Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Argentina
Argentina: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 746,810 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
746,810 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.18 million Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
746,810 Square kilometres
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 746,810 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Argentina peaked at 1.18 million Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 746,810 Square kilometres, in 2018.
Argentina ranks 12th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.18 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 1.16 million Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 1.14 million Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 1.12 million Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.10 million Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.08 million Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 1.06 million Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.04 million Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 1.02 million Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 1.02 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.02 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.02 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.02 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.02 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.02 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.02 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.00 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 999,880 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 999,800 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 999,700 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 999,600 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 999,500 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 999,400 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 999,300 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 999,200 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 999,100 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 999,000 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 998,900 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 998,800 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 998,700 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 998,600 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 998,480 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 982,751 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 967,022 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 951,293 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 935,564 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 919,835 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 904,106 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 888,377 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 872,648 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 856,919 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 841,190 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 825,461 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 809,732 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 794,003 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 778,274 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 762,545 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 746,810 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 746,810 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 746,810 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 746,810 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 746,810 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 746,810 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 746,810 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,666 Square kilometres, 42.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 746,810 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,940 Square kilometres, 125.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.10 million Square kilometres | 1.02 million Square kilometres | 1.18 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 million Square kilometres | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 1.02 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.00 million Square kilometres | 999,800 Square kilometres | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 999,250 Square kilometres | 998,800 Square kilometres | 999,700 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 954,473 Square kilometres | 888,377 Square kilometres | 998,700 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 803,439 Square kilometres | 746,810 Square kilometres | 872,648 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 746,810 Square kilometres | 746,810 Square kilometres | 746,810 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Argentina?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Argentina was 746,810 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 746,810 Square kilometres in 2018.
- How does Argentina rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Argentina ranks 12th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata