argentina
Argentina: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 57.97 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 57.97 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Argentina peaked at 62.17 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.49 %, in 1961.
Argentina ranks 63rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.96 % | 13.49 % | 18.82 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.37 % | 18.92 % | 19.81 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.35 % | 19.91 % | 20.77 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.14 % | 20.84 % | 21.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 25 % | 21.51 % | 28.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.77 % | 30.09 % | 41.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.72 % | 50.03 % | 62.17 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 60 Isle of Man 59.3 % compare
- 61 Burundi 58.83 % compare
- 62 Croatia 58.08 % compare
- 64 Belgium-Luxembourg 57.4 % compare
- 65 Russian Federation 56.39 % compare
- 66 Haiti 55.98 % compare
More environment data for Argentina
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.29 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,371 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 39.44 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 31,863 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,094 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 46,842 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.07 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Argentina?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Argentina was 57.97 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 62.17 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.49 % in 1961.
- How does Argentina rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Argentina ranks 63rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.