Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Argentina
Argentina: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 4.85 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 4.85 tonnes per hectare for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 21.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Argentina peaked at 5.41 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.31 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
Argentina ranks 49th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | 4.14 tonnes per hectare | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.84 tonnes per hectare | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 37.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3.51 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 7.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 17.66 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Argentina?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Argentina was 4.85 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Argentina rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Argentina ranks 49th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.