Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Argentina
Argentina: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Argentina stood at 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 24.0% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Argentina peaked at 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Argentina ranks 102nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Argentina, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0389 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -36.0% | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -26.5% | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 99 Italy 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Ecuador 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Chile 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Belarus 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bhutan 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Slovakia 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.4348 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Argentina?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Argentina was 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Argentina rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.