Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Argentina
Argentina: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0038 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Argentina is 0.0038 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Argentina peaked at 0.0168 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1974.
That places Argentina 188th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Argentina, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +63.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -34.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +3248.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -98.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | +12800.5% |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | -99.7% |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +41423.2% |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +121.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +31.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +31.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -32.3% |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per person | -91.1% |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +1770.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +29.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -84.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +121.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +184.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +55.5% |
| 1993 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +77.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +84.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -26.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +214.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -63.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -33.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -66.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +73.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +858.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.0038 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.0038 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1696 tonnes per person, 2% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +41423.2% | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0168 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | +12800.5% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0167 tonnes per person |
| 1967 | +3248.5% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0075 tonnes per person |
| 1986 | +1770.7% | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | +858.4% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0167 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0168 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Argentina?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Argentina was 0.0038 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0168 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1974.
- How does Argentina rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 188th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.