Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Argentina
Argentina: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 17.66 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.66 million hectares
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
9th
of 186 countries
All-time high
17.66 million hectares
in 2024
All-time low
6.98 million hectares
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 17.66 million hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Argentina peaked at 17.66 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.98 million hectares, in 2009.
Argentina ranks 9th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Argentina, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.29 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 8.70 million hectares | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 11.47 million hectares | +31.8% |
| 1964 | 12.28 million hectares | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 9.87 million hectares | -19.7% |
| 1966 | 11.12 million hectares | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 12.19 million hectares | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 12.41 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 11.88 million hectares | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 11.22 million hectares | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 12.32 million hectares | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 11.70 million hectares | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 11.69 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 11.54 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 11.78 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 13.05 million hectares | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 10.54 million hectares | -19.2% |
| 1978 | 11.43 million hectares | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 11.13 million hectares | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 9.95 million hectares | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 12.38 million hectares | +24.4% |
| 1982 | 14.05 million hectares | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 13.60 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 12.34 million hectares | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 11.51 million hectares | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 10.12 million hectares | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 9.63 million hectares | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 8.84 million hectares | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 8.52 million hectares | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 8.50 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 8.12 million hectares | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 8.42 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 8.85 million hectares | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 9.03 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 8.68 million hectares | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 11.04 million hectares | +27.2% |
| 1997 | 10.71 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 10.22 million hectares | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 10.26 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 11.16 million hectares | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 11.15 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 9.86 million hectares | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 9.46 million hectares | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 9.63 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.14 million hectares | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 9.21 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.99 million hectares | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 9.36 million hectares | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 6.98 million hectares | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 9.36 million hectares | +34.0% |
| 2011 | 10.99 million hectares | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 9.84 million hectares | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 10.97 million hectares | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 12.03 million hectares | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 10.71 million hectares | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 13.36 million hectares | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 14.39 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 15.34 million hectares | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 15.95 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 16.26 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 17.04 million hectares | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 17.00 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 16.38 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 17.66 million hectares | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.13 million hectares | 8.70 million hectares | 12.41 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.64 million hectares | 10.54 million hectares | 13.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.09 million hectares | 8.52 million hectares | 14.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.38 million hectares | 8.12 million hectares | 11.04 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.59 million hectares | 6.98 million hectares | 11.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.30 million hectares | 9.36 million hectares | 15.95 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.87 million hectares | 16.26 million hectares | 17.66 million hectares | 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Argentina?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Argentina was 17.66 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 17.66 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.98 million hectares in 2009.
- How does Argentina rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Argentina ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.