Cotton yields in Argentina
Argentina: Cotton yields was 2.04 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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
In 2024, cotton yields in Argentina stood at 2.04 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Argentina peaked at 2.62 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6348 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Argentina 27th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.7943 tonnes per hectare | 0.6348 tonnes per hectare | 0.9029 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9521 tonnes per hectare | 0.7334 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.9656 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 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 cotton yields in Argentina?
- Cotton yields in Argentina was 2.04 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 cotton yields recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6348 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Argentina rank for cotton yields?
- Argentina ranks 27th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.