Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Argentina
Argentina: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 5,343 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Argentina, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 5,343 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Argentina peaked at 7,061 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,744 1000 ha, in 2018.
Argentina ranks 6th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Argentina, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,993 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 4,008 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 4,132 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 4,256 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 4,411 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 4,360 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4,308 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4,257 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 4,206 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 4,154 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4,103 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 4,052 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 4,001 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 3,949 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3,898 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3,847 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3,795 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3,744 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4,127 1000 ha | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 4,510 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 4,893 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 7,061 1000 ha | +44.3% |
| 2023 | 5,436 1000 ha | -23.0% |
| 2024 | 5,343 1000 ha | -1.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 5,343 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 1000 ha, 904.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 5,343 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.88 1000 ha, 6071.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +44.3% | 4,893 1000 ha | 7,061 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,215 1000 ha | 3,993 1000 ha | 4,411 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,967 1000 ha | 3,744 1000 ha | 4,154 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,448 1000 ha | 4,510 1000 ha | 7,061 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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 temporary meadows and pastures — area in Argentina?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Argentina was 5,343 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 7,061 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,744 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Argentina rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Argentina ranks 6th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 Temporary meadows and pastures — Area. 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.