Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Argentina

Argentina: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 626,731 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
626,731 ha
Change on year
up 21.4%
World rank
10th
of 133 countries
All-time high
973,500 ha
in 1996
All-time low
149,880 ha
in 2003
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Argentina, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 626,731 ha for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Argentina peaked at 973,500 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 149,880 ha, in 2003.

That places Argentina 10th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Argentina, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 505,105 ha
1962 544,665 ha +7.8%
1963 524,770 ha -3.7%
1964 523,946 ha -0.2%
1965 538,120 ha +2.7%
1966 445,470 ha -17.2%
1967 334,710 ha -24.9%
1968 287,500 ha -14.1%
1969 413,560 ha +43.8%
1970 459,320 ha +11.1%
1971 373,370 ha -18.7%
1972 405,300 ha +8.6%
1973 462,750 ha +14.2%
1974 480,100 ha +3.7%
1975 510,570 ha +6.3%
1976 419,250 ha -17.9%
1977 523,250 ha +24.8%
1978 611,950 ha +17.0%
1979 674,250 ha +10.2%
1980 572,700 ha -15.1%
1981 285,450 ha -50.2%
1982 402,750 ha +41.1%
1983 346,850 ha -13.9%
1984 473,150 ha +36.4%
1985 450,450 ha -4.8%
1986 342,200 ha -24.0%
1987 276,650 ha -19.2%
1988 495,700 ha +79.2%
1989 505,100 ha +1.9%
1990 548,568 ha +8.6%
1991 542,400 ha -1.1%
1992 533,200 ha -1.7%
1993 306,380 ha -42.5%
1994 488,382 ha +59.4%
1995 684,447 ha +40.1%
1996 973,500 ha +42.2%
1997 892,343 ha -8.3%
1998 882,247 ha -1.1%
1999 644,126 ha -27.0%
2000 336,193 ha -47.8%
2001 392,266 ha +16.7%
2002 168,883 ha -56.9%
2003 149,880 ha -11.3%
2004 259,083 ha +72.9%
2005 378,892 ha +46.2%
2006 308,639 ha -18.5%
2007 397,347 ha +28.7%
2008 307,724 ha -22.6%
2009 294,181 ha -4.4%
2010 445,350 ha +51.4%
2011 627,975 ha +41.0%
2012 532,811 ha -15.2%
2013 347,355 ha -34.8%
2014 517,385 ha +48.9%
2015 460,094 ha -11.1%
2016 381,284 ha -17.1%
2017 257,871 ha -32.4%
2018 323,813 ha +25.6%
2019 337,365 ha +4.2%
2020 417,996 ha +23.9%
2021 410,759 ha -1.7%
2022 484,488 ha +17.9%
2023 516,182 ha +6.5%
2024 626,731 ha +21.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 457,538 ha 287,500 ha 544,665 ha 9
1970s 492,011 ha 373,370 ha 674,250 ha 10
1980s 415,100 ha 276,650 ha 572,700 ha 10
1990s 649,559 ha 306,380 ha 973,500 ha 10
2000s 299,309 ha 149,880 ha 397,347 ha 10
2010s 423,130 ha 257,871 ha 627,975 ha 10
2020s 491,231 ha 410,759 ha 626,731 ha 5

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 7 Uzbekistan 964,810 ha compare
  2. 8 Bangladesh 740,330 ha compare
  3. 9 Burkina Faso 651,844 ha compare
  4. 11 Mali 625,645 ha compare
  5. 12 Nigeria 589,825 ha compare
  6. 13 Turkmenistan 580,030 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Argentina?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Argentina was 626,731 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 973,500 ha in 1996.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 149,880 ha in 2003.
How does Argentina rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
Argentina ranks 10th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
176 places, 9,571 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.