Cereal yields in Argentina
Argentina: Cereal yields was 4.85 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.85 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 21.6%
World rank
49th
of 186 countries
All-time high
5.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
1.31 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields 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 yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields 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 186 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.
Cereal yields in Argentina, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1963 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1966 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1969 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 1970 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 1974 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +29.4% |
| 1982 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1990 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.98 tonnes per hectare | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 4.14 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.98 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 5.11 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 4.85 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 4.85 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Argentina?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Argentina rank for cereal yields?
- Argentina ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.