Land use in Argentina
Argentina: Land use was 41.46 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 41.46 million hectares for land use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Argentina peaked at 44.17 million hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.47 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Argentina 8th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.97 million hectares | 19.47 million hectares | 24.90 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.62 million hectares | 25.03 million hectares | 26.21 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.93 million hectares | 26.34 million hectares | 27.49 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.07 million hectares | 27.59 million hectares | 28.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.14 million hectares | 28.64 million hectares | 37.98 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.66 million hectares | 39.00 million hectares | 41.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.98 million hectares | 41.46 million hectares | 44.17 million hectares | 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 land use in Argentina?
- Land use in Argentina was 41.46 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 44.17 million hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.47 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Argentina rank for land use?
- Argentina ranks 8th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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