What is land area in Argentina?

Land area in Argentina was 2.74 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Argentina?

The highest recorded value was 2.74 million sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Argentina?

The lowest recorded value was 2.74 million sq. km in 1961.

How does Argentina rank for land area?

Argentina ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Argentina data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Argentina

Name: Land area in Argentina
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Argentina: Land area was 2.74 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

2.74 million sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

8th

of 215 countries

All-time high

2.74 million sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

2.74 million sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Argentina, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Argentina is 2.74 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Argentina peaked at 2.74 million sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.74 million sq. km, in 1961.

That places Argentina 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	9
1970s	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	10
1980s	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	10
1990s	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	10
2000s	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	10
2010s	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	10
2020s	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	2.74 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Argentina

5 Brazil 8.36 million sq. km compare
6 Australia 7.69 million sq. km compare
7 India 2.97 million sq. km compare
9 Kazakhstan 2.70 million sq. km compare
10 Algeria 2.38 million sq. km compare
11 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.27 million sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Argentina?: Land area in Argentina was 2.74 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 2.74 million sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 2.74 million sq. km in 1961.
How does Argentina rank for land area?: Argentina ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Argentina data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.