Land under cereal production in Argentina
Argentina: Land under cereal production was 17.66 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production in Argentina is 17.66 million hectares, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production in Argentina peaked at 17.66 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.98 million hectares, in 2009.
Argentina ranks 8th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.13 million hectares | 8.70 million hectares | 12.41 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.64 million hectares | 10.54 million hectares | 13.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.09 million hectares | 8.52 million hectares | 14.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.38 million hectares | 8.12 million hectares | 11.04 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.59 million hectares | 6.98 million hectares | 11.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.30 million hectares | 9.36 million hectares | 15.95 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.87 million hectares | 16.26 million hectares | 17.66 million hectares | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 7.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 3.51 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 37.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield 4,854 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 85.73 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 50.19 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production in Argentina?
- Land under cereal production in Argentina was 17.66 million hectares in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land under cereal production recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 17.66 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.98 million hectares in 2009.
- How does Argentina rank for land under cereal production?
- Argentina ranks 8th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.