Arable land use per person in Argentina
Argentina: Arable land use per person was 0.8869 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Argentina is 0.8869 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Argentina peaked at 1.03 hectares per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.7326 hectares per person, in 2002.
That places Argentina 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.951 hectares per person | 0.8973 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9619 hectares per person | 0.9154 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8622 hectares per person | 0.8202 hectares per person | 0.9054 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7778 hectares per person | 0.7483 hectares per person | 0.8113 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8218 hectares per person | 0.7326 hectares per person | 0.9242 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9177 hectares per person | 0.8998 hectares per person | 0.9398 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.924 hectares per person | 0.8869 hectares per person | 0.9492 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Argentina
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 374.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 105.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1666 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0355 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 136.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0924 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2452 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Argentina?
- Arable land use per person in Argentina was 0.8869 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 hectares per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7326 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for arable land use per person?
- Argentina ranks 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.