Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Argentina
Argentina: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.5376 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Argentina is 0.5376, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Argentina peaked at 1.15 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.3805, in 2019.
That places Argentina 58th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8927 | 1.15 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9051 | 0.7714 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7403 | 0.6797 | 0.8738 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6052 | 0.476 | 0.7175 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4816 | 0.452 | 0.5837 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4354 | 0.3805 | 0.5321 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.452 | 0.407 | 0.5376 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Argentina?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Argentina was 0.5376 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 1968.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3805 in 2019.
- How does Argentina rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Argentina ranks 58th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).