Argentina vs Australia: Land under cereal production

Argentina
17.66 million hectares
in 2024
Australia
19.46 million hectares
in 2024
Argentina rank
8th
Australia rank
6th

Land under cereal production over time

  • Argentina
  • Australia
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 19.46 million hectares against 17.66 million hectares in Argentina, a difference of 1.80 million hectares.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.

Globally, Argentina ranks 8th and Australia ranks 6th of 181 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land under cereal production (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.