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

Latest (2023)
0.5376
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
58th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.15
in 1968
All-time low
0.3805
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Argentina, 1961–2023

0.40.60.811.2196119922023

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5521 compare
  2. 56 Rwanda 0.5486 compare
  3. 57 Dominica 0.5457 compare
  4. 59 Bolivia 0.5273 compare
  5. 60 Paraguay 0.5231 compare
  6. 61 Sri Lanka 0.5192 compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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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).