Argentina vs Saudi Arabia: Agricultural land use per person
Argentina
2.7 hectares per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
3.6 hectares per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
16th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Argentina
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.6 hectares per person against 2.7 hectares per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.9 hectares per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Argentina ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 14 and Saudi Arabia in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.9846 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | 0.0406 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1100s | 0.9946 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | 0.0386 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1200s | 1.01 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | 0.0354 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1300s | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.0337 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1400s | 1.07 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 0.0363 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1500s | 1.11 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | 0.0463 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1600s | 5.72 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 4.49 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1700s | 10.34 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | 9.03 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1710s | 19.46 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 17.97 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1720s | 18.94 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | 17.23 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1730s | 18.46 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 16.48 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1740s | 18.03 hectares per person | 2.33 hectares per person | 15.7 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1750s | 17.65 hectares per person | 2.77 hectares per person | 14.88 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1760s | 17.32 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | 14 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1770s | 17.04 hectares per person | 4.01 hectares per person | 13.03 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1780s | 16.82 hectares per person | 4.87 hectares per person | 11.95 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1790s | 16.65 hectares per person | 5.95 hectares per person | 10.7 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1800s | 16.54 hectares per person | 7.3 hectares per person | 9.24 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1810s | 15.26 hectares per person | 8.99 hectares per person | 6.27 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1820s | 14.4 hectares per person | 11.1 hectares per person | 3.29 hectares per person | Argentina |
| 1830s | 13.59 hectares per person | 13.74 hectares per person | 0.1552 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1840s | 12.85 hectares per person | 17.05 hectares per person | 4.2 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1850s | 12.16 hectares per person | 21.19 hectares per person | 9.02 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1860s | 11.53 hectares per person | 21.18 hectares per person | 9.65 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1870s | 10.9 hectares per person | 21.18 hectares per person | 10.28 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1880s | 9.16 hectares per person | 21.17 hectares per person | 12.01 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1890s | 8.15 hectares per person | 21.17 hectares per person | 13.01 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1900s | 7.79 hectares per person | 21.16 hectares per person | 13.37 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1910s | 8.24 hectares per person | 21.15 hectares per person | 12.92 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1920s | 8.5 hectares per person | 21.14 hectares per person | 12.64 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1930s | 8.55 hectares per person | 21.13 hectares per person | 12.58 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 8.09 hectares per person | 21.12 hectares per person | 13.03 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 6.96 hectares per person | 21.1 hectares per person | 14.14 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 6.03 hectares per person | 18.19 hectares per person | 12.16 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 4.94 hectares per person | 12 hectares per person | 7.05 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 4.23 hectares per person | 7.72 hectares per person | 3.49 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.69 hectares per person | 7.36 hectares per person | 3.67 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3.31 hectares per person | 5.92 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2.86 hectares per person | 4.51 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 2.7 hectares per person | 3.78 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Argentina or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 3.6 hectares per person against 2.7 hectares per person in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Argentina and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.9 hectares per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Saudi Arabia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Saudi Arabia rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Argentina ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.